Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 20 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

14
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Size, shape and image quality
PASM exposure modes, Fast burst shooting modes, Excellent battery life, 24mm super-wide angle.
Lightweight & portable, Speedy shooting, Responsive touch screen, Excellent image/video quality, 1080i HD video

Cons:

Annoying touchscreen and manual restrictions
Less than sparkling image quality, Touch icons small and cramped, Physical switch for rec/playback mode, Erratic continuous shooting performance.

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Last revision on April 25, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Size, shape and image quality
PASM exposure modes, Fast burst shooting modes, Excellent battery life, 24mm super-wide angle
Lightweight & portable, Speedy shooting, Responsive touch screen, Excellent image/video quality, 1080i HD video
F2.2 ultrawide-angle lens; 1080i movie capture; fast performance; compact for its features
Looks great, White-balance performance, Advanced functions such as aperture priority, shutter priority and manual
Lots of shooting options available, Image quality is very good; extremely sharp photos, Very little shutter lag, regardless of shooting conditions, Full manual mode is available, Camera is well built and feels sturdy

Reviewers Didn't Like

Annoying touchscreen and manual restrictions
Less than sparkling image quality, Touch icons small and cramped, Physical switch for rec/playback mode, Erratic continuous shooting performance
Mediocre LCD image quality, Expensive
Disappointing low-light/high-ISO photos; smallish low-res touch screen; no raw capture
Quite pricey
Menu structure can be a little confusing, Touch screen takes a little practice to use correctly, Bigger LCD would be better with touch screen LCD, Slightly larger zoom lens would be handy

Expert reviews and ratings

The Panasonic FX700 is a 14MP compact that crams a fairly impressive amount of technology into a comparatively small frame. With full manual controls, a 3inch touchscreen and the ability to shoot HD movies only having a 5x optical zoom is something of...

By What Digital Camera on May 16, 2011

A nice camera that offers the best combination of auto functions and manual control we’ve seen so far. It has its foibles and the price is high, but it’s a good all-rounder Overall Our provides the latest photography news, reviews,...

By Digital Camera Buyer on April 04, 2011

We have mixed feelings about the FX700, which scrapes through to a fourth star by the skin of its teeth. Although the camera has a decent video mode, focal range and is generally responsive, picture quality is somewhat disappointing. Plus, noise...

By DigitalVersus on February 17, 2011

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 verdict The Panasonic Lumix FX700 is a 14 megapixel compact with a 5x stabilised zoom and a 3 inch touch-screen display. At its heart is a newly engineered 14 Megapixel CMOS sensor which combined with the latest Venus FHD...

By Camera Labs on January 01, 2011

A competent pocket snapshot from Panasonic’s style range that is very much a pea from the same pod as the FX70 released earlier this year. If you don’t need a zoom range beyond 5x, and will be staying away from the higher ISO settings,...

By Pocket-lint on December 17, 2010

This 14.1-megapixel digital camera from Panasonic gives you impressive speed, great still images, high-quality 1080i HD video and a 5x optical zoom. The Lumix DMC-FX700 is one sleek camera, but you really pay for it because of its high price.The...

By TechReviewSource on December 06, 2010

100

The gap between still cameras and video cameras is getting narrower every year. If you look at the specification of high-end compact cameras from the middle of 2008, most of them offered at best 640 x 480 resolution video with mono audio. Over the...

By Smarthouse on October 11, 2010

The Panasonic Lumix DMC FX700 ticks a lot of the right boxes, but I don't think picture quality matches up to the features on offer. That is a shame as the combination of basic manual controls, plus a touch screen interface is very appealing. Test...

By Cameras UK on October 01, 2010

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700 is a fast, feature-packed compact in need of some better low-light photo...

By cnet on September 23, 2010

If you are looking to take your photography a step further from using a basic compact but still want a small camera to fit in your pocket, then the Panasonic DMC-FX700 would be a good camera to move onto. You have some of the benefits that an SLR...

By ePHOTOzine on September 22, 2010

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