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About Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX77

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX77 (also known as the Panasonic DMC-FX78) is a new touch-screen digital compact camera. Offering a large 3.5-inch LCD with full touchscreen operation, the 12.1 megapixel FX77 also features a bright f/2.5, 24-120mm 5x zoom lens, 1920 x 1080 full HD movie recording in the AVCHD Lite format, 3D Photo Mode, 3.7 fps burst shooting, Intelligent Resolution technology, and Intelligent Auto mode with Motion Deblur anti-blurring function. The FX77 / FX75 is available in black in Europe and silver and black in the USA, priced at £269 / $299 respectively.

Successor to the DMC-FX70, the new FX77 almost completely dispenses with any external controls, relying instead on interaction via the large 3.5 inch touch-screen, which is in the 16:9 aspect ratio. Outwardly, the solid feeling, pocket-sized Lumix DMC-FX77 has a slim 20.6mm depth and glossy black and silver finish to our review sample. Weighing just 126g without the battery or card inserted yet still feeling sturdy when gripped in the palm, it's both slimmer and lighter than the FX70 model that it replaces.

Beneath the unassuming but not unattractive metal and plastic exterior the FX77 packs the advantage of a 5x optical zoom, starting at a wide angle of 24mm equivalent (in 35mm terms) and peaking at 120mm at the telephoto end. The bright f2.5 lens is stored compactly within the body when the camera is not in use, and its positioning and eventual prominence ensures, when active, that there's no danger of fingers straying into shot when shooting handheld. Its broad-ish (for a compact) focal range ensures this snapper has most everyday subjects covered, from landscape and group portraits to candid close ups. if you don't mind a resolution drop to three megapixels then use can be made of the device's Extra Optical Zoom function which utilises the central part of the CCD sensor - effectively a crop - to boost the reach to a 9.8x zoom equivalent.

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