Panasonic Lumix DMC FX40 review and ratings
The Panasonic Lumix DMC FX40 is a small, neat, pocket sized digital camera. It has 12 megapixels and an ultra wide, 5x optical zoom lens. If you decrease the resolution you are shooting at extra zoom becomes available, giving you a maximum of 9.8x zoom. I think this is a very useful feature as unless you are planning to make extra large prints or to crop your photos 12 megapixels is overkill for most print sizes. The Lumix DMC FX40 is able to take High Definition movie clips.
The ultra wide lens comes in handy for squeezing extra width into a shot. Common uses include landscapes, groups of people and wide buildings.
If you are looking for alternatives, one pocket camera I like is the Canon IXUS 100 IS. This is a very small camera. It looks good and I found the picture quality it offered to be a step up from the Lumix DMC FX40.
Rating: Average
Summary: To be honest when it comes to picture quality I think the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX40 is one of the weaker models in the Panasonic line up. There is nothing wrong with the colour and brightness of the shots, but I thought there was a softness about them. They certainly lacked the crispness that I associated with the best pocket digital cameras. This may not be a big issue if you only ever create snapshot sized prints or you normally take photos from a fairly close proximity, but if you become a little more adventurous than that you may start to notice the problem more.
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