Panasonic DMC-FX75 14.1 Megapixel Ultra Compact Reviews Roundup

Panasonic announces its latest FX-series digital camera, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 (aka DMC-FX70). The Panasonic FX75 features the combination of a 14.1 Megapixels CCD image sensor and a stabilized Leica DC Vario-Summicron-branded 5x optical ultra-wide zoom lens. The camera comes with a 3.0-inch LCD display with 230,000 dots, which the user can click onto a subject with a single touch, and the camera can then tracks the subject with the AF tracking feature - even when moving. While recording, once the frame is composed, users can simply touch the area they want focused before pressing the shutter button. In playback mode, users can drag the image across the screen with their finger to browse the collection of photos, as though it is a page in a book.

The FX75 comes with the multi-task image-processing engine Venus Engine HD II which supports a super-fast response time. The shutter release lag time is as short as approximately 0.005 of a second in 1-area AF, and the camera's quick response makes it easier to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities together with the Sonic Speed AF. Pricing and availability for the Panasonic FX75 were not available at press time, but are expected to be announced 30 days before US market availability.

Panasonic DMC-FX75 Camera Reviews Roundup


MacWorld: "In our lab's subjective tests for image quality, the Lumix DMC-FX75 suffered quite a bit from having that super-powered flash. Exposure quality was rated as Fair, while color fidelity was rated as Poor. Because we take our sample shots for these tests with the flash powered on, foreground highlights and colors looked blown out by the camera's flash. Distortion levels were also rated as Poor, as chromatic aberra..." - Oct 29 2010 More »
ePhotoZine: "What was pleasing was colour rendition. They have good saturation but even pale colours aren't overcooked, so they look fine as well, as do skin tones. One area that won't be drawing any applause is the burst mode. In a 10 second test on top quality, the FX70 can knock out three shots at slightly faster than one a second, but then the internal buffer says no more and that's your lot. Three shots is about the wo..." - Sep 07 2010 More »
Pocket-lint: "Response times are also good, and the inclusion of a new generation Venus Engine HD II processor has boosted battery life to a CIPA-accredited 360 shots per charge. Recording is to SD, SDHC or SDXC cards, via expansion slot shared with the battery at the camera's base, or there's a 40MB internal memory to fall back on. Shame the monitor resolution here couldn't have been boosted beyond the standard 230k dots, t..." - Sep 07 2010 More »
Digital Camera Review: "The FX75 is a capable digital camera with a fast wide angle zoom, good shutter and AF performance and good image quality. It features a touch screen for the bulk of camera operations and, as advertised, this system proved to be "fluid and smooth." The zoom range lends itself to capturing wide vistas or large subjects up close; bringing distant subjects close is not this camera's forte. Lack of manual contr..." - Aug 20 2010 More »
Photography BLOG: "The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX70 marries an effective touchscreen interface with a fast, wide-angle 5x zoom lens and the tried and tested FX series styling, resulting in a classy point-and-shoot that delivers satisfying picture quality. Having to operate almost everything by interacting with the LCD does inevitably slow things down though, so it's best to try before you buy if possible. The fast F/2.2 lens is a cut..." - Aug 18 2010 More »
CNET: "There are also image-quality issues that are nothing to do with the lens, but rather down to the 14.1-megapixel sensor. The camera starts to smooth over fine image detail from ISO 200 onwards, and, while the quality isn't bad at higher ISOs (pictures are usable even at ISO 1,600), you never get anything like 14 megapixels of detail, because there's just too much smoothing and processing going on. The intelligent-res..." - Aug 10 2010 More »
Digital Camera Review: "Here's a quick tour of touch screen operations: the camera body control layout redefines simplicity - on/off, zoom/shutter and motion picture buttons atop the camera body with record/playback, mode and menu buttons on the back. Power up the FX75 and you'll get a screen like this: Push the menu button and you'll get a specific menu based on the camera being in record or playback mode at the time. Here's the firs..." - Aug 10 2010 More »
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Steve's Digicam: "Image quality from our outdoor images show us an overall good exposure with a few overexposed highlights in our cannon shots. When viewing the images at 100%, we see a little more noise than we would expect to at ISO 80, but we have seen this with all of the 14-Megapixel digicams that we have tested over the past year or so.  Helping you frame and compose your images is the F2.2 Leica DC VARIO SUMMMICRON 5x opt..." - Aug 07 2010 More »
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CNET: "The FX75 has an ISO range of 80 to 1,600 at full resolution. In our tests, we found the camera delivered optimum pictures at ISO 200 and below, while images captured at ISO 400 and 800 were acceptable, too, depending on how much tolerance you have for digital noise. At ISO 1,600, our photos lacked detail and looked heavily smudged. Colors from the Lumix were pleasant-looking with rich hues and saturation. The t..." - Jul 17 2010 More »
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Trusted Reviews: "The FX70's overall performance is reasonably good, although it's not going to be winning many races. It starts up and is ready to take a picture in approximately three seconds, and in single-shot mode the shot-to-shot time is approximately 1.7 seconds, which is fairly quick, but you have to time the shutter press just right or it misses the next shot. In continuous mode it is limited to a three-shot burst in just un..." - Jun 26 2010 More »

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