Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33S 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)

by Panasonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 3.7 x 2 inches ; 4.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000UPBW3E
• Item model number: DMC-FX33P-S
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,056 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 9, 2006

Product Description

The Panasonic DMC-FX33S Lumix 8.1 Megapixel Digital Camera comes equipped with advanced Mega O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilization that detects even the tiniest camera movement so it can automatically adjust the lens to compensate. Get clear pictures every time without any loss of image detail or clarity with Mega O.I.S. This camera will not only help eliminate blurring from hand-shake or subject movement, but it will also automatically detect up to 15 faces to select the focus, exposure and scene modes for the best results. Intelligent ISO lets Panasonic Lumix digital cameras capture crisp, clear images while your subject is moving. Intelligent Scene Selector will sense the ambient conditions and automatically select Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode accordingly to get beautiful results every time you shoot. Face Detection for Blur-Free Portraits Backlight Compensation at Intelligent Auto mode Burst Shooting Mode - Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard Mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode) High-speed Burst Mode - approx. 7 frames/sec Built-in Flash Mode - Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction and Forced Off Shutter Speed - 8 - 1/2,000 seconds Power Supply - Lithium-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, 1000 mAh) for up to 280 pictures Dimensions - Height 2.04'' x Width 3.74'' x Depth 0.87'' Weight - 0.29 pounds

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Camera, February 6, 2008

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Bruce Machen Ward (Bartlett TN) - See all my reviews
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This is the most awesome camera I've ever owned. I can take the best pictures I've ever been able to take! I can sit in an almost completely dark room and take a picture of something that I can barely see on the display screen, but when I look at the actual photo it took it looks as if I was in a well lit room! And I can take great close-ups I could never get with my old standard film camera. I LOVE this camera and I haven't even begun to play with all of its great features. I definitely recommend this camera to anyone, especially to novices like me! This camera works for great photographers or beginners.(Reviewed by wife, the recipient of the camera.)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera for the size, January 24, 2008

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Desert Jackrabbit "DJR" (Sun City West, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

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I really like the Panasonic FX-33. To have a shirt-pocket-sized camera with a high quality Leica lens, optical image stabilization, wide-aspect ratio 8.1MP chip. From reading on the Internet and comparing the Panasonic FX series to the Lica D-LUX 2 the Leica camera is programmed with Leica's prepriority software and Panasonic has their own software. The main reason I bought the Panasonic FX-33 is that is has a Leica lense and is about half the cost of the equivalent Leica model and I can carry it in my pocket. I'm tired of carrying around a big camera bag.

The only thing I've noticed that I don't like is that skin tones seem to be light or have to be adjusted in Photoshop when the camera is set in the iA mode this is no problem for me.

When shooting in the Normal Picture Mode there is an adjustment for Soft Skin Tones which I haven't tried yet.

Otherwise, I really like the camera. When ordering, remember the camera does not come with a Secure Data card so you might want to consider ordering one when purchasing the camera. Also, my camera did not come with a case.

DES-Arizona

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Cool looks, poor image quality, June 22, 2008

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Frank (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX33S 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) (Electronics)

I picked up this camera to replace my wife's 3.1 MP Canon from 2003. As the camera will be strictly used as a point-and-shoot, I wanted to know how it performed straight out of the package. On an overcast day in summer with good and even light (2.00 p.m.) I took about 50 photos with it, first in full auto (auto fill-in flash, anti-shake and auto-ISO), later with ISO limited to 100 to reduce noise.

My first impression: All images suffer from visible noise and lack of detail. Even shots of static, high-contrast objects (30 yards away) were sometimes simply out of focus: At ISO 100, zoom set to wideangle and at 1/320s shutter speed you can rule out camera shake as a reason for blurry images - especially with the image stabilizer on.

As the camera appears to prefer high shutter speeds it will not stop down to give you better resolution of more depth-of-field. As a result, if it focuses on the wrong part of an image your main object might appear blurry. The Canon models I used recently (IXUS 850IS and A640) were much better at this.

Adjusting the zoom lens from wide-angle to a more "normal" or light "telephoto" setting, things actually got even worse: In the "long" setting (100mm equivalent) I was simply not able to produce a single shot that I would call "sharp". In fact, some of the images from that old 3.2 MP Canon had better resolution and sharpness than what I got from the FX33.

Even though I liked the natural skin tones, the good macro and the camera's ability to cope with high contrasts situations, I think I will return the camera tomorrow.