Panasonic DMC-FH7 Review

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH7 is a thin, fashionable lightweight picture photo photographic camera with a 16MP CCD indication and a 4x optically-stabilized contact, which protects a useful 28-112mm (equivalent) wide range. Similar in most aspects to its forerunner the FH5, the FH7 functions a new touch-sensitive LCD show, which allows Contact AF - a function which has been approved down from higher-end Lumix camcorders which allows you to concentrate and launch the shutter by simply in contact with the show.

With the FH7, Panasonic is immediately working on the consumer-level point-and-shoot market, and as such, apart from its fashionable, simple style, the picture photo photographic camera is loaded with beginner-friendly and 'lifestyle' functions. Beauty retouch, Noticeable and Cosmetics liver are all designed to easily enhance symbol images, and a built-in Picture Uploader is designed to make it easy to publish taken information to Facebook or myspace or fb or fb or YouTube when either the picture photo photographic camera, or storage space space, are of an Internet-enabled pc. Referring to of connection, the FH7 does not function an HDMI connection, only USB 2.0 for connection to a pc or tv (AV out).

Specification at-a-glance

• 16.2 effective Megapixel CCD
• 28-112mm equiv lens with optical stabilization
• 3in touch-sensitive LCD screen with 230k dot resolution
• 720p (30fps) video mode
• ISO sensitivity up to 1600
• Built-in Image Uploader (requires PC with Internet connection)
• Street price $179 (£110)

Design / Key Features

The FH7's slim metal body is free from the plethora of buttons that we'd expect to see on higher-end Lumix models. In fact, there are only two buttons (power on/off and the shutter release) on the top plate, and none on the rear. The only thing on the rear of the FH7 is its 3in touch-screen, and this is the camera's main control point. Virtually every aspect of the camera's operation is (or can be) controlled via the screen, using touch. Even the shutter release can be reassigned to touch operation if desired.

The FH7's operational ergonomics are Spartan, to say the least. External controls are limited to an on/off switch, zoom lever and shutter release, whilst everything else is dealt with via the large touch-sensitive LCD screen on the camera's rear.

With the exception of its touch-sensitive screen, the FH7 is a fairly typical consumer-level compact camera. Operation is effectively point-and shoot, although exposure compensation is available, and manual control is also possible over white balance ISO sensitivity, and AF/flash modes. If you miss the direct control points available in higher-end Lumix cameras, it is possible to assign a maximum of two functions to permanent 'shortcut' positions, on the left of the live view display. This sort of customization - although limited - is very welcome in a camera of this type.

The FH7 is well-featured for its price, although some functions are more useful than others. 'Beauty retouch' is fun, and in the portrait on the left it has added a passably natural 'glow' to our subject, but it doesn't always work out so well. A 5cm macro mode is genuinely useful though, and sharpness - especially in the centre of the frame - is high, as you can see from the picture of the rose, above right (taken from about a foot away).

The FH7's built-in Picture Uploader makes posting still and movies to Facebook or myspace or fb or fb and YouTube relatively stress-free, although you'll need to be using a Windows PC (sorry Mac users), and you will still need to adhere to quite particular suggestions discovered in the electrical powered digital camera's PDF suggestions to do it. Quite truly, if you're a reasonably knowledgeable computer-user we'd suggest just modifying information to your PC in the regular way, via USB or a cards audiences, and posting to the web using your regular work-flow.

Source:www.dpreview.com

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