I must admit, I'm not exactly an expert when it comes to digital cameras, but I have always looked for certain attributes that will tick all the requirements I personally need in a modern camera. I have had few bad digital camera's in the last five years, and gave up this year (2010) and took the lazy way out by using my Blackberry, resulting in not the best quality pictures and a fair amount of motion blur. This Christmas however, my lovely girlfriend got me a Panasonic Lumix FS30 - Black (other colours are available). A quick first glance of the stats and I was impressed, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating as they say, so I used it extensively over the ...  Read the complete review

----- Background info ----- It always takes me a while to decide on any electronic device, because I don't consider myself an expert in this field, and for 50 positive reviews about something you always get 50 negative ones, which makes the decision even more difficult. I had been toying with the idea of buying a digital camera for months, so when my sister treated herself to a new laptop for Christmas, I decided enough is enough and spent the whole day researching a choosing a camera for myself. I settled for this Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 model in Violet, which is a nice colour, but not a bright very girly violet - it's more toned down and stylish ...  Read the complete review

I bought this camera because i read many good reviews and it comes from an extremely well trusted brand. Feature-wise it has enough settings to play around with, but not so many to be daunting. The intelligent auto mode seem to work in 995 of situations producing good results. Using the night sky mode i even managed to play around making pictures with a laser pointer, as this mode forces the shutter open for a set amount of time up to one minute. The one setting i would have liked would be an auto picture mode for timelapse work, but on a compact for this price, its hardly surprising they would not expect you to want this. I have not seen any other cameras ...  Read the complete review

So my dad recently bought a new camera and offered me his old SLR which is a big chunky piece of kit. I thought that before I bought it I would look into other cameras and found this. I got this for £130 and for that price look at what you get! The 8x optical zoom couples with the intelligent auto function to bring out some great quality photos that rivals the SLR that my dad was offering to me. The lens is apparently one of the best in the industry and it is easy to see why. There are some great shots from the wide angle that lets you capture every detail incredibly easily! The other built in feature of this camera is the 720p HD video setting! I am yet to ...  Read the complete review