Great slimline, light and economical camera (Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX7)

Member Name: dfranklin1

Product:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX7
Date:	22/07/09 (40 review reads)
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Advantages: Does everything you need for a reasonable cost. High quality, good lens.

Disadvantages: Night time mode isn't really much use to man or beast.

I purchased one of these excellent little cameras for a holiday to Morocco in 2007. I have to say I am absolutely thrilled with it - in my opinion 5 megapixels is all you need to avoid crashing your PC when you download your holiday snaps, and the excellent Leica lens really captures every detail in superbly sharp focus. The easy to use preset settings include a macro function for extreme close ups of flowers, insects and the like - all of which are presented on a little 'wheel' which you rotate to the desired function.

I was probably less impressed with the night setting - the slow shutter speed really requires a tripod or similar to take a good night shot - not something you really want to be bothering with with a compact camera.

All in all the Panasonic Lumic DMC-FX7 is a cracking little camera - slim, lightweight and robust.

Summary: Good value, good looks and a robust, lightweight compact camera.

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