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lExtended Battery Life gives you longer battery
life while reducing the size of the battery to
t into smaller cameras. You can expect 300
shots on a single charge.
Color Choices
The trend these days is to bring out cameras in vari-
ous colors, similar to the iPod nano choices! The
DMC-FP3 comes in the following colors: silver, royal
blue, red and black.
Although these color choices may not be all that
signicant, you will nd that the dierent colors
have dierent
prices as well
depending on
demand.
Mac Support
This Panasonic
camera techni-
cally does not
have drivers
that work with
Macs. Howev-
er, it seemed to
work well with
iPhoto and
instantly down-
loaded its photos without installing the included CD
software. This camera, like those from other manu-
facturers, does not need Mac support, since iPhoto
makes it easy to download pictures from any camera.
One “problem” was noted. When you hook up the
included USB cable, it will not work until you access
the touch-screen and select between PictBridge and
PC connections. This is an extra step not required on
most cameras.
Evaluation
All cameras have pluses and minuses. You just need
to nd one you can live with.
I found very few problems with this camera. The
touch-screen worked perfectly. Its small size with
large LCD worked just great. The photos produced
looked ne. The only drawback is that when you
make 8 x 10 or larger prints, they don’t have the
sharpness you would expect with a DSLR camera.
But with standard-size prints, they looked excellent.
Negatives were very few. I noted above that when
downloading photos, you have an extra step by
going to the touch-screen to select where you are
outputting your photos. Most cameras automati-
cally select this option.
The DMC-FP3 uses a Panasonic proprietary Lithium
ION battery. Find-
ing these could be
problematic com-
pared to standard
“AA” batteries that
other manufacturers
use. The good news
is that this battery is
fully charged in 90
minutes.
Another drawback
is Panasonic’s omis-
sion of a viewing lens.
Yes, the camera has a
nice 3-inch LCD, but
with light changing, it
would be nice to oc-
casionally look through the viewnder as well.
Conclusion
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP3 is hard to beat for
someone looking for a small digital camera with
high technology features. Its ¾” thin size is a real
plus. The features of this camera, usually found in
more expensive cameras, are an added bonus.
For under $175, as a primary camera for someone
new to digital photography or as a backup camera
for an experienced photographer the DMC-FP3 is
one serious contender.
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