Reviews

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

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• Pricing:Very Expensive: $400 (8/1/2008)
• Performance:Very Good: 83
• Features:Good: 77
• Design:Very Good: 81

Pricing Very Expensive: $400

Very Expensive: $400

Performance Very Good: 83

Very Good: 83

Battery
Battery Life Score	Very Good
Number of Batteries	1
Number of Shots	340
Battery Life	185.5

Image Quality Tests (Max. points = 100)
Image Quality Score	Very Good
Image Quality, Color	56.1
Image Quality, Exposure	57.3
Image Quality, Exposure--Flash	51
Image Quality, Exposure--Normal	60
Image Quality, Sharpness	58.1
Image Quality, Distortion	67.1
Image Quality, Overall	52.2

Features Good: 77

Good: 77

Imaging
Max. Megapixels	12.2
Maximum Resolution	4000 by 3000
Optical Zoom	3.6X
Zoom Range Min. (mm)	28
Zoom Range Max. (mm)	100
Highest Shutter Speed	2000
Lowest Shutter Speed	8
Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum	2.8
Telephoto Aperture Maximum	5.6
Manual Focus	No
Interchangeable Lens	No
Lens Model	Leica D Vario-Elmarit
Accessory Lens	No

Hardware
LCD Screen Size (inches)	2.5
Dimensions	2.13 by 3.8 by 0.96
Weight (ounces)	6.2
Viewfinder	None
Image Stabilization	Hardware
Media Slots	SD Card
Starter Media or Internal RAM	Yes
Battery Type	Rechargeable lithium ion
Charging Dock	No
Remote Control	No
Flash Shoe	No

Controls
Scene Modes	22
Aperture Priority	No
Shutter Priority	No
Full Manual Exposure Control	No
White-Balance Calibration	Yes
White-Balance Bracketing	No
Exposure Bracketing	Yes
ISO Range	ISO 100 to ISO 6400
Flash Slow Sync	Yes

File & Printing Formats
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)	Yes
PictBridge	Yes
File Formats	JPEG

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	90-day
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	12
Saturday Support Hours	9
Sunday Support Hours	9
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Our readers had high praise for Panasonic cameras, which fared better than average in all reliability categories. We didn't get enough votes to rate Panasonic’s support, though.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems	Better than Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Better than Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Better than Average
Buyers' rating of product's	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Better than Average

Design Very Good: 81

Very Good: 81

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