The Panasonic Lumix DMC LS85 has 8 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom lens. If you reduce the number of megapixels you take pictures at more zoom becomes available. When shooting at under 3 megapixels 6.4x zoom is available. There is also the option of using 4x digital zoom. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 33-132mm in 35mm format.

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

The LCD monitor is 2.5 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.

The flash modes are: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, On and Off. The maximum flash range is 5.9m. This falls to 2.8m when the zoom lens is fully extended.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait,, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity,, Hi-Speed Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow and Aerial Photo

You can shoot movies with a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. 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:

• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set, (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst mode)
• ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400)
• Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple
• Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
• Unlimited Consecutive Shooting: 2.0 frames/sec
• Continuous Shooting Mode: Full-Resolution Image, 3.0 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode), High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 4.5 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)
• Shutter Speed 60 seconds to 1/2000 seconds
• Aperture Size: F2.8 - 8 (Wide), F5.9 - 16 (Tele)

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Panasonic Lumix DMC LS85 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	8 megapixels and a 4x optical zoom
Ease of Use:	9
Features:	8
Colour:	8
Macro:	8
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	9
Build Quality:	8
Total:	82
Verdict:	This is a very good snapshot digital camera. Picture quality is good and the camera is also easy to use. This camera is well worth a close look.
Review Date:	March 2009
Related Pages:	Panasonic DMC LS85 Specification Panasonic DMC LS85 Sample Images Panasonic DMC LS85 Features
Comparisons:	Canon Powershot A480 vs Panasonic Lumix DMC LS85

	GBP 79.99
	GBP 94.99
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Camera	Rating
Canon Powershot A1100 IS	83
Fuji Finepix J250	82
Fuji Finepix Z35	82
Panasonic DMC LS85	82
Canon Powershot A480	82
Nikon Coolpix L20	81
Nikon Coolpix L19	81
Olympus FE-5020	80

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Panasonic DMC LS85