What is a good successor to the Panasonic Lumix FX07 digital camera?

October 9, 2007 11:55 AM

What is a good successor to the Panasonic Lumix FX07 digital camera? I have seen some accolades for the Lumix FX07 but it doesn't seem to be a current model any longer. I'm looking for a camera that will fit easily in my pocket, and I like that the FX07 has image stabilization and wide-angle shooting.
posted by scottso17 to Technology (7 answers total)

Supposedly the FX30. which I bought recently, and lurv.
posted by FreezBoy at 12:24 PM on October 9, 2007

FreezBoy is correct. I have the FX07. I bought my dad the FX30. They are nearly identical. The FX30 is a little smaller.
posted by thinman at 12:38 PM on October 9, 2007

Thirding here, I read that same boingboing article and then couldn't find the fx07 but figured out that the FX30 was the successor. I've had it for a few months now. Nice little camera, I use it constantly.
posted by octothorpe at 1:07 PM on October 9, 2007

Best answer: I love my FX30, but the more recent FX33 has more megapixels with similar specs otherwise - check dpreview.
posted by zadcat at 4:08 PM on October 9, 2007

Response by poster: Hmmm, I had a link to a BoingBoing article with accolades for the FX07 as a reference point, but it appears that the link is now gone. Here it is again.

Thanks for your responses so far.
posted by scottso17 at 5:07 PM on October 9, 2007

I really really like my lumix tz3. It's a bit more expensive (though not insanely more - its going for 238 on amazon now) , but its got all the specs you want, 28-280(!) zoom, fits in my jeans pocket (although if you wear super-tight jeans it probably won't fit), and its got two very solid modes of image stabilization.
posted by jourman2 at 9:50 PM on October 9, 2007

I went from an FX07 to an FX01 to an FX30. They're all pretty much the same with minor improvements and a smaller size in the newer models.

There are also some variations: the FX50 is nearly the same with a bigger screen. The TZ3, which my wife has, is slightly larger (not what I'd call pocket size but YMMV) but has 10X zoom.

See also DP Review and in particular their Panasonic Database.

The FX30 and FX50 are both "last year's model" and you might find a good deal on them.
posted by mmoncur at 5:02 AM on October 10, 2007