Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 Digital Camera

Digital cameras are designed in brushed metal-finished panel with slip proof and easy-to-hold grip, they both come in compact and slim casing and obtain all the common Intelligent Auto functions you would found on other LUMIX digital cameras, including Intelligent ISO control, MEGA IOS, Face Detection and Intelligent Scene Selector. Moreover, you could share the videos or snapshots captured by using LUMIX Image Uploader to your Facebook and video via YouTube easily.

Equipped with Venus Engine VI image processor with Intelligent Resolution technology for shooting clear and crisp digital snapshots and videos, 16.1MP sensor, the new iA functions for locking moving object, and Sonic Speed AutoFocusfor capturing spru-of-the-moment snapshots.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 digital camera! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 is a point-and-shoot digital camera designed to be as easy and intuitive to use as possible. This is nearly identical to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25, but includes Touch-control Shooting mode that allows a subject to be selected for auto-focus without releasing the shutter right away. With a 16.1 megapixel CCD and an 8x Optical Zoom that is enhanced by digital processes to extend as far as 18x. The camera is capable of tracking moving subjects with auto-focus when they are selected on the 3 inch LCD touchscreen, and can zoom in automatically when a subject is selected.

Panasonic has released the Lumix DMC-FH27 with Leica 28-224mm equiv. zoom lenses. These two models also provide Lumix camera 720p High Definition [HD] video recording and an advanced iA [Intelligent Auto] system. The LUMIX DMC-FH27 and FH25-shoot of high quality 16.1 megapixel images, combining a 28mm wide angle LEICA DC lens with a powerful 8x optical zoom to take amazing photos.

Panasonic's popular iA mode, a suite of technologies that engage automatically with no setting changes needed by the user makes it easy for anyone to take beautiful photos. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 features two new iA functions AF (Auto Focus) Tracking and Intelligent Exposure. AF Tracking locks onto any subject and keeps it in focus even if it moves, while the Intelligent Exposure optimizes the exposure for each part of an image, preventing blocked shadows and blown highlights and helping ensure that gradation and details are reproduced beautifully.

The LUMIX DMC-FH27 shoots high-quality 16.1 megapixel images and combines a 28mm wide-angle LEICA DC lens with a powerful 8x optical zoom to take amazing photos. Redesigned with an easy-to-hold grip and slim and stylish profile, it features a large Intelligent LCD, 720p High Definition (HD) video recording and an advanced iA (Intelligent Auto) for ease of use.

At the core of the LUMIX FH27 is the Venus Engine VI image processor with Intelligent Resolution technology for shooting clear and crisp digital photos and videos. The cameras feature a fast response time with shutter release lag times as short as approximately 0.005 seconds and, by adding Sonic Speed AutoFocus (AF), users can easily capture spur-of-the-moment photos. Using Intelligent Resolution technology, the Intelligent Zoom extends the powerful 8x optical zoom to increase to 10x equivalent without compromising picture quality.

* 3.0-inch High Resolution LCD
* The high-speed, high-performance Venus Engine VI is incorporated in the camera to enable the recording of beautiful images.
* iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode
* The MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) - Compensates for the blurring caused by hand-shake.

Excellent little camera for travelers. Bought this for an upcoming trip, and I've been testing it for the last few days on walks around a local lake. One day I took about 150 shots, and the battery was starting to wear down. No way this will shoot 200 without a recharge, which takes a couple hours. Realistically tho, how often do you shoot more than 100 shots in one day?

On the other hand, this is the first camera I've owned that makes me look like I'm not a terrible photographer. The Intelligent Auto mode is everything a point-and-shoot idiot could wish for. It focuses quickly, sets all the settings, and all you do is shoot. The Lumix sensor gets the colors just about right, with a little kick to make the world look just a bit more vivid. It's also fun to fiddle with the focus point, which you can pick by touching a spot on the viewer.

28 "Scene Modes" are available in groups of four, but you probably won't use more than a few. I wish I could rearrange the order of the Scene Modes so my favorites were in front. I also wish Panasonic's PhotoFunStudio 6.0 software didn't crash every time I try to offload photos to my PC, but I'm sure that bug will be fixed fairly soon. Meanwhile I copy photos using Windows Explorer to see the camera's SD card as a folder. Drag and Drop will do for now.

The touch screen has decent contrast, but could be brighter in daylight (as could all LCD's). In Playback Mode you can slide your finger left or right to go to the next or previous photo. Some of the menu icons are really cryptic, so be sure to get the PDF of the full user's manual so you can decipher them. It also takes awhile to get used to how the menus work in different modes. I'm still puzzling over some of that.

Best thing about this camera is the quick performance, excellent zoom and surprisingly good anti-shake. I could stand and snap a zoomed in stop sign from half a block away with no noticeable blurring. That's impressive in a camera this size. The worst knock is probably the battery, which is not going to get 200 shots, but will get more than most people will shoot in a day. An extra battery would come in handy, but at the moment (22 Mar) they aren't available.

All in all it's hard to imagine a better pocket travel camera at this price point.

By: jimbo92107 March 21, 2011