Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Tired of getting blurry nighttime portraits due to hand-shake? Had enough flash shots with washed-out faces? Hate those out-of-focus flower photos? Sometimes it's hard to know which function to use, or switching modes is a bother, so the camera just stays in Auto mode. Too often, this won't give you the sharp, clear pictures you want. Lumix's iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode solves these problems with single-button ease. The camera automatically optimizes the settings to produce beautifully sharp, blur-free pictures in typical shooting situations.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) Accessories
 SanDisk SDSDH-2048-901 2 GB Ultra II Secure Digital Memory Card ( US Retail Package )
SanDisk 2 GB SDSDX3-2048-901 Extreme III SD Memory Card (Retail Package)
Deluxe Accessory Kit with Soft Leather Case + DMW-BCE10 Battery + Tripod + Cameta Bonus Kit for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30, FX33 & FX55 Digital Cameras
Kingston 2GB Secure Digital Memory Card (SD/2GB, Retail Package)
Panasonic PS-HFX9K Leather Camera Case for Panasonic FX01, FX9, FX8, and FX7 Digital Cameras (Black)
Transcend TS8GSDHC6 8GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card ( SDSDB-2048-A11, Retail Package)
Kroo Camera Case for Panasonic Lumix DMC Series + Screen Protector Kit (Many Color Available)
Transcend TS4GSDHC6 4GB SDHC card (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6)
Sandisk 4GB Secure Digital SD HC Memory Card (SDSDB-4096, BULK, No Reader)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) Reviews
I bought this camera when it first came out last year. The camera is not incredibly light, but it is small and is reasonably good-looking. in the dark) could be of better quality - certainly not the daylight quality, but I'm happy nonetheless. Easy to use and takes great photos in sunlight. It's been great - photos are good. Photos with flash (i.e.
I've owned a Canon Powershot S410 and Fuji Finepix F20 (both pocket-sized Point & Shoot cameras) and the photo quality in those cameras were superior to the Panasonic. However, the photos are very soft and the colors lack saturation. It sounds good, but it's very aggressive, and the resulting photos are usually shot at fairly high ISO where the detail is lost. The camera also has an "Intelligent ISO" mode, which boosts the ISO if shaking or motion is detected in the frame.
Panasonic cameras have had the reputation of great lenses with mediocre noise reduction, and that's what I expected with this camera. However, the photo quality was underwhelming. I gave it three stars because it falls short in one critical area - photo quality. You can usually tell the difference in quality by zooming into a photo, but in this case, I was able to tell the difference even when shrinking the photos to fit in a web album. Normal operation is fairly snappy, and the menu are easy to figure out. There is a option to limit the highest ISO, though the option is not available in "Intelligent Auto" mode. I actually enjoyed using it, but at the end of the day, when you sit down and look over the photos you took, that's where the camera underwhelms. I haven't printed any photos from this camera, though I would suspect that regular sized prints would be fine.
But first, the good stuff. This level of noise reduction is not unusual for this class of camera, though I prefer the Canon approach of more detail but more noise. Lastly, the LCD screen's resolution is fairly high, and the gain can be adjusted with one button to aid viewing in bright environments. Like an earlier review noted, the black rubberized finish feels good in hand. The wide angle lens really came in handy for group photos, landscape and architecture shots. The noise reduction is noticeable at ISO 200, and is very apparent at ISO 400. The "Intelligent Auto" mode works reasonably well - it was able to distinguish between macro, landscape, portrait and night modes most of the time. It's not a bad camera.
But the camera itself is great. I bought this camera for my daughter and she found it a week later in Best Buy for the same price but 10 megapixels. What a deal.
I'm not one who needs to review things, but this camera is special. Having purchased the FZ18 I noticed the FX30 very is similar in menu and features which I have grown to like on the FZ. Some have much worse quality issues, like so called "digital image stabilization" that automatically lower quality with increased noise to useless levels. There are trade offs with the tiny cameras of optical quality(CCD size)and zoom.
I cannot leave it home or often worry it might loose it down the couch or worse. The thing I wanted to share is this camera grows on you. I have used many digital cameras over many years, each improved over the last model as technology improves and becomes more afordable. Looking at most all others they have similar limitations needing enough light to keep the noise down. It is cute and needs TLC and just happens to take great pictures too.
I won't buy any other camera for everyday use. When I lost that camera I knew that there was no other point and shoot that I would want to own. The image stabilizer is phenomenal for an amature photographer and it's 100 times better than the kodak cameras that I've owned. I had the 5 megapixel version of this camera and it was great.
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