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Excellent

7.7

out of 10

kiatthe1

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Good,BUT...

Jun 14, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: Wide Angle, Good iA feature, Good Video capture and good size screen
Cons: Poor picture quality, various noise and insensitive ISO
Opinion:
Camera is absolutely feature rich; Super wide angle shots and good video quality; Nice iA features, ability to touch the subject you want to focus on is awesome.

Comparing to Canon IXUS 860IS that my neighbor owns, the picture quality of DMC-FX520 is far far at the loosing side. Unable to capture the accurate lighting, especially under yellow light and blue light is the GREAT DISADVANTAGE for FX520. Picture comes out to be grainy and smudgy, displaying numerous compression artifacts and various noise.

isfahan

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Nothing satisfies everything

May 18, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: Compact, 720p recording
Cons: Still picture quality not as expected
Opinion:
I buy a camera for it's photos. If it looks great, it's a bonus. So when I viewed the pictures, I was dissapointed. I would have rated it lower until I realized it's a fact of life that we must live with compromises.

My mistake to assume that technology has evolved to the point where a compact today is as good as yesteryear's mid range. Well imagine my surprise when my 2003, Fujifilm S5000 had better picture quality! Forget about the technical specs between the two, I am just concerned with pictures that look good to me. The S5000 gloriously captured the beauty of my daughter since birth.

The good thing about the FX520 is that it's compact and the picture quality nears that of the S5000. And the reason I ever glanced it in the first place is the compactness and the 720p video. Giving it a second thought now, it's quite amazing, bordering on miraculous even. ... Read more

xianwei

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The best compact I laid my hand on

Apr 29, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Touch screen, full manual exposure, good AWB, wide angle, intelligent auto mode
Cons: picture feels grainy beyond ISO800
Opinion:
Have been playing this splendid toy for past few hours, I've found nothing else but bunches of surprises! The new compact DC from Panasonic have gave me so many 'wow' that none other camera did.

Design and Control

The new lumix FX520, like the older ones, comes with simple black or grey tone. It comes with metal finished front cover and piano black back cover, with silver metal in the middle. The piano black back cover, although might easily attract finger prints,is not a big problem since most of the area is covered with it's big 3" screen. Though mroe 'squarish' than other older lumix, lack of curves makes it looks more 'professional', and styled for men.

On top of the camera, the zoom dial is just in front of shutter button, and a slided power button is just beside. A slide button can prevent accidental trigger in a cramped camera bag, which may ... Read more

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