Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX90 Wi-Fi Camera Review by TechRadar With Rating 2.5/5

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 $249. Here's the summary of review by TechRadar, giving the camera a rating of 2.5 out of 5:

"The Panasonic Lumix FX90 may lack the option to shoot in raw format, but it's perfect for those who want to shoot and share web-friendly JPEGs without having to process each shot. The camera is packed full of useful features such as the Panorama Assist mode, as well as a few superfluous modes such as the ability to add cheesy picture frames in-camera. Some of the touchscreen controls are less effective than others. For example, by dragging your finger over the on-screen zoom icon you make the lens zoom in or out, but we found this virtual control was less responsive than the more tactile zoom button at the top of the camera. When it comes to capturing a photo opportunity you can relax and save time by letting the camera's Intelligent Auto Mode choose the appropriate ISO, white balance and focus settings, instead of tinkering with menus.

We liked: The Leica lens helps reduce lens distortion and colour fringing. It's great to tap the Wi-Fi button and pop the shots onto our PC without a cable.

We disliked: The Smart Touch screen's fiddly icons make it harder to change settings quickly. Heavy compression settings add too many artefacts for a large print.

Final verdict: If you want to capture the antics of friends and family and share the images on a social network site or an iPad, then this camera will happily do the job, thanks to its welcome Wi-Fi connectivity."

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...