Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 Wi-Fi Camera Review by ePhotoZine With Rating 4/5

The lens is comprising of 7 elements - including 3 aspherical elements - arranged in 6 groups, and has a maximum aperture of f/2.5 at the wide end and f/5.9 at full telephoto. Users can upload photos via a mobile network if they have a smartphone that can act as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. Panasonic provides a free, dedicated application called Lumix Link for both iPhone and Android handsets. Other highlights include Face Recognition, Intelligent Scene Selector and a 3D photo mode. The DMC-FX90 is currently selling at around $258. Here's the summary of review by ePhotoZine, giving the camera a rating of 4 out of 5:

"Images produced by the FX90 are well exposed with great colour reproduction. There is plenty of detail whether shooting wide or with the full optical zoom, although images do become soft in the corners and there is also signs of purple fringing from time-to-time. With a minimum focusing distance of just 3cm the camera is able to close enough to take a detailed macro image. At ISO 100 there isn't any noise with just a touch appearing at ISO 200. Again there is a little more noise at ISO 400 but it is at ISO 800 where noise is causing images to become soft. At ISO 1600 there is a much more significant level of noise appearing but the images produced are still good. The camera can also shoot up to ISO 6400 in high-sensitivity mode with file size limited to 3 megapixels. The AWB (auto white-balance) setting generally performs well, which can be seen on our studio tests shots. The incandescent preset has produced and image with a strong orange cast under the incandescent lights, with the AWB taking a more accurate picture. There is no fluorescent preset on the FX90, and there is no need thanks to the AWB setting under this lighting.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 is currently available for £219.00. Other compacts with a similar specification are the Canon IXUS 230 HS at £189.95, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5 at £264.00 and Canon PowerShot S100 at £389.00. All of these lack Wi-Fi, if this is a feature you are keen on then the Samsung SH100 is available, priced at £114.00. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 has a good range of features to separate it from the competition, such as a fast f/2.5 lens and built-in Wi-Fi. There aren't many cameras which feature built-in Wi-Fi and the FX-90 also takes good pictures, a handy combination! A useful addition would be the ability to upload direct to social networking sites from the camera rather than having to send them to your computer or smartphone first, as you can on the Samsung SH100. If the Wi-Fi isn't the most important feature to you there is a wider range of cameras to consider but the FX90 won't disappoint."

Sent it back, Timothy Crump "Sandwiches make poor bookmarks" - Jan 10 2013
I bought it for my wife because it is supposed to upload photos to Facebook via Wi-fi. It wouldn't connect to the Wi-fi in the store, but we wanted to try at home.....wouldn't work there either....finally gave up, and bought a different brand, which worked very well, and was more user friendly. No doubt a good camera.....just didn't work for us....

Great little camera with a ton of extra features, Stephen Scouten - Jun 27 2012
Have had this for about a week now and think it is a great point and shoot camera. It has a ton of extra features, not all of which I will use, that seem to be very easy to use. For the price I feel like this camera is a great deal for a high quality point and shoot....

Do not waste your money!! Terrible wi-fi, terrible software. So-so camera, at best., M. Cawley "Coffee freak" - Dec 30 2011
I was looking for a decent digital point-and-shoot with wi-fi capabilities, because frankly, I never seem to get around to wiring up my old P&S and downloading all the pictures and videos, than uploading them to Flickr, Facebook, or youtube. I wanted a camera better than the one on my cel phone, but with the ease of uploading my cel gave me. Unfortunately, the Lumix...