Introduction:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20, an entry-level compact camera with interesting features has grabbed a fair share of the digital market with its decent performance and affordable price. This camera looks sleek, weighs less and can be carried anywhere effortlessly. The camera has 40 MB built-in memory and also supports SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.

Features:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 offers nice automated features that will prove to be a guiding force to beginners. Apart from featuring special scene modes like Travel, Pets etc the camera also packs PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 software that helps you organize, edit and archive your images in a systematic manner. Upload HD video clips to online social networking sites using the embedded YouTube up loader in a jiffy.
 
Pros:

• In spite of its portable size, the DMC-FH 20 packs a generous 28mm wide-angle lens with 8x optical zoom to assist the user in capturing the distant action in great detail.
• The powerful CCD sensor of 14.1 megapixels resolution aids the user in taking prints and making posters of the captured images without sacrificing quality.
• Framing and reviewing of images can be done with great ease using the 2.7” LCD of 230k resolution.
• Shoot videos in 1, 280 x 720 pixels resolution at 30 frames per second with mono aural sound.

Cons:

• The camera lacks a true optical viewfinder and a mini HDMI output.
• Some important features that went missing from the FH-20 include fully manual modes, aperture-priority, shutter-priority modes and zoom option while shooting videos.
• As the video files of this camera uses the compression format of QuickTime Motion JPEG expect the files to be extremely huge.
• Pictures shot in the telephoto mode look soft and exhibit barrel distortion.

Pricing Range: Buy this camera for just $156-$199 and enjoy shooting great images. Available in Red, Black, Silver, Blue & Violet!

Final Verdict: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 promises to offer great convenience to the user with its impressive array of features, multi-language support and instant sharing of video clips online. Looks –wise the camera offers nothing impressive and even the lay-out needs some improvement. The camera lacks several components and the overall utility offered by this camera is limited but then we must accept that its performance is truly in-line with its price.