portability, usability, screen, size, design

price, zoom, shutter

79% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nice, clean high-resolution images combine with fair noise suppression and responsiveness. Exposure is good as is white balance and the image stabilization is excellent to say nothing of the large 2.5-inch screen and great styling.

Low battery life marred an otherwise accomplished bit of kit, highlights in contrasty shots become blown quickly and there’s few focus issues in low light. My one other gripe is the menu system that requires the double selection of any settings.

Given the manufacturers pedigree; until two years ago it did not really have one for digicams, the FX7 is testament to the companies back room boffins, which have consistently produced stingingly good cameras since Panasonic got serious about digital...

Solidly built.2.5 inch LCD monitor.Very good image quality.Excellent stabilized zoom.Reliable metering.

Slightly sensitive to noise.No manual controls.

Leica 3x Optical Zoom Lens ; Mega Optical Image Stabilisation ; Quick turn-on, continuous shots, focus etc ; Good movie mode ; Good macro mode ; Extremely stylish and compact ; Excellent 2.5" TFT screen ; Excellent image quality - great colour and...

This extremely stylish 5mp ultra compact digital camera has a Leica 3x Optical zoom lens with Panasonic's Mega Optical Image Stabilisation (Mega O.I.S) technology, and a large 2.5" colour TFT screen. Its features are very impressive, the design,...

Beautifully crafted. Image stabilization feature is unique in such a small camera. Large 2.5-inch LCD.

Images were noisy and unremarkable. Too much shutter lag if you don't prefocus.

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High resolution, clean images Subtle, detailed images Good noise control at ISO 80-200 High quality construction, lovely design Good edge-to-edge sharpness Excellent white balance Feels fast and responsive Big, bright screen Reliable exposure and focus...

Battery life Some blown highlights Occasional mild color casts when shooting in very bright light Some focus problems in low light Size and design makes camera shake more likely Easy to accidentally press buttons you don't mean to

As with the recently reviewed Canon PowerShot SD300 (IXUS 40i) the DMC-FX7 is the perfect pocket camera as long as you don't expect miracles and are prepared to accept a certain amount of compromise on features and image quality.