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Old 9th April 2007   #1
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Question Price for FX30 & camera advice pls

Hi all... I'm new to Panasonic Lumix and have been eyeing for one for some time. My Canon Powershot is getting old, so I'm looking at a new replacement and hopefully a camera with better night shots. Somehow, I'm attracted to the Lumix range, so hopefully the kind souls here who are proud owners can advise me...

I'm looking at a compact digital camera. Looking at 4 choices now:

FX 07 (said to be out of production and FX 30 is the succeeder?, if so, can leave this out)
FX 30
FX 50 (any major difference btw the 50 and 30?)
LX 2 (i like this cos they can do RAW, but not a great importance, as I mostly do leisure/travel/holiday pictures)

Right now, I'm also looking out for the price for FX 30, anyone who has any "insider info" or who have also recently made a new purchase??

Thanks in advance for those whom will reply!!
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Originally Posted by Cherrier View Post
Hi all... I'm new to Panasonic Lumix and have been eyeing for one for some time. My Canon Powershot is getting old, so I'm looking at a new replacement and hopefully a camera with better night shots. Somehow, I'm attracted to the Lumix range, so hopefully the kind souls here who are proud owners can advise me...

I'm looking at a compact digital camera. Looking at 4 choices now:

FX 07 (said to be out of production and FX 30 is the succeeder?, if so, can leave this out)
FX 30
FX 50 (any major difference btw the 50 and 30?)
LX 2 (i like this cos they can do RAW, but not a great importance, as I mostly do leisure/travel/holiday pictures)

Right now, I'm also looking out for the price for FX 30, anyone who has any "insider info" or who have also recently made a new purchase??

Thanks in advance for those whom will reply!!
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/comp...cfx01&show=all
given a choice, i would go for the fx 01... price is decent (probably lower than all the other 4) but feature is good and comparable to all the other fx.
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Old 9th April 2007   #3
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/comp...cfx01&show=all
given a choice, i would go for the fx 01... price is decent (probably lower than all the other 4) but feature is good and comparable to all the other fx.
Oh yes, I checked on dpreview also, but thanks for the comparison link! After looking at all 4 and then also FX 01, I'm more confused.. actually I don't see a BIG difference between all of them, only that LX 2 is 10 mega pixels and do RAW. The rest are all identical...

Any owners' recommendation would be helpful!
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Oh yes, I checked on dpreview also, but thanks for the comparison link! After looking at all 4 and then also FX 01, I'm more confused.. actually I don't see a BIG difference between all of them, only that LX 2 is 10 mega pixels and do RAW. The rest are all identical...

Any owners' recommendation would be helpful!
fx and lx is pretty different, the native format of lx is 16:9 while fx is 4:3. and beside that lx2 bigger/heavier but it aperture/shutter/manual control where as fx only offer auto/scene mode.
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if u dont mind a slightly bigger cam , u can consider TZ3;

great for travel n once u hv 10 times optical zone, u wont want 3x anymore...
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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/comp...cfx01&show=all
given a choice, i would go for the fx 01... price is decent (probably lower than all the other 4) but feature is good and comparable to all the other fx.
Just checked out at lunch time... and guess what. Fx30 is only $50 bucks more than fx01 (fx07 is said to have stopped production so its not available in some places). In other places, I managed to find fx07, it is still more expensive than the new fx30. Strange!
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Just checked out at lunch time... and guess what. Fx30 is only $50 bucks more than fx01 (fx07 is said to have stopped production so its not available in some places). In other places, I managed to find fx07, it is still more expensive than the new fx30. Strange!
Just get the cheapest one unless you need the "extra" features... basically for me the only advantage of fx30 over fx01 is just the higher resolution video mode and slightly stronger flash.
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Originally Posted by vnwt88 View Post
if u dont mind a slightly bigger cam , u can consider TZ3;

great for travel n once u hv 10 times optical zone, u wont want 3x anymore...
mmm.... actually don't have a need for so high quality... and compact is the issue cos my powershot was quite "fat", now want something lighter and slim!
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Originally Posted by Cherrier View Post
Just checked out at lunch time... and guess what. Fx30 is only $50 bucks more than fx01 (fx07 is said to have stopped production so its not available in some places). In other places, I managed to find fx07, it is still more expensive than the new fx30. Strange!
mind to share how much is FX01 retailing at now? Thanks.
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mind to share how much is FX01 retailing at now? Thanks.
it ranges from 445 (CP) to 499 (at all other electrical stores)...
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