Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Black)
- 14.1-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for poster-size prints
- 5x image-stabilized optical zoom; 24mm, F2.2 ultra-wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Summicron lens
- 3.5-inch LCD with full touch-screen operation
- Capture 1080p HD video in AVCHD format; Intelligent Auto (iA) mode; Face Recognition feature
- Capture video and images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Panasonic DMC-FX700 packs a host of advanced functions in a slim, stylish body. The DMC-FX700 is now truly a hybrid camera that records high quality 1920×1080 full HD movie in AVCHD. The 14.1-megapixel DMC-FX700 also features F2.2 super bright 24mm ultra wide angle LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens with 5x optical zoom to make the camera even more versatile from shooting dynamic landscapes to the moving subject in low-lit situations such as indoors or at night.
The iA (Intelligent Auto) mode now comprehends Motion Deblur mode and Intelligent Burst mode. The Motion Deblur mode is available by updating the motion detection (Intelligent ISO Control) and brightness control (Intelligent Exposure) to gain as high shutter speed as possible. Combined with the outstanding brightness of the lens and the POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), the DMC-FX700 thoroughly prevents any kind of blur – whether the blur is caused by a handshake or the subject’s motion. The new Intelligent Burst mod
List Price: $ 399.00
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TG-810 14MP 5X Digital Camera – black
- Waterproof: A revolutionary system of waterproof seals and gaskets keeps water out so you can take pictures as deep as 33 feet underwater
- Shockproof: Durable metal body with an innovative shock-absorbing technology protects it from drops of up to 6.6 feet
- Freezerproof: It’s Freezeproof down to 14deg. F/-10deg.C. Perfect for skiing, snowboarding, sledding and other winter fun.
- Crushproof: With its rugged body and reinforced LCD, the TG-810 is designed to withstand up to 220 pounds of pressure
- GPS: Record landmark data in your image
- This camera is winterized to perform at below-freezing temperatures.
- Photo Surfing : Enjoy the photo surfing feature which lets you see exactly where your photos were taken by using a map display.
Olympus TG-810 Camera 14MP 5X 3″ Waterproof Black
List Price: $ 399.00
Price: $ 399.00
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This camera’s a toughy, but has great features aswell,
I got this camera and would recomend it to anybody, even if you do not need a tough camera.
I think that even if you do not want a tough camera I think that it is still good to have one. The reason is because now compact digital cameras are very easy to break, unlike some cameras because they sometimes get made out of plastic, and other things like that to be light… I have also heard of many people breaking their digital compact camera and sometimes not even high drops.
Not only can this camera can detect faces, it can detect dogs and even cats! This feature works well however not aswell as I would like it to.
GPS positioning works also great on this camera, so does the barometer and the altitude/water depth information.
Some people look at this camera and think that it is not very powerful zoom however I think it is good and if I really need to, the digital zoom is good enough.
The built in panorama works good. What happens is you put the camera on the panorama mode and you take the first photo, then you can move the camera left, right, up or down to take the second photo and then the third. The camera can join three photos in one panorama, however if you set it on the PC mode it can do up to ten photos.
Over-all those are MY favourite features of this camera. Thank You for reading and I hope this review makes buying your new camera easyer.
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|Versatile and tough,
Great outdoor pictures and Video, good indoor shots, easy to use, though fat fingers may struggle a bit..
Lives up to it’s promise of waterproof and tough. Bought from Best Buy as they are the only ones that had it in stock. We had an earlier model and were updating for the HDVideo. I will be taking this on a 14 day backpacking hike, will let you know. Video is pretty good and pictures are also pretty good. These cameras do not expose well with flash and this one suffers the same fate, for close up flash shots you will want to compensate by setting exposure down 1 or 2 clicks but other than that the shots are good. And sometimes focus/ready will be delayed, I’ve missed shots because of that. I’m sure as I get to use the presets it will get better. Looking forward to the GPS on my treck. It works and this is great for iPhoto and tracking locations.. It also is a little heavy but that is what it’s about, this is a tough camera and you can feel confident taking it anywhere.
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|Average picture quality, excellent video and fully packed with features.,
I wanted to have a all-around P&S camera, let me share some comments on my new FX700 camera after some time testing it.
The camera doesn’t surprise in terms of picture quality, it’s pretty average and works fine if you don’t crop the image. Fitting 14 MP on a small sensor is a challenge that all these small P&S cameras are facing, the result: they simply fail to deliver sharp clear pictures. The MOS sensor even increases the problem as the picture quality is worst with the offset to have a much better video quality.
What this camera doe’s fine is with the intelligent Auto mode, it really picks the right shooting mode for the best picture possible. The only thing I did is to change the color effect from standard to happy to improve the color saturation. There are times where the iA actually doesn’t work and you have to go over either with scene or program mode, make sure you properly setup these modes in order to improve the picture quality; what I did was:
– Limit the ISO to 200, as the picture quality really decreases with 400 or beyond
– Select intelligent Exposure to standard
– Select intelligent Resolution, it really gets better picture quality (this is not available on iA, so make sure to switch if you want a sharper picture)
– Changed the color effect from standard to warm to improve color saturation
There is a firmware update from 1.0 to 1.1 (improving Motion Deblur in iA and autofocus on video capture) that I really recommend to upload on your camera.
On Panasonic’s global webpage -> support -> consumer products -> Digital AV -> Digital Camera -> Download -> DMC-Fx70/DMC-FX75/DMC-FX700 Firmware update service
There are some really interesting shooting tips (some are just plain basics) on Panasonic’s web page that can help you improving the picture quality. See the attached link and select the FX700 model.
The shooting tips specifically for the FX700 camera can be found on Panasonic’s global webpage -> support -> consumer products -> Digital AV -> Digital Camera -> shooting tips -> FX700
One that was particularly helpful was to take portrait pictures on the telephoto end of the lens to avoid barrel distortion. This was a very annoying problem that I fixed just zooming in when taking portrait pictures.
Video recording is one of the strong points for this camera, video and audio quality is superior to any flip or similar compact camcorders.
The touch screen menu is quite intuitive and takes only little time to get familiar with it. One really nice feature is the manual focusing by touching the subject on the screen, the focus is followed as the subject moves on the screen and you can change from portrait to landscape mode just by touching the subject or the background.
It’s not the best picture quality camera I have had, but for a P&S camera and sharing pictures that are seen on a PC screen (without cropping) or on the TV is more than enough.
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