Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 Digital Camera

Dec4

Argos currently have the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01 Digital Camera on clearance. Reduced from €400 to €200 (+50c).
Good reviews here and here which are reasonably trusted sources. Seems a reasonable price for a good standard digital camera.

Basic Specs are :

Style Ultra Compact

Megapixels 6

Resolution 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 2816 x 2112, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels

3:2 Aspect Ratio: 2816 x 1880, 2048 x 1360 pixels

16:9 Aspect Ratio: 2816 x 1584, 1920 x 1080 pixels

File Formats JPEG

Memory Cards SD/MMC

Zoom 3.6x

Focal Length Equivalent 28 to 102mm

Shutter Speed 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode:15, 30, 60 sec.

Aperture Wide: F2.8 / F5.6 (2 steps) Tele: F5.6 / F11 (2 steps)

Sensitivity Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 (High Sensitivity Mode: 800 - 1600)

White Balance Settings Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Halogen / White Set White Balance Adjustment (150 K step, -1500 - +1500 K) (except for Auto Set)

ExposureCompensation -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)

Viewfinder None

LCD Screen 2.5 inches

Flash Modes Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On / Off

Flash Range 4m

Shooting Modes Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night Scenery, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow, Self-portrait, Soft Skin, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Starry Sky, Candle, High Sensitivity, Underwater

Maximum Movie Resolution 848 x 480 pixels

Maximum Movie Frames Per Second 30 fps

Maximum Movie Duration To capacity of memory card

Macro Focus 5cms

Metering Intelligent Multiple

ManualControls None

Image Stabilisation Yes

Lens Converters No

Self Timer 10 sec / 2 sec

Video Out (TV Playback) Yes

Computer Connection Yes

Batteries Lithium-ion Rechargeable

Dimensions 94.1 x 51.1 x 24.2mm

Weight 132g

Keano

Looks like a good deal as they have them on argos.co.uk for £200. I was on the look out for a cheap one and will be picking one of these up tomorrow.
Cheers

Keano

Have just read a lot of reviews and the noise of the ISO level seems the only complaint. I will still purchase and report back!!

Ghost Train

Keano A Legend wrote:

Have just read a lot of reviews and the noise of the ISO level seems the only complaint. I will still purchase and report back!!

got a panasonic fz7 recently, 6mp with longer zoom. there is more noise specially in blue channel than other cameras i've had, even at lowest iso it is noticable, otherwise no complaint. movie mode excellent, optics great,image stabilization works well

snappieT

Er, it's not half price. It's £50 pounds off (well, whatever that is in euro). See here: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5606540.htm

Dec4

Er, it's not half price. It's £50 pounds off (well, whatever that is in euro). See here: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5606540.htm

It's the 6MP FX01 that's half price not the 7MP FX07.

foxirl

Hi Dec04,

Looked in the catologue and the latest price magazine and don't see this camera anywhere in Argos.

Dec4

It's in their clearance range , window display of clearance items in St Stephens Green (they had 2 left on Friday) and also available in Mary St (3 left) tho' no sign in latter. You needed their code 560/5211 to check. Not sure of availability elsewhere...
HTH

embraer170

Anymore feedback on this?

Fnz

embraer170 wrote:

Anymore feedback on this?

I was very tempted but found, after doing a bit of research, that the Fujifilm Finepix F30 (or F31fd) pretty much outperforms it (and won a couple of awards last year). It costs a bit more but after comparing sample images from both I reckon I'd be kicking myself later if I went for this one just because it's on offer.

The F30 produces sharper images and has amazing low light performance (flash range of up to 21 feet) - great for nights out! It also shows a lot more detail in shaded areas. It costs €300 in Argos/Peats at the minute... or can be bought online from a number UK shops for around £140stg (I haven't checked if these shops export to Ireland, though).

BTW - A new model (the F40) is due out in a couple of days - so we may see price reductions on the old one.

I'm knackered... apologies if I'm incoherent. Goodnight.

irishbigfoot

Another review site is Steves Digicams.
American site so model numbers can be slightly different but review (his conclusions) for Fuji here.
Great review for the Fuji alright so will be keeping an eye out for this as well!

Dades

FWIW, I bought a PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FX03 last year and am very happy with it.