Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5P-K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Simply set the 10.1-megapixel DMC-FS5 to iA mode and let the four Intelligent Auto functions team up to help prevent shooting errors. Intelligent Scene Selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation; MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent motion blur; and Face Detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings. The 30mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens with 4x optical zoom takes wider shots than an ordinary 35mm lens. This is helpful in small rooms or crowded places, for example, letting you fit more people into a group photo. There's also an Easy Zoom button on the camera top - just press it, and the optical zoom and Extra Optical Zoom instantly extend to full telescopic position. This quick zooming lets you catch even fleeting opportunities. The brightness and contrast of the large 2.5" diagonal LCD adjust automatically in 10 steps as ambient light conditions change, so images are clear, bright and easy to see day or night, indoors or outdoors. f=5.2-20.8mm (35mm Equiv. - 30-120mm) Focal Length 2.5 Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K dots) Focusing Area Normal - Wide 50cm/ Tele 100cm - infinity, Macro / Intelligent AUTO - Wide 10cm / Tele 100cm - infinity 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode - 15, 30, 60sec. Shutter Speed Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode - Auto(1600 - 6400) ) ISO 27MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Built-in Microphone and Speaker SD/SDHC, MultiMedia Card Slot Built-in Flash with Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off modes DC Input, A/V Output (NTSC/PAL), USB Connections PictBridge Compatible Approximate Battery Life - 310 Shots (CIPA Standard) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.291 lbs
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5P-K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) Accessories
 SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card ( SDSDB-2048-A11, Retail Package)
Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SD HC Memory Card (SDSDB-4096, BULK, No Reader)
Transcend TS8GSDHC6 8GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Transcend TS4GSDHC6 4GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD/2GB, Retail Package)
Panasonic DMW-BCE10 Replacement Li-ion Battery for Panasonic Lumix® Digital Cameras
SanDisk 2GB SD Memory Card (SDSDB-2048, Bulk Package)
Kingston 4GB SDHC Class 4 Flash Card (SD4/4GB)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5R 10.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Red)
Apple iPod nano 4 GB Silver (3rd Generation)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5P-K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) Reviews
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5P-K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
The camera has lots of nice advanced features, too, some of which take a bit of reading and practice to figure out. It does remarkably well in low light, even without tripod or flash. Highly recommended.
Well, it certainly is pocket-sized, but since the monitor covers almost the entire back of the camera, it's very easy to see what you're doing. (I'll be working on that for a while). Although I've always used Canons, I decided to buy the Panasonic based on its great reviews, the Leica lens, and the image stabilization feature.
I wanted a small camera to take on vacation. The "intelligent auto" mode makes it relatively simple to use right out of the box. My vacation photos came out crisp and beautiful.
I matched it up with a cell phone case and I'm ready to go. This is a great, sharp, easy to use (after a slight learning curve), uncluttered, and pocketable little camera.
The anti-shake features eliminated any user problems for high speed pictures and rapid ready to shoot and multiple shot in a row options. (taking a full immersion in a canoe mishap is probably more than any digital camera is designed to handle) It worked beautifully in a wide variety of settings. This is my third digital camera and by far the best. I have had Sony Cybershot and Olympus Camedia Ultrazoom cameras before and this is by far the best performance and far better value for the price at less than $200. I didn't begin to scratch the surface of the additional features since the auto-settings worked so well.
The design for the memory card and battery in the same slot is well thought out and easy to use. I used it for a trip to England. For the most part I used the "auto-settings" and I got great pictures from closeups to distant landscape, indoors in old building lighting to bright backlighted outdoors seens to low light nighttime indoors. I recently had a water mishap with my camera that unfortunately caused my camera to die and I immediately replaced it.
I would highly reccommend it. This camera is the best one of the 4 digital cameras I've owned. the picture quality is fabulous and it is fast.
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