Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20P 10MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Pink) | 
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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $249.95
Buy New: $165.00
You Save: $84.95 (34%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1676
Color: Pink
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 4
Digital Zoom: 4
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 20.8
Minimum Focal Length: 5.2
Maximum Resolution: 10100000
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2 x 0.9 x 3.7
MPN: DMC-FS20P
Model: DMC-FS20P
UPC: 037988987191
EAN: 0037988987191
ASIN: B0011Z9VNU
Release Date: March 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 10-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for poster-sized prints | | • | 4x wide-angle optical zoom; Mega Optical Image Stabilized | | • | 3.0-inch Intelligent LCD; Face Detection | | • | Intelligent ISO; Intelligent Scene Selector | | • | 50 MB built-in memory; captures images to SD memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
Simply set the 10.1-megapixel DMC-FS20 to iA mode and let the four Intelligent Auto functions team up to help prevent shooting errors. Intelligent Scene Selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation; MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent motion blur; and Face Detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings.The 30mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens with 4x optical zoom takes wider shots than an ordinary 35mm lens. This is helpful in small rooms or crowded places, for example, letting you fit more people into a group photo. There's also an Easy Zoom button on the camera top - just press it, and the optical zoom and Extra Optical Zoom instantly extend to full telescopic position. This quick zooming lets you catch even fleeting opportunities.With its two basic settings - shoot and play - the FS20 is easy enough for anybody to use. Panasonic has also minimized the number of fine settings that need to be made with the cursor button and easy-to-understand settings menu.The brightness and contrast of the large 3.0" diagonal LCD adjust automatically in 10 steps as ambient light conditions change, so images are clear, bright and easy to see day or night, indoors or outdoors.In High-Speed Burst mode, you can snap off a lightning-fast six shots per second. This makes it easier to catch the perfect action shot of a fast-moving subject.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Panasonic Lumix Just Slightly Ahead of our Time January 5, 2009
I'm not a professional photographer by any means which is why I like the Panasonic DMC-FS20P 10mp digital camera. One of the simplest cameras to use with a ingenious lithium battery and charger. To date the camera has taken great photos, battery life is excellent and stabilization and face detect features just what I needed. The Leica lens is one of the best in photography! Replacement battery and accessories are inexpensive as well.
 Great camera December 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great, really compact, easy to use, quality camera. However, if I had to do it over again, I would have just kept my old 4 MP Kodak funshare. It's really more fancy than I need. The pictures are better with the Lumix, but they take forever to load/copy onto the computer. Plus the camera is so small it is almost difficult to hold. Also without a memory card it only holds 14 pictures, so be sure to order one if you order the camera.
The camera is cheap, user friendly and good December 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The camera is cheap but it offers all the specs of a more expensive camera. I like the pictures that this camera produces, clear and colorful. The best thing is that the camera is userfriendly.
I love this camera! August 24, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
So I began shooting with a Canon Rebel. I moved onto digital with the Canon Powershot S3 - which I loved - until the LCD screen cracked. I toyed with idea of the Canon Powershot S5, but when I saw the Lumix, I balked. I really wanted a pocket camera. The others were fabulous, but just too chunky. I would get tired of lugging them around everywhere. So I read every review in the world and decided to give the Panasonic a try. It is a lovely camera. It takes fabulous pictures and is easy to use. It's intuitive, but not overly simplistic for people who like to fool around with their shots. I was concerned about the battery life, but it lasts about two days with regular use. When I was on vacation, I charged it each night and had absolutely no issues with battery life. The three-inch screen is a joy to review pics, and the "joystick" button is terrific. I love this camera and I am quite pleased with my purchase! Not to mention, the pink is really cute!!
Great on paper, but a little short on performance May 13, 2008
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm a dSLR shooter, bought this for the wife as mother's day present with great expectations. But in the end, I wasn't completely thrilled.
Positives:
*Eye pleasing all-metal design. High quality construction. The pink color in far better looking than the images on this website
*Excellent Leica lens with good edge-to-edge clarity and little distortion thru out the useful 30-140mm (35mm equivalent) zoom range
*Optical image stabilizer works as advertised
*Large 3" LCD, although screen quality is just average
*By far the best manual system ever came across. It took me 15 minutes to learn to use the camera without even reading a single page of the instruction manual
*"Joy-Stick" dial offers easy navigation and it's a pleasure to your figures
*Three picture sizes...4:3, 3:2 (APS) and 16:9 (Wide) aspect ratios
*Excellent movie mode. A fast HCSD card is recommended for movies. I use a Sandisk Extreme III 4 GB card
*Quick AF speed and very capable under low lighting
*Powerful onboard flash. AF assist light works very well in darkness
Negatives:
*Noise reduction is present at all ISO settings
*Ultra-compact size makes it difficult to grip
*iA (Intelligent Automatic) Mode gets confused from time to time. A multi-colored dress wore by my girl got the camera "thinking" I'm shooting flower, it turned into the Macro Mode
*No auto image rotation
*Images with ISO above 400 is good for viewing only
The bottom line:
3-1/2 stars. I may had too high of expectations out of this camera based upon on the specs alone. The biggest disappointment, however, is the IQ. It is unfortunate an excellent Leica lens is matched with an average CCD, thus offers NO distinct advantage over any good quality 7 or 8MP camera. At a premium price tag of nearly $250 (some places selling at $300); I couldn't command this camera at this time. But people shouldn't hesitate of grabbing one when price drops below $200.
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