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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3A 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Light Blue) |  | Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $279.95
Buy New: $229.95
as of 3/14/2010 14:13 CDT details
You Save: $50.00 (18%)
New (2) Used (4) from $79.00
Seller: Big VALUE Inc
Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 32961
Color: Light Blue
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 16.5
Minimum Focal Length: 5.5
Maximum Resolution: 8.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2 x 0.9 x 3.7
MPN: B0011Z6CWS
Model: B0011Z6CWS
UPC: 037988987283
EAN: 0037988987283
ASIN: B0011Z6CWS
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 8.0-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for photo-quality 16x 22-inch prints | | • | 3x wide-angle optical zoom; Mega Optical Image Stabilized | | • | 2.5-inch LCD screen; Face Detection | | • | Intelligent ISO; Intelligent Scene Selector | | • | 50 MB built-in memory; captures images to SD memory cards (not included) |
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Product Description
Simply set the 8.1-megapixel DMC-FS3 to iA mode and let the four Intelligent Auto functions team up to help prevent shooting errors. Intelligent Scene Selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation; MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent motion blur; and Face Detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings.The 33mm Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with 3x optical zoom takes wider shots than an ordinary 35mm lens. This is helpful in small rooms or crowded places, for example, letting you fit more people into a group photo. There's also an Easy Zoom button on the camera top - just press it, and the optical zoom and Extra Optical Zoom instantly extend to full telescopic position. This quick zooming lets you catch even fleeting opportunities.With its two basic settings - shoot and play - the FS3 is easy enough for anybody to use. Panasonic has also minimized the number of fine settings that need to be made with the cursor button and easy-to-understand settings menu.The brightness and contrast of the large 2.5" diagonal LCD adjust automatically in 10 steps as ambient light conditions change, so images are clear, bright and easy to see day or night, indoors or outdoors.In Hi-Speed Burst mode, you can snap off a lightning-fast seven shots per second. This makes it easier to catch the perfect action shot of a fast-moving subject.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 38
 Casual User Review August 17, 2009
Whitney F. Walker (Connecticut)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My needs were: Camera for class, family events, weddings, and posting on eBay. Nothing fancy but I want pictures to give as gifts so I need good quality. I dropped my original in the water during a grad class and needed a quick replacement for photographing plants and flowers. Quick? I got it THE NEXT DAY. Brooklyn to CT. So I bought this even though it was green. Which, after going to a wedding where I could pick my camera out from all of the silver cameras on the table I truly appreciate.
Short review: buy it! Cheap, small, good sharp images. Movement is trickier but you just have to change settings. Long battery life, true to the manufacturers statement - 300+ pics per charge. Read the manual (yes, nerds do not like to do this) but it was painless and I learned about some cool features.
Longer: Like every other electronics nerd I researched cameras before I bought this and it kept popping up everywhere as top rated. Like a B or B+. The biggest thing I learned about higher megapixels (10MP+) is that for cameras built with older technology the processors can't handle the memory and the images are fuzzy. Even if the megapixels are 13 for example you may get unfocused pictures. So that is why I got this - under 10MP you are "safe". My pictures are sharp at 5 X 7 which is all I need. The Leica lens has a great reputation for clarity and I think that is why this is a front runner. I am not going to repeat what others have said but here are some things that I love:
- Small, fits in a pocket and the small zipper camera bags you can but at Target. It is even smaller than my PDA but has a big display.
- Even the battery charger is small so you can bring it with you.
- You can lock pictures, so my niece and nephew can't delete them.
- Can display pictures in a grid so it is easier to delete using it.
- Controls are intuitive even without reading the manual.
- Stabilizer does a good job.
- Without the flash still can take room light pictures (still only).
Some dislikes: The red eye doesn't eradicate all of the redness sometimes, and the flash recovery isn't as fast as my other camera.
So for an everyday camera it is perfect!
east to use May 30, 2009
Student of the Word (United States)
I am very pleased with this camera. I have had it for almost a year and have found the picture quality very good and the camera and controls very easy to use. The stabilizer works very well. The battery seems to have a long life. It is fairly small and I keep it in my purse. The only complaint I have is that it sometimes has a hard time focusing on something very close that is moving (example: swaying flowers) if you try to use it in the intelligent auto mode. I liked this camera so much I bought one for each of my children.
 Fabulous point and shoot May 9, 2009
Mr. Ben (mid-michigan)
I've been a fan of Panasonic's Lumix line and after living with a Canon Powershot for a couple of years (a gift to replace a stolen Lumix), found myself pining for another Lumix camera.
My main camera(s) are SLR, so I was looking for a solid performer that would work for any occasion in which an SLR really is just too much camera. And the FS3 seems to fit the bill. Reasonably fast start up (not instant, but good), accurate focus even in low light, video capability and a good lens. This covers my demands quite well. Even in basic auto mode, I got some very satisfying results during an evening of cosmic bowling.
My only complaint is that the "review/playback" is a switch so it is possible to start the camera up and be right in playback, unable to take a picture since you have to switch it over to the camera function. This is a slight annoyance compared to the "ready to shoot" functionality of other cameras. Nothing too serious, just the one nit I have to pick with the camera.
Since this is now one of the slightly older models of Lumix cameras, it can be had a phenomenal price. I would definitely recommend it.
Good camera, still figuring it out April 26, 2009
R. MCUNE (Oregon)
I like a lot of things about this camera. 1) The menu is simple enough to use without a bunch of reading 2) It takes photos pretty quickly, so you can capture action shots without missing the moment 3) It's small and light and fits in my purse even with a case on it 4)It looks nice and feels fairly sturdy for a decently priced point and shoot. 5) Love the pet setting! I can save my dog's name and birthday in the camera! The things I don't like are that I wish it had a general "indoor" setting for taking indoor shots with flourescent overhead lighting. I haven't found the right setting for that yet and so can't seem to get a really great shot in those circumstances. I'm sure there's one available, but I'm going to have to research to find it and it seems that it should be a common setting. Great for party shots at the club! The party setting is fabulous with the dance lights. Never got good shots like that with my old Samsung but it's simple snapshots were great and this camera is a bit more advanced. I still have more to learn about using it correctly in certain situations.
Great camera-can be slow to focus March 23, 2009
Shoeshopper (Texas)
Really great camera! Some of the pictures I took at an amusement park were unbelievable for a couple of reasons. First, most were clear with fast motion (some were blurry mostly because I don't think it had time to re-focus and I wasn't being as patient as I probably should have been) and also some that I took that I cropped WAY down, were still crystal clear! I am super impressed! I am not a big manual reader (I have four young kids, I'll get to manuals later) but the menus were fairly self-explanatory.
The only thing is that occasionally it gets lost on its way toward focusing. It's only happened a couple of times and I would still buy it again!
I researched cameras forEVER until I finally decided, above all, no matter zoom, screen size, weight, batteries, etc...what I wanted was a picture to take great pictures and that is what I definitely got with this camera!
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