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Panasonic DMC-LS75S 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
List Price: $149.95
Our Price: $134.00
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Silver
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2.5
Feature: Included Accessories - 2x AA Oxyride Batteries, Strap, Video and USB Cables
Maximum Focal Length: 17.4
Maximum Resolution: 7.2
Minimum Focal Length: 5.8
Model: DMC-LS75S
Monitor Size: 250
Optical Zoom: 3
Publisher: Panasonic
System Memory Size: 27
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Features
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Included Accessories - 2x AA Oxyride Batteries, Strap, Video and USB Cables
7.2-Megapixel, up to 3072x2304 still resolution, QuickTime Motion JPEG 848x480 at 30 fps
Built-in 27MB - We recommend purchasing an optional 1GB SD or SDHC Memory Card for practical usage
3x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom 7 elements in 6 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses/3 Aspherical surfaces)
Wide Aperture Range - F2.8/F8 (2 steps) / Tele F5/F14 (2 steps)
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Panasonic DMC-LS75 Lumix Compact 7.2-Megapixel Digital Camera runs on 2x AA batteries and includes Panasonic Oxyride batteries to get the most possible photos per set. Mega O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilization helps keep your shots steady with this small camera and automatically compensates for handshake. With the simplified settings menu, you can easily take clear beautiful shots without knowing a lot about cameras. You can compensate for backlighting by just pressing the cursor key and the Function button lets you easily change settings such as auto focus, lighting metering, white balance, ISO sensitivity, image size, image quality, etc. White Balance - Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set Shutter Speed - 8 - 1/2,000 seconds Starry Sky Mode - 15, 30, 60 seconds Self Timer - 10 seconds / 2 seconds Built-in Flash Mode - Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction and Forced On/Off Dimensions - Height 3.59'' x Width 2.44'' x Depth 1.17'' Weight - 0.30 pounds
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Featured Customer Reviews:
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Fantastic entry level camera
I was looking for a cheap point and shoot for taking pics for Ebay. I'm a camera noob and wanted a camera that could do what a point and shoot should. I wanted to take it out of the box and snap pics. I started witha Sony DSC S700. I was extremely dissapointed. That camera has no image stabilizer. Unless you have surgeons hands, don't bother. This Panasonic does have an image stabilizer. The quality of pics it takes beats the Sony's hands down. You do need to read the manual. This camera has a boat-load of features. THere's multiple scene modes such as candlelight, beach, snow, sports etc. There's a macro mode for close-up shots. It has a movie mode for short filming. The Sony's shutter button required too much effort, and caused camera movement, the Panasonic's does not. Press half-way to focus, and full to snap. There's a high angle mode. That makes it easier to see the large lcd screen when holding the camera above your head. Zooming in and out is easy with a separate button on the top of the camera. When shooting, an icon tells you if your hand is moving to much, so you can attempt to stabilize the shot. The image stabilizer works well. You can navigate easily thru the menus. When turning the jog dial, the lcd screen indicates what mode your in. The camera takes fairly good low-light pics. There is some graininess, but it's not too bad. You will want to spend more if you plan to take a lot of night-shots tho. The onboard photo-editing is limited. Red-eye removal, crop, rotate and that's about it. There's a shooting mode that eliminates red-eye by pausing the shutter after the flash goes off. It works very well. The included software is very basic, serious photographers will want 3rd party software. There's Intelligent ISO(in shutter opening) mode which will automatically enable or disable the flash based on ambient light. Very handy! If the flash causes glare, you can force it off easily. There's a wealth of info on the lcd screen. There's a pictograph of incoming light to help you avoid glare,etc. Indicators for OIS on, # of shots on the memory card etc. I paid $90 for this camera. For that kind of money, it's a screaming bargain. On the Sony, you have to go to nearly $200 to get an image stabilizer. The OIS on this camera is indespensible. I love this camera, an recommend it highly to anyone wanting a budget model. That being said, this isn't a professional camera, so if that's what you want look elsewhere.
NO SOUND ON MOVIES
Have not even tried the camera, yet. I am disgusted that the movie mode has no audio. What the hell were they thinking??
Good while it lasted
Used for about 16 months as a compact 2nd camera. Took about 1000 pics altogether. Although I treated camera w/ respect, the auto focus stopped working any time the optical zoom setting is anything less than 50% of range (most shots). Pics come out very blury. I dont know if this is a common or unusual failure mode for this camera.
The video mode never worked very well - colors were way off and NO SOUND. Even very cheap cameras come w/ microphones - this one doesn't and that IMO is a design flaw.
It sadens me that this camera will now start its 10,000 year decomposition in a landfill.
Problems
I have had this camera for a year. For at least 6 months now, it has had a white spot that randomly shows up somewhere in most pictures. Now about 1 1/2 to 2 months ago it just became blurry. I didn't drop it and didn't change any settings from how I normally use it. Most all of the pictures are blurry now, once in a while one will look okay. I have tried a lot of different things and ready the manual and nothing has helped. Since it would cost less to get a new one then have it checked out, I'm buying a new one. I am actually buying another Panasonic, a TZ3, which has good reviews and ratings. I like to think that I just got a lemon and this new one will be fine.
Good camera for the price.
I had read all the previous reviews on this product that I could find before buying it. Every other review I read was right on the money. This is a great camera for the price. It's quick to start and move from picture to picture, very easy to use and has a lot of features if you like features to play with. The only problem this camera has is that the flash is a little too bright for close use. When the flash goes off the picture washes out. Other than that for outdoor use which is primarily why I bought it, the pictures are beautiful.
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