Ultra-Sharp 28-102mm wide Leica Lens 6 Megapixel CCD Mega Optical Image Stabiliser 207,000pixel 2.5 LCD Screen with High Angle Mode Panasonic is proud to introduce the new Lumix 6 megapixel DMCFX01 digital still camera. The latest addition to the award winning FX series boasts a whole host of features including a 28mm wide angle LEICA DC lens with 3.6x optical zoom, all encompassed within a beautifully slim and compact design - thanks to the incorporation of an Extra High Refractive Index Lens. The bigger picture with the LEICA DC wide angle lens This new lens allows photographers to easily capture a large group of people, or expansive architectural structures and landscapes with dynamic width and rich perspective. The lens part of the DMC-FX01 comprises of seven elements in six groups, incorporating four aspherical lenses to generate high optical performance. Venus Engine Plus LSI: High performance at low energy consumption The DMC-FX01 incorporates the Venus Engine Plus LSI which allows you to take 320 pictures on one charge, providing high performance image processing while consuming only 70% of the energy compared with the Venus Engine II. Spontaneous moments can easily be captured thanks to a 1.6 second start up time (20% less than the predecessor DMC-FX9) and a 0.005 second shutter release time lag (the time taken between pressing the button on the camera and the photo being taken.) Stand out from the crowd with the large LCDs new High Angle Mode The Lumix DMC-FX01 boasts a 207K pixel high resolution, 2.5 large LCD. The pixel-mixed readout method performed by the CCD automatically increases the brightness level of the live image on the LCD, which greatly facilitates shooting in low light situations.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3369 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Panasonic
• Model: DMC-FX01BB
• Released on: 2006-02-16
• Number of items: 1

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Editorial Reviews

Manufacturer's Description
Panasonic is proud to introduce the new Lumix 6 megapixel DMCFX01 digital still camera. The latest addition to the award winning FX series boasts a whole host of features including a 28mm wide angle LEICA DC lens with 3.6x optical zoom, all encompassed within a beautifully slim and compact design - thanks to the incorporation of an Extra High Refractive Index Lens.

The bigger picture with the LEICA DC wide angle lens

This new lens allows photographers to easily capture a large group of people, or expansive architectural structures and landscapes with dynamic width and rich perspective. The lens part of the DMC-FX01 comprises of seven elements in six groups, incorporating four aspherical lenses to generate high optical performance.

Shaken, not blurred

Panasonic is the first manufacturer to have successfully incorporated Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) into its compact cameras! A feature strongly appreciated worldwide and now considered to be a standard requirement of photography. O.I.S minimizes the jitter from shaky hands that causes many photos to look blurred by shifting the O.I.S lens unit to keep the optical axis aligned straight against the CCD, to ensure images are captured with supreme clarity and sharpness.

Venus Engine Plus LSI: High performance at low energy consumption

The DMC-FX01 incorporates the Venus Engine Plus LSI which allows you to take 320 pictures on one charge, providing high performance image processing while consuming only 70% of the energy compared with the Venus Engine II. Spontaneous moments can easily be captured thanks to a 1.6 second start up time (20% less than the predecessor DMC-FX9) and a 0.005 second shutter release time lag (the time taken between pressing the button on the camera and the photo being taken.)

Auto focus fast

The DMC-FX01 really will work hard to ensure you capture every moment important to you. The various Auto Focus methods can be selected according to the shooting environment and the position of the subject: 5 point, 3 point high-speed, 1-point high speed, 1-point normal-speed and spot. The remarkably quick AF response time, especially in the 1-point high speed AF mode, achieves outstanding focusing with both speed and precision. Panasonic has also included an AF assist lamp, providing further assistance in low light situations where focusing can be difficult.

Motion pictures at your fingertips

In addition to standard VGA(640x480) motion image recording, as featured on the DMC-FX9, the DMC-FX01 also records stunning full-size movies in wide-aspect VGA (840x480) at 30fps, enabling you to view your recordings on a widescreen television.

Stand out from the crowd with the large LCD's new High Angle Mode

The Lumix DMC-FX01 boasts a 207K pixel high resolution, 2.5" large LCD. The pixel-mixed readout method performed by the CCD automatically increases the brightness level of the live image on the LCD, which greatly facilitates shooting in low light situations.

Box Contents

• Panasonic DMC-FX01BS Digital Camera
  
• Battery charger
  
• Rechargeable battery
  
• Battery carrying case
  
• 16MB SD memory card
  
• AV cable
  
• AC cable
  
• USB cable
  
• Strap and software on CD-ROM

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Customer Reviews

Don't buy from Pixmania
In October 2006 bought a camera from PIXMANIA and it died 1 minute out of the box. Pixmania lost it in their system for nearly a month refusing to accept they had signed for delivery. Then they said after another six weeks it would be decided whether to repair or replace it. That will be end of January .... happy xmas photo-ing.

Don't even think about contacting them .. apart from the sales people THERE IS NO WAY TO CALL OR MAIL THEM .... if you don't believe me just try it ..... [...]

Save yourself weeks of stress and hassle and buy somewhere over a counter.

Great fun.
What can I say? Superb quality lens. Small, sleek and very pocketable. Fast auto-focus and very little shutter lag. Accurate colours and reliable white balance. Menus are easy to use. Macro mode works very well with pleasing results. Image stabiliser very useful. (I recommend using mode 2 OIS) Nice bright LCD.

I am reaching for this camera a lot more than my Nikon D70 just for the sheer fun of it

What else? Oh yes it is very well screwed together with a high quality finish. Yes, there are some noise issues at higher sensitivities (above ISO 200) but the OIS makes up for two stops of speed alone. (Shooting at ISO 100 with OIS mode 2 switched on is equivalent to shooting at ISO 400) The night-time shooting modes give great results. (Use a mini tripod and self timer for these.)

The icing on the cake is having the wide 28mm f/2.8 (equivalent) end of the zoom range on this model. (Most digital P&S cameras only start at around 36mm equivalent)

just great! only lacking 2 things...
got my fx-01 two weeks ago. Choose this camera as it was one of the smallest around, had a large LCD screen and reviews commented on its great picture quality.

When it arrived, it looked great. The screen was really big and the camera was tiny, but not too small. Due to its size, i carry it everywhere with me (it just slips into your pocket) and have had some great shots.

Picture quality is good, however noise can be an issue sometimes especially when using digital zoom and taking pictures in low light, howver this can improved in most cases using a noise reducing program no the computer.

The two things that this camera lacks is manual controls and the relatively large zoom that i am used to (10x optical on my fuji s5000). Also it is hard ot prevent finger prints from getting onto the large LCD screen. I have not yewt got any scratches on the screen, but i fear that unless i buy a case soon, this will become a problem.

I did not plan to use this camera to take video, however when i tried it and connected the camera to the TV, the quality was good enough for me to consider using it in future.

The memory card supplied is a joke. 16mb is enough for 4 of the highest quality photos. I bought a cheap 1GB memory card off Amazon and it can hold over 330 of the highest quality pictures (6mp) and over 11 minutes of video. IO think that the only way i will fill this card up is if i use it for taking videos, which is not the reason i bought it for.

Overall, i have had some amazing photos that have far exceeded my expectations. The strengths of this camera include it small size, large LCD screen, quality photos and ease of use.

p.s. it may be wsorth looking at the Panasonic fx-9 ( 1 model down), which is slightly cheaper and very similar.

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