Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Digital Camera Review and Best Prices

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 5x f/2.5 Ultra Wide Angle Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Lens and 3.5-Inch Touch LCD

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 is one of slim and stylish compact digital camera with touch-screen LCD and has been launched in January 2011. However, the FX78′s touchscreen is likely to appeal to those accustomed to using touch-enabled smartphones who prefer a graphical menu interface. The FX78 has Smart Touch operation on the large 3.5-inch 16:9 aspect LCD, allowing for intuitive touch operation, including Touch AF, Touch Zoom, Touch Shutter, and Touch Playback. This feature allows for the Auto Focus (AF) to be set by simply touching the subject on the LCD and a touch can even release the shutter. With its super-bright and wide-angle lens, the Lumix FX78 is a high-performing digital camera that excels in image quality, producing exceptional full-HD videos and still photos.

Panasonic’s latest 12-megapixel touch-enabled snapper, the Lumix DMC-FX78, features bright F2.5 optics, a 5x optical zoom range and a 24mm wide-angle lens. It differs from other Lumix compacts however, in its redesign of the camera’s menu interface. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 strips away all those pesky camera controls like shutter and aperture control, and focuses on the important things, like retouching the makeup on your subject. A new 3D shooting mode takes 20 images while you pan the camera left to right by around 10cm. It then selects two and produces a 3D image with an accompanying MPO file which can be displayed on a Panasonic Viera or other compatible 3D TVs.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX78 Features Summary

12.1-megapixel CCD with 2-channel signal output structure boasts higher signal transfer speed for the operations
5x Optical Zoom / 6.5x Intelligent Zoom / 9.8x Extra Optical Zoom
24mm ultra wide-angle lens gives you a wider range of composition possibilities with approx. 213% larger viewing space compared to that of 35mm camera
3.5-inch 16:9 LCD with 230,000-dot high-resolution and a wide-viewing angle
Sonic Speed AF quickly focus on moving subjects, such as when you’re shooting sports scenes
Intelligent Resolution Technology automatically detected and optimum signal processes are performed to each area
Motion Deblur Mode prevents blurring with even greater power
Intelligent ISO Control function detects subject movement and automatically adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best suit the movement and light conditions
MEGA O.I.S compensates for the blurring caused by hand-shake
AF Tracking continues to track the subject even if it moves until you press the shutter
Cosmetic Mode allows to take portraits with favored skin color (soft skin, natural skin, summer look) and degree of transparency of skin detail (low, standard, high)
Touch-Control Shooting instantly brought into auto focus by simply touching the image on the large, 3.5-inch LCD
D Photo Mode produces a 3D image in the camera
1,920 x 1,080 pixels full HD movie
Media storage : SD/SDHC/SDXC with 70MB internal memory
Battery life : approx 200 shots (CIPA standard)