

- PANASONIC LUMIX SOFTWARE PHOTOFUNSTUDIO MOVIE
- PANASONIC LUMIX SOFTWARE PHOTOFUNSTUDIO FULL
- PANASONIC LUMIX SOFTWARE PHOTOFUNSTUDIO ISO
That last one quickly zooms the lens completely out with one touch. On top are a power switch, shutter release, and zoom ring, and the E.Zoom button. Panasonic basically added a sliver of a grip on the front right so you have something more than the brushed metal body to hold on to. The FH27's design isn't all that different from its predecessor, the FH20. The quality is fairly mediocre, suitable for Web use or small prints with little or no cropping or enlarging. The camera's 3-megapixel High-Speed Burst mode can capture at up to 4.4fps.
PANASONIC LUMIX SOFTWARE PHOTOFUNSTUDIO FULL
The FH27 can shoot at full resolution at up to 1.1 frames per second with focus and exposure set with the first shot. Its shot-to-shot times are good, at 1.6 seconds without the flash and 2 seconds with it. The shutter lag in bright conditions (how quickly a camera captures an image after the shutter-release button is pressed) averaged 0.3 second in our lab tests and just 0.6 second in dim lighting. The time from off to first shot is very good at 1.3 seconds.

While I wouldn't recommend the FH27 for regularly shooting active kids and pets, the camera is pretty quick for its class, especially in terms of shutter lag and autofocus.

PANASONIC LUMIX SOFTWARE PHOTOFUNSTUDIO MOVIE
Lastly, there is a Movie mode capable of capturing video in up to 720p HD resolution. A MyScene option is also available, letting you associate a favorite scene mode with a spot in the shooting modes. You get a few creative shooting modes such as Pinhole and Film Grain to experiment with. The list includes familiar modes like Portrait, Sunset, and Night Scenery, as well as High-Speed Burst for action and High Sensitivity for low-light photos (both capturing images at 3 megapixels and below). If you like scene modes, the FH27 has 27 of them. In the Mode menu you'll find Panasonic's Intelligent Auto, which handles just about everything for you, as well as a Normal Picture mode that gives you the most control over results, with settings for focus, color effects, white balance, ISO, and exposure compensation. The FH27's shooting options are fairly bare-bones it's definitely geared for people who prefer to shoot in auto. Then again, if you just need shots for small prints and Web use, the high-ISO results might be acceptable. It does have low-light shooting modes, but the results are really only good for emergencies because of heavy noise reduction and off colors. If you need something for great low-light shots, this isn't your camera.
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It isn't until you go above ISO 400 that things noticeably decline-especially at larger sizes-with smeary details and yellow blotching from noise. That means shots taken in good lighting are quite nice and thanks to Panasonic's "Intelligent" technology, you can pretty much leave it in auto and get solid results. Though subjects look somewhat soft from the get-go, there isn't much difference from ISO 100 to ISO 400. The FH27's photo quality is good to very good, but people expecting to be wowed by its 16-megapixel resolution may be disappointed. PhotofunStudio 6.0 (Windows), Super LoiLoScope (trial version Windows)
