The Panasonic Lumix DMC FS62 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 4x optical zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 33 - 132mm in 35mm format. As with other Panasonic digital cameras more zoom becomes available as you decrease the number of megapixels you are shooting at. The maximum zoom available is 7.1x at 3 megapixels. 4x digital zoom is a further option for increasing zoom.

Other features include a 2.5 inch LCD screen and image stabilisation. The Lumix DMC FS62 can shoot standard definition movies.

• Image stabilisation
• Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
• Macro focusing: 5cm
• Digital Red Eye Correction
• Sensor size: 1/2.5 inches
• Face Detection focusing
• Intelligent Scene Selector: Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Macro
• Colour Effect Mode: Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
• Special resolution for widescreen television playback
• Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints

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:

• Aperture Size: F2.8 - 8 (Wide) - F5.9 - 16 (Tele)
• Shutter Speed 60 seconds to 1/2000 seconds
• Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
• ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
• High Sensitivity: ISO 1600 - 6400
• Auto Bracketing: +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames
• Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple
• White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Photo Frame mode)
• Unlimited Consecutive Shooting: 2.0 frames/sec
• Continuous Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 2.3 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine Mode), High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 6 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9) Unlimited consecutive shooting 1.7 frames/sec

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Panasonic Lumix DMC FS62 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	10 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	9
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	9
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	10
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	9
Build Quality:	8
Total:	85
Verdict:	When it comes to value for money this camera is very hard to beat. It is one of the cheapest pocket cameras you will find, but it does not suffer in terms of picture quality. I also like the look of the camera. All in all this is very impressive for the price. Recommended.
Review Date:	November 2009
Related Pages:	Panasonic DMC FS62 Specification Panasonic DMC FS62 Sample Images Panasonic DMC FS62 Features
Comparisons:	Fuji Finepix J250 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC FS62
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Panasonic DMC FX60	86
Canon IXUS 120 IS	86
Sony DSC TX1	86
Canon IXUS 110 IS	86
Canon IXUS 100 IS	86
Panasonic DMC FS62	85
Samsung ST550	85
Nikon Coolpix S570	85

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Panasonic DMC FS62