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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33
By: Shayne Rana   |   Mar 20, 2008
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'Intelligent Auto' feature
Lightweight
User-friendly
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Portrait mode was really easy considering the brilliant face detection feature. The focus is purely on the subject you're aiming at and the surroundings, although evident they don't play an important role.

What I was most impressed with was the Night mode. The images have a very small quantity of noise. It even manages to get some pretty decent colors of objects in lighted area. What makes this night mode better than in some other cameras I’ve tested is that it takes no more than 15 seconds to process the picture.

Another impressive aspect is the superb battery life. The FX33 can give you almost a day and half’s usage. Or up to at least 240 pictures.

The Bottomline
Though 8 megapixels with 3x optical zoom may not seem adequate for a camera in this price range, on the whole the FX33 is a great product. At Rs 16,000 I think it’s worth it. It’s slim and sleek, and with its superb iA feature you just can’t go wrong. With the 28mm wideangle lens, 8 megapixels, 3.6x optical zoom, and other cool features, taking pictures is... well, a snap.

Specs

Dimensions 95 x 52 x 22 mm
Weight
154 g
Type
Ultra-Compact
Connectivity
USB 2.0, AV out
StorageInternal /SD/MMC card
Battery Type

Lithium-Ion rechargeable

LCD Type 2.5 inch, 207,000 px
View Finder
N/A
SensorCCD
Effective Pixels

8.1 Megapixel

ISO Sensitivity
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 1600
Optical Zoom3.6x
Digital Zoom
4x
Shutter Speed1/2000 sec
ApertureF2.8 - F5.2
Format JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Scene Modes
Pet, Food, Flower, Landscape, Night, Sports, Snow, Portrait, Macro, Party, Underwater, Aerial, Beach, Fireworks,Starry Sky, Burst, Sunset, Baby, Candle light, Self Portrait
White Balance

5 positions

Flash
Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off
Self Timer
2-10 secs
Sound Yes
Street Price
Rs 16,000
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wow i love it...
aadil @ Apr 13, 2008
This excelent camera is having an excellent movie mode. But is marred in India by the high pricing. Though supplanted by the new FX 35 with a 25 to 100 mm lens- it still is a good buy- but only if U can get for the US price of $ 180 ( 8-9k in India )
vijay @ Apr 07, 2008
"and absence of lag while taking consecutive images. " absence of lag, interesting. Probably the time taken to shoot 2 consecutive snaps should have been noted down & mentioned rather than simply 'absence of lag'.

Another thing..
"What makes this night mode better than in some other cameras I’ve tested is that it takes no more than 15 seconds to process the picture." processing of images usually takes less than 5 seconds. 15 seconds is quite a lot.

I guess the reviewer is quite new in reviewing camera's. Even I aint a camera reviewer, but as a reader I tend to look at certain details that I want in a camera review, like size of camera, battery charging times, color saturation & hue, processing times, anti blur etc etc.
Sharma @ Mar 25, 2008
the camera is good but does it take video recording too. how much is the price and does has servicing in India ?
nikhil jain @ Mar 22, 2008
This camera sounds good and has an intelligent features except for the optical zoom it should be much more higher in this price segment.
Rose Khanikar @ Mar 21, 2008
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