New Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

I have been actually aiming to buy myself a digital camera sometime next year. But the funny thing just happened.

Last weekend my Dad suddenly said "Is Gurney having the Camera Fair. I want to go and see".
So Sunday afternoon, me and my mum followed him to Gurney. While walking to the escalator I asked my dad, "Dad why you want to look for a camera, you already have the SLR one"
Dad replied, "I want to look for a small digital camera so that I can bring to Hanoi. Don't want to carry the big camera for traveling." Then there was silence from me as I was overjoyed by it but wasn't sure if he would really buy one. Hahahahahahahha...........

So Dad asked me if I knew which camera's are good. All I could think of was Rosalinds Lumix camera which she uses. It was her dream camera and I have seen it and it does look good with the features it has. So I suggested Lumix to my dad. First stop we went to Sony to see the latest model. Sales guy manage to impress my dad...but me at the side kept bugging him "Dad go check out Lumix"

So then after about 10 minutes at the Sony counter, dad decided to look at the Lumix. The sales guy there suggested to my dad the latest Lumix Model. He showed us a number of features of the camera and tried his best to compare with the Sony. Dad was impress. I was so happy. Then suddenly dad said to the salesman, "Ok you give me your best price" and next thing I knew the guy wrote the bill for RM 1499.

OMG................... my dad actually bought the camera on the spot without thinking. I was jumping for joy and quickly sms-ed Ed about it. Not a bad deal I guess. They gave us 2GB memory stick, 2 chargeable batteries, tripod, leather casing, neck strap and 2 bath towels. Now I need Rosalinds help one day on how to use the features as the manual book is too general. new Toy for Me!!!!

So here's the features

Panasonic DMC-FX100 specifications

Sensor	• 1/1.72" Type CCD • 12.4 million pixels total • 12.2 million effective pixels
Image sizes	• 4:3: 4000x3000, 3264x2448, 2560x1920, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 640x480 • 3:2: 4000x2672, 3264x2176, 2560x1712, 2048x1360 • 16:9: 4000x2248, 3264x1840, 2560x1440, 1920x1080
Movie clips	• 4:3: 640x480/320x240, 30fps/10fps • 16:9: 1280x720 15fps, 848x480, 30fps/10fps
File formats	• Still: JPEG Exif v2.21 • Still with sound: JPEG + Quicktime • Movie: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Lens	• 6.0-21.4mm (28-100 35 mm equiv) 3.6x optical zoom • F2.8 / F9.0 (Wide), F5.6 / F18 (Tele)
Image stabilization	MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2)
Conversion lenses	No
Digital zoom	Up to 4x
Focus	• Auto Focus System, Normal/Macro (Dial)
AF area modes	• 1 point • 1 point high speed • 3 point high speed • 9 point • Spot
AF assist lamp	Yes
Focus distance	• Normal: 50cm - ∞ • Macro: 5cm -∞ (Wide), 30cm - ∞ (Tele)
Metering	• Intelligent Multiple • Center Weighted • Spot
ISO sensitivity	• Auto ISO • Auto ISO 1600 - 6400 (High sensitivity mode) • ISO 80 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1250 • ISO 1600
Exposure compensation	• +/- 2EV • 1/3EV steps
Exposure bracketing	1/3 EV-1EV, 3 frames
Shutter speed	• 8-1/2000 sec • 15, 30, 60sec (Starry Sky Mode)
Aperture	F2.8 / F9.0 (Wide), F5.6 / F18 (Tele)
Modes	• Intelligent ISO • Normal Picture • Simple • Macro • Playback • Scene • Motion Picture • Print
Scene modes	• Portrait • Soft Skin • Self-Portrait • Scenery • Sports • Night Portrait • Night Scenery • Food • Party • Candlelight • Baby 1 • Baby 2 • Pet • Sunset • High sensitivity • Hi-Speed burst • Starry Sky • Fireworks • Beach • Snow • Aerial photo
White balance	• Auto • Daylight • Cloudy • Shade • Halogen • White Set
White balance fine tune	• +/-10steps, except for auto set • Selectable in Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity and Highspeed Burst modes
Self timer	2 or 10 sec
Continuous shooting	• 2fps, 5 images (Standard compression) • 2fps, 3 images (Fine compression)
Image parameters	• Contrast • Sharpness • Saturation • Noise Reduction • 3 levels (Low, standard, high)
Flash	• Auto • Auto with Red-eye Reduction • Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction • Forced On • Forced Off
Viewfinder	No
LCD monitor	• 2.5" Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display • 207k pixels
Connectivity	• DC input • AV output (NTSC/PAL) • USB
Print compliance	• DPOF • Pictbridge
Storage	• SD/SDHC/MMC card • Internal memory
Power	• Li-ion battery (3.7v, 1150mAh) • Charger included • AC adaptor (optional)
Weight (no batt)	148g (5.3 oz)
Dimensions	96.7 x 54 x 24.5mm (3.8 x 2.1 x 1 in)