Panasonic Lumix FX550 Digital Camera – Black (12.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 3.0″ LCD Hybrid Touch-Screen Interface with 3.0-inch Large LCD, 25mm Wide-Angle LEICA DC Lens and iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode. The FX550 features an intuitive hybrid interface using both the cursor keys and touchscreen for full manual controls and Touch AF/AE. While shooting, AF/AE can be set by simply touching the subject on screen. The camera will then automatically track the subject as it moves. In manual operation, aperture and shutter speed can be set to the desired value by moving the slider. While playing back, an Easy Organisation menu is provided to simplify image organising.
The DMC-FX550’s touchscreen LCD features a large 3.0-inch, 230,000-dot resolution, and a wide-viewing angle that lets you frame your shot in a variety of ways for both shooting and viewing. LUMIX’s acclaimed Intelligent LCD function also automatically adjusts the brightness in 11 steps according to shooting conditions. This LCD provides sharp, clear images in virtually all shooting situations, ranging from nighttime to bright daylight scenes and from low-angle to high-angle shooting.
Helpful consumer’s review
There are so many features on this camera that it will take a long time to use all of them. This seems a substantial improvement on an earlier model my daughter has due to larger screen an improved features such as touch screen, face recognition, better zoom range and wider angle lens. The only problem I have found is that the tripod bush is offset, so the camera falls over if on a light weight mini tripod.
