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Product name

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Canon PowerShot G10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		80 out of 10 8
Excellent 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		74 out of 10 7.4
Very good 		70 out of 10 7
Very good

Review Summary

The LX3 is a good camera with an excellent feature set that positions it way beyond any conventional point-and-shoot on the retail shelves today.

Despite minor flaws, we were captivated by the incredible image quality from the F200EXR, considering it is just a point-and-shoot. By far one of the best midrange compacts we've tested.

The G10 is going to be tough competition for the Lumix and other pro-level point-and-shoots, but it boils down to the image quality which is subjective. The features have not changed much, though it should satisfy those looking for a compact shooter to complement their dSLR setup.

The TZ7 is a good long zoom compact camera that frequent travelers should consider if they want decent picture quality. A pity it doesn't offer manual exposure control.

The FX48 has a suite of features that amateurs will appreciate, especially the clever iA mode which does a great job at recognizing faces and optimizing exposure settings for the best shot. However, the slow startup time and slightly soft pictures will not go down well with fussy shutterbugs.

User ratings

  8.5
Spectacular
(from 11 users) 		 9.5
Perfect
(from 4 users) 		 9
Spectacular
(from 3 users) 		 8.4
Excellent
(from 5 users) 		No ratings yet

List price

 List price as of Aug 26, 2008:
S$799 		List price as of Mar 9, 2009:
S$549 		N/A N/A N/A

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

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Camera type

 Compact Compact Semi-pro Compact Compact

Color options

 Black, Silver Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Dimensions

 108.7 x 59.5 x 27.1 mm 97.7 x 58.9 x 23.4 mm 109.1 x 77.7 x 45.9 mm 103.3 x 59.6 x 32.8 mm 95.3 x 52.9 x 21.5 mm

Weight

 229 g 175 g 350 g 229 g 128 g

Resolution

 10.1 megapixels 12 megapixels 14.7 megapixels Info unavailable Info unavailable

Photodetectors (effective)

 10.1 million 12 million Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Zoom range

 Info unavailable 5 5 12 5

Digital zoom

 4x Info unavailable 4x Info unavailable 4x

Light sensitivity (auto)

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White balance (new)

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Focusing

 Normal, Macro, Quick AF, Continuous AF, Manual focus, One shot AF, AF area select, AF tracking Info unavailable Info unavailable Normal, macro and continuous AF Normal, macro and quick AF, AF tracking

LCD size (new)

 3 inch 3 inch 3 inch 3 inch 2.5 inch

Viewfinder type

 None None Optical None None

Type of flash

 Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in Built-in

Optical image stabilizer

 Yes Info unavailable Yes Yes Yes

Connection (new)

 USB, PictBridge Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Battery type(s) (new)

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Storage type(s)

 Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, MultiMediaCard Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC

Still image capture speed

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Max. image resolution (new)

 3648 x 2736 4000 x 3000 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Digital video capture

 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Digital video format (new)

 Info unavailable Info unavailable MOV Info unavailable Info unavailable

Max video resolution (new)

 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 640 x 480 @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps

Face recognition

 Yes Yes Yes Info unavailable Yes

Service/Support

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See full specifications

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Canon PowerShot G10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48

 

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