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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 is a $400 point-and-shoot that brings extensive manual controls, a touch-screen interface and wide-angle lens to the table. While we were highly impressed by the level of control while shooting, the image quality was overall sub-par. |
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| Section | The Good | The Bad | |
| Product Tour | Solid construction | Blocky | |
| Color | Unfortunately, none | Poor color accuracy; no color modes | |
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Noise | Manually controllable noise reduction; generally decent image noise | High image noise above ISO 400 |
| Resolution | Adjustable sharpening; many options for size | Poor sharpness on default setting | |
| Video | Decent video color accuracy | Video sharpness on the low side | |
| Playback | Many, many playback options; robust printing controls for PictBridge | Not much control for DPOF | |
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Hardware | Wide-angle lens; decent battery life; fast lens | Low LCD resolution; under-powered flash |
| Controls | Extensive manual tweaking available; aperture and shutter priority modes | No complaints - the controls are fantastic | |
| Design & Handling | High quality buttons; decent menu system | Manual leaves something to be desired | |
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