Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 / DMC-FX550 (Digital Compact Cameras)

Though an attractive brushed metal faceplate and solid build distracts from its otherwise boxy dimensions, Panasonic's latest Lumix FX550 point and shoot is certainly one of the more conventionally styled yet premium priced compacts (at £294 SRP) we've...

Solid feel, metal construction, pocket size, large LCD screen, touch screen operation and button control provides a "best of both worlds

Video not full HD, no HDMI out port and required cable costs extra

If you’ve fancied trying out a touchscreen compact but been put off by the lack of buttons to fall back on, Panasonic’s FX550 offers a successful marriage of old and new in a fittingly traditional styling

It's upgrade time for Panasonic's touch-screen compact

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550 is and upgrade of the FX500, but only just. The extra two megapixels don't make much difference. However build quality, design and performance are all well up to scratch, and image quality is comfortably better than...

We have to ask what the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550's hybrid touchscreen interface actually achieves. It doesn't replace the usual set of buttons because you get these too. The 25-125mm zoom doesn't perform brilliantly, either. While the DMC-FX550 sounds...

Offers a surprising amount of manual control ; Super-wideangle zoom ; Good focus tracking

Poor lens quality at full zoom ; Occasionally hit-and-miss touchscreen interface

Conclusion The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550 is packed with good ideas and neat features, but the hybrid interface is patchy and the lens quality isn't good enough to justify the camera's manual modes. It's alright, and it's still pretty good value, but...

Retro styling meets 12MP stills, 3in touchscreen LCD and 720p HD movies. Has Panny's FX550 got the lot?

Simply stunning shots. Tactile design. Intuitive touchscreen

No viewfinder. Less than smooth movies. Mono sound

Touch panel 12 megapixel, 5x zoom compact shooting HD movies

With pricing comparable to immediate rivals, if you're looking for a pocket snapper that presents a small(ish) form factor, good sturdy build, choice of button or touch screen control and consistent JPEG performance, look no further than the FX550.

This is a feature packed smaller compact. It offers a manual exposure mode, High Definition movies, touch control for key features through the 3 inch LCD screen and a wide angle lens. Picture quality is very good and it is a well thought out camera.

Best touch screen setup - manual exposure - HD movies - extreme wide angle lens - picture quality

There are no areas that really stand out

Taking the whole package into account including the features and picture quality, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX550 is a class act. I would be very happy to own one.

The Panasonic FX550 - a swanky-looking touch screen compact camera with 25mm wide angle lens; it looks the part and has the specs to match. So how does the FX550 fare when put to the test? The What Digital Camera Panasonic Lumix FX550 review...

25mm wide angle, touch screen interface, subject tracking, fully manual controls available, intelligent Auto (iA)

AF can lag at times, touch screen can become fiddly, images a bit noisy

Quite simply the Panasonic FX550 (or FX580 for those across the pond) is an excellent little compact. Its simple design makes for easy functioning, further championed by the 3in touch screen, AF tracking and 25mm wide angle lens. On occasion the...

Panasonic Lumix FX550 digital camera : Panasonic is pleased to announce a new touch-screen interface model for its Lumix slim and stylish FX series as a successor to the DMC-FX500. The new Panasonic DMC-FX550 (in the USA known as Lumix FX580) features...

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 is a $400 point-and-shoot that brings extensive manual controls, a touch-screen interface and wide-angle lens to the table. While we were highly impressed by the level of control while shooting, the image quality was...

Our view on the FX580 is split. On one hand, we absolutely love the manual controls. Manual, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority shooting modes. Tweakable white balance. Auto exposure bracketing. Adjustable noise compensation, sharpness, saturation...

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 is a compact digital camera that hosts a reasonable number of manual controls along with lots of automated settings and scene modes. The camera has a 5x optical zoom and can capture 12 megapixel images at its highest...

The Panasonic DMC-FX580 strikes a nice middle ground between having manual control options and also including plenty of automated scene modes and settings. The large LCD screen looks wonderful, but you could run into some trouble with glare on a very...