Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
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Manufacturer: PanasonicRelease Date: 2008-04-21
Model: DMC-FX500K
Color: Black
Product features:
- 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
- 5x optical zoom; 25mm/f2.8 wide-angle Leica DC lens
- 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD monitor
- Face Detection; Advanced Optical Image Stabilization and Intelligent ISO
- Capture images to SD/SDHC/MMC (not included)
- Adobe Photoshop CS4
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
- Corel Photo Album 7 Deluxe
- PhotoPlus X2 Digital Studio
- Vista Explorer 60" Lightweight Tripod with Tripod Bag
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500K 10.1MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Customer Review: Noise levels are heartbreaking
Summary: 2 Stars
On the surface, the FX500 seems like an almost ideal point and shoot digital camera with a good balance of pocketability and breadth of function for both novice and more advanced users but it has a significant achilles heel that shouldn't be ignored. The noise levels on photos in even lightly shaded\darkened conditions are horrendous. I have a 3 yr old point and shoot digital camera that handles such conditions significantly better. Details just get blown out and I can't imagine prints ever being worth the time.
I had seen complaints online about the noise but after viewing photos taken by other FX500 owners online which didn't display much noise, I thought this was an issue that could be managed through learning to use the camera, much as with other cameras I've had before this. But I'm sincerely baffled as to how to make the best of it in this case - trying to adjust the noise reduction setting seems to make absolutely no difference in the amount of detectable noise in a photo, whether it's set to +2 noise reduction (the most noise reduction) or -2 (the least). And as for those photos I saw online - the ones which exhibited little or no noise were the ones taken with ample lighting. I should have paid more attention.
So this one is going to get returned. If it weren't for the noise, I think I'd be in love by now. But the noise levels are absolutely a dealbreaker.
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