Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 Review

Review Date: September 14th 2007

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
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Conclusion

Specifications

Dimensions (WxHxD) Approx. 94.9 x 57.1 x 22.8 mm ( 3.74 x 2.25 x 0.90 inch)
Weight Approx. 143g. (0.32 lb)
Camera Effective Pixels 8.1 Mega pixels
Optical Zoom 3.6x
Extra Optical Zoom 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 5Mega, 5.7x for 3Mega, 2Mega, 0.3Mega, 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 4.5Mega, 5.7x for 2.5Mega, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 3.5Mega, 5.7x for 2Mega
Digital Zoom 4 x, ( Max. 14.3 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ), (Max. 22.7x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focal Length f=4.6-16.4mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-100mm)
Lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT, 7 elements in 6 groups, (5 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical surfaces)
Aperture Wide: F2.8 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele: F5.6 / F16 (2 steps)
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2)
Conversion lens Compatibility -
Focusing Area Normal: 50cm - infinity, Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture / Clipboard : wide 5cm/Tele 30cm - infinity
AF Metering Face / 1-point/ 1-point high speed/ 3-point high speed/ 5-point/ Spot
Focus Auto Focus System, Normal / Macro (Dial)
AF/AE Lock -
AF Assist Lamp Yes
ISO Sensitivity Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set,
Exposure Program AE
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (at Intelligent AUTO mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple
Scene Mode Dial: SCN (Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo, Underwater), Intelligent AUTO, Playback, Normal Picture, Macro, Motion Picture, Print, Clipboard
Advanced Scene Mode -
Shutter Speed 8-1/2000 sec
Self Timer 2sec / 10sec
Auto Review 1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Review 1x / 4x / 8x
Picture Adjustment -
Color Effect Mode -
Color Mode Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black and White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Recording Format Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF corresponding image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Recording Image Size Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2448 pixels, 2560 x 1920pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels, 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2176 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 1840 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels,1920 x 1080 pixels
Image Quality Fine / Standard
Motion Picture 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
Burst Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode), High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 7 frames/sec (recorded in 2M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)
Unlimited consecutive shooting Yes
Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume - / -
Still Image Rec. with Audio 5 sec
Audio Dubbing Max. 10sec
Real-time histogram Yes
Composition Guide line Yes (2 patterns)
Built-in-Memory approx. 27MB
Scene Mode Help Screen Yes
Auto Angle Detection Yes
Flip Animation -
Travel Date / World Time Yes / Yes
Title Edit Yes
Text Stamp / Date Stamp Yes / Yes
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External Flash -
Viewfinder -
LCD Monitor 3 Inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 per cent, AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Playback mode 25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.), Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture, Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category) Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), image rotation Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, aspect conv. DPOF print setting
OSD language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese(Traditional),Chinese(Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese
Recording Media Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone Yes
Speaker Yes
Interface DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Power Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, 1000mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) 280 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer- ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery carrying case, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM
Dimensions (WxHxD) Approx. 96.7 x 54.0 x 24.5 mm ( 3.80 x 2.13 x 0.96 inch)
Weight Approx. 148g. (0.33lb)
Camera Effective Pixels 12.2 Mega pixels
Optical Zoom 3.6x
Extra Optical Zoom 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 5Mega, 5.7x for 3Mega, 2Mega, 0.3Mega, 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 4.5Mega, 5.7x for 2.5Mega, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 3.5Mega, 5.7x for 2Mega
Digital Zoom 4 x, ( Max. 14.3 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ), (Max. 22.7x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focal Length f=6.0-21.4mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-100mm)
Lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT, 7 elements in 6 groups, (4 Aspherical Lenses / 5 Aspherical surfaces)
Aperture 7 elements in 6 groups
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2)
Conversion lens Compatibility -
Focusing Area Normal: 50cm - infinity, Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture / Clipboard : wide 5cm/Tele 30cm - infinity
AF Metering Face / 1-point/ 1-point high speed/ 3-point high speed/ 5-point/ Spot
Focus Auto Focus System, Normal / Macro (Dial)
AF/AE Lock -
AF Assist Lamp Yes
ISO Sensitivity Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set,
Exposure Program AE
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (at simple mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Scene Mode Dial: SCN (Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo, Underwater), Intelligent AUTO, Playback, Normal Picture, Macro, Motion Picture, Print, Clipboard
Advanced Scene Mode -
Shutter Speed 8-1/2000 sec
Self Timer 2sec / 10sec
Auto Review 1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Review 1x / 4x / 8x
Picture Adjustment -
Color Effect Mode Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Color Mode -
Recording Format Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF corresponding image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Recording Image Size Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2448 pixels, 2560 x 1920pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels, 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2176 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 1840 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels,1920 x 1080 pixels
Image Quality Fine / Standard
Motion Picture 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
Burst Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode), High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 7 frames/sec (recorded in 2M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)
Unlimited consecutive shooting Yes
Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume Yes / -
Still Image Rec. with Audio 5 sec
Audio Dubbing Max. 10sec
Real-time histogram Yes
Composition Guide line Yes (2 patterns)
Built-in-Memory approx. 27MB
Scene Mode Help Screen Yes
Auto Angle Detection Yes
Flip Animation -
Travel Date / World Time Yes / Yes
Title Edit Yes
Text Stamp / Date Stamp Yes / Yes
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
External Flash -
Viewfinder -
LCD Monitor 2.5 Inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 per cent, AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Playback mode 25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.), Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture, Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category) Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), image rotation Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, aspect conv. DPOF print setting
OSD language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese(Traditional), Chinese(Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese
Recording Media Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone Yes
Speaker Yes
Interface DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Power Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1150mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) 320 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer- ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery carrying case, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM
   
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

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