Testurteil: "3,5/5"
Test: Einzeltest: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS45
Zitat: Years ago, when Panasonic stepped into the digital camera market, their cameras were cutting edge and the retro design was unbelievably sexy. Since then they´ve lost the retro feel and gone for something more up to date. Not a big deal as the camera still looks good. As the range has expanded, there are a number that seem to only have existing features on. The Lumix DMC-FS45 falls into that category. Sure, it´s a camera that isn´t very expensive and won´t have the top end features on it, but it could at least have some digital filters that have been around for a number of years now. That being said, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS45 is a good little camera. It´s slim, versatile, fast at focusing and meters well. It was easy enough to use straight out of the box and it has a couple of useful features such as the switches instead of buttons. We´re impressed with the use of a Leica lens and in theory this should ensure crisp, colourful shots. In reality, we did get the sharpness where noise allowed and the pictures are colourful; although we had to boost them from time to time by switching the colour mode to Vivid. The rest of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS45 is built to a high standard so you won´t have any worries on that part. We would have liked to see a metal tripod screw thread but you can´t have it all. On the plus side, the lock on the battery door is good although there is a degree of flexibility in the door that we´re not keen on. Everyday shots we took we - naturally - great. Colours are realistic with just the right amount of saturation. The noise issue is disappointing and also a mystery. We´re having trouble getting our heads round the noise performance being somewhat off-kilter at the beginning but reprising itself towards the higher settings. There´s still a large amount of noise at the top end of the scale, but we´d expect to see more of it based on the results from the lower stages. Looking at the bigger picture, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS45 is a nice little camera. It has its downsides, but then they all do. We would prefer to see downsides in other areas than the image quality though. We´d forgive a camera its build quality if it took great pictures. If you have no intention of looking at pictures in fine detail then the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS45 should provide results you´ll be happy with.