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Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 is a slim 7.2 Megapixel compact digital camera with a 3.6 zoom sporting wide angle capabilities and optical stabilisation. It's the successor to the FX07 and at the time of writing, the world's slimmest compact with a 28mm ...

Pros: 28mm wide angle and optical stabilisation ; Very slim body - only 22mm thick ; Excellent build quality with metal body ; Quick and easy access to settings ; 28mm wide angle and optical stabilisation ; Very slim body - only 22mm thick ; Excellent build ...

Cons: Visible noise at all ISOs, viewed at 100 ; Little or no manual control ; No control over noise reduction ; No face detection. Coming on FX33 ; Visible noise at all ISOs, viewed at 100 ; Little or no manual control ; No control over noise reduction ; ...

Verdict: The model tested was a final production unit. Following our convention of using default factory and best quality JPEG settings to test camera bodies unless otherwise stated, the FX30 was set to 7M Fine JPEG mode with Auto White Balance, Multiple ...

Pros: Excellent image quality when printed ; Natural colour rendition ; Very good optical qualities and zoom starting at the equivalent of 28 mm ; Excellent image stabilizer ; No serious shutter lag ; Long exposures up to 60 seconds ; Fast to use

Cons: Compression a touch too strong at the highest image quality if images are going to be used for something other than standard prints ; Noise at all sensitivity levels ; Higher sensitivities (800 ISO and up) nearly useless

Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 Digital Camera is an ultra compact Panasonic Digital camera featuring an a 7 megapixel sensor, a Leica wide-angle 3.6x optical zoom lens, a 2.5inch screen, and optical image stabilisation.

Pros: Good image quality - excellent colour Good video mode - VGA, 30fps, Sound Stylish, well designed, and easy to use MEGA Optical Image Stabilisation helps get more blur free photos in low light etc Very good 2.5" screen, clear and easy to use, with ...

Cons: High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed) Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos. Tripod mount is positioned at the far left. Some red-eye in photos.

Verdict: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 is an excellent ultra compact digital camera - image quality is very good with great colour and detail although noise and lack of detail at the higher ISO settings causes some concern. The camera offers an excellent Leica ...

Review summary: It has fast performance with approx. 1 sec. startup and no practical shutter lag. Auto focus is fast and precise. It is equipped with a 3.6x 28-100mm wide-angle optical zoom that is perfect for wide landscapes and group shots. The 100mm tele coverage ...

Review summary: mode? WTF?) Still, with real-time histograms and a 16:9 wide-aspect sensor and LCD, it's a decent rig with some unusual bells and whistles.

Pros: Copious panoramic features for land scapes and large group shots. Intuitive menus. Decent shutter lag (0.68 second with flash).

Cons: Poorly placed control dial. Lowest picture quality in the group. Loud, sluggish autofocus. Image stabilization is inconsistent. Videos saved in annoying QuickTime format.