'The camera's Macro detail is stunning and sharpness up close within the book titles is spot on.'
'Build quality appears good and the camera has a solid feel.'
'Responsiveness is more problematic.'
'Images are sharp in the center (averaging 2,215 lines per picture height) and fade a bit toward the outer regions (an average of 1,402 lines per picture height).'
'The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is an attractive SLR-shaped camera with 3.1 effective megapixels'
'The FS3's emphasis is clearly on auto-mode shooting, with several new "Intelligent Auto" features promising more consistent shooting performance across a range of conditions'
'1/2.5" 8.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor and a Lumix DC Vario branded F2.8 - F5.1 3x optical zoom lens'
'system that incorporates gyrosensors to detect hand-shake and shifts the lens system to compensate, preventing hand-shake from creating a blurry image'
'sluggish performance and poor picture quality'
'No bones about it: the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 is one ugly camera'