My New Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36 new*

Yeah~ yesterday at KLCC Pikom PC Fair 2008 (i), I bought a new Panasonic DMC-FX36 Digital Camera, not fully test the Camera yet, but very super duper love the design & the only iA function on that Lumix FX-36….

My 1st Photo Taken With My New Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX36 is a highly desirable slim, light and well-built compact camera with unusually wide angle coverage. Sporting 25-100mm equivalent coverage, it zooms much wider than the typical 36 or 38mm of most compacts and even squeezes-in slightly more than Panasonic’s own 28mm models, including the earlier FX33. It’s a very welcome facility.

In terms of the other new features, the HD video recording facility certainly produces footage with greater detail than the standard definition modes and it’s nice to have an optional Component video cable to view them (and slideshows) on an HDTV.

But like all video modes on still cameras, don’t expect miracles. The FX36’s HD recording may look better than its own SD modes, but it’s not a patch on a dedicated HD camcorder or even a higher-end SD model – and like most compacts, the audio is still pretty ropey. So it’s a nice feature to have, but still no replacement for a proper camcorder.

iA - Intelligent Auto Technology Takes Another Step Forward with Intelligent Exposure
When you don’t know which mode will give you the best shooting results, or when a sudden photo opportunity pops up and you don’t have time to make any settings, simply choose iA mode and let the camera do it all for you. It’s the easy way to get great shots every time

Shake Detection – Advanced MEGA O.I.S
The MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) compensates for the blurring caused by hand-shake. It is now featured on the entire LUMIX range, and is highly popular with users around the world. Even slight hand-shake movement is accurately detected by a sampling frequency of 4,000 times per second, and compensated to produce sharp, clear images. And, it can even detect and separate hand-shake from other types of camera movement to raise both the detection precision and corrective effect. It also works for macro shots, which are especially susceptible to hand-shake, and lets you shoot in dimly lit rooms or evening illumination, without a flash, to preserve the mood.

Motion Detection – Advanced Intelligent ISO Control
The Intelligent ISO Control function, made possible by the Venus Engine IV, detects subject movement and automatically adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best suit the movement and light conditions. When it detects subject motion, it automatically raises the ISO setting and increases the shutter speed to prevent motion blur.

Face Detection – Face Detection AF/AE
The Face Detection function in the DMC-FX36 detects faces for up to 15 people in the frame and simultaneously and automatically optimizes the focus and exposure settings. It prevents the blurry faces that happen when the camera focuses on something in front of or behind the subject, and keeps faces from appearing dark when shooting indoors or against the light source. The DMC-FX36 does all of this automatically. Once the camera detects a face, Face Tracking follows it even when the subject moves around.

Scene Detection – Intelligent Scene Selector
When the camera’s in iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode, the Intelligent Scene Selector automatically sets the scene mode to either Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery*. The camera judges it from the various detection results such as focusing distance, inclusion of human face and brightness level of the circumstance.** You are free from annoying settings every time scene changes when taking pictures with these most frequently used scene modes to get beautiful results even before you know it.

Light Detection – Intelligent Exposure
A newly incorporated Intelligent Exposure function increases the exposure only in under-exposed areas by detecting the brightness level part-by-part in the picture. If the background includes the sky, which tends to be easily washed out, the camera automatically adjusts the aperture and shutter speed to keep the setting slightly under-exposed to prevent wash-out while brightening the darkened area by increasing the ISO only in that area. If the background of an indoor portrait receives insufficient lighting from a flash and becomes dark, the ISO sensitivity is raised in only the low-lit area to make it brighter without causing graininess in the subject’s face