Typical price: £170
What is it: 10-megapixel compact with wideangle lens
What we think: The more time we spent with this flexible, friendly point-and-shoot, the more we loved it
Average user rating
6.0
good
Average user rating from 2 users
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 user reviews
November 9, 2008
Posted by: symonh2000
"I want to like it, but I don't"
What I like:
Styling, size
What I don't like:
Noisy images, average picture quality
Review:
I was so dissapointed with this camera that I took it back for a refund. Images were grainy even on lowest ISO setting. General image clarity and quality was far behind my previous PC world own brand Advent MP8.
It was a real shame, as I loved the looks, feel and size of the camera, but the image quality was a real let down. Other things I did not like was the fact the movies were in quicktime and not windows media viewer compatible, and that the battery has to be removed from the camera for it to be charged. There were also occasions that the camera failed to focus correctly - mostly on indoor shots.
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