The Panasonic Lumix DMC FS6 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom lens. Zoom can be increased up to 6.4x when shooting at low resolutions. 4x digital zoom is available too. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 33 - 132mm in 35mm format.
The LCD monitor is 2.5 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.
The flash modes are: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off
The maximum flash range is 6.3m. This falls to 3m when the zoom lens is fully extended.
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, / Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, / Hi-Speed Burst, Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, / Aerial photo, Film Grain and Photo Frame.
You can shoot movies with a widescreen resolution of 848 x 480 pixels. These are suitable for playback on a widescreen television. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting starts.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Panasonic Lumix DMC FS6 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 8 megapixels 4x optical zoom lens |
| Ease of Use: | 8 |
| Features: | 8 |
| Colour: | 8 |
| Macro: | 8 |
| Indoors: | 9 |
| Value for Money: | 9 |
| Style: | 9 |
| Movie Mode: | 8 |
| Image Quality: | 9 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 84 |
| Verdict: | This camera ticks all the right boxes for me. Picture quality is very good, it is easy to use and the camera feels good in the hand. The price tag is at the lower end of the market and Panasonic has most things right with this camera. |
| Review Date: | March 2009 |
| Related Pages: | Panasonic DMC FS6 Specification Panasonic DMC FS6 Sample Images Panasonic DMC FS6 Features |
| Comparisons: | Panasonic Lumix DMC FS6 vs Olympus FE-5000 |
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Panasonic DMC FS6
