Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70 Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70

Digital Camera Review

Aug 06, 2007 - By James Murray
2 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70, announced at the end of January 2007, is a thick-bodied point-and-shoot with a 1/2.5-inch 7.2 megapixel CCD. This moderately-priced camera has a 3x optical zoom lens, 2-inch LCD screen, and optical image stabilization system. The camera has 18 preset shooting modes, a Simple Shooting mode, and a Motion Picture mode (although no audio recording). The Motion Picture mode is also able to shoot 16:9 video files at a reduced 848 x 480 resolution. The LS70 includes manual control over image settings like exposure compensation, white balance, a handful of shutter speed settings in Starry Sky mode, and ISO. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70 entered the market at an initial retail price of $149 but can currently be found online for less.
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Specs Table
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS70 Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 149.00  
Length 29.70  
Width 93.70  
Height 62.00  
Weight 4.80  
Pixels 7.38 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 7.20  
Sensor Type 1/2.5 CCD  
Image Size 3072 x 2304  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3;2, 16:9  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Yes  
Image Format JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Compression JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Lens 12x (7 elements in 6 groups)  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder no  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
LCD 2.0  
Focusing Modes Auto Focus, Normal/Macro  
Focusing Points 5 points  
Detecting Range Normal: 50cm-infinity; \'Macro Wide: 5cm-infinity\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Macro Tele: 30cm-infinity  
Shutter Speed 1.00  
Self Timer 2 sec, 10 sec  
Modes Intelligent ISO, Normal, Simple, Macro, Motion Picture, Playback, Print  
Speed Yes  
Burst No  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Soft Skin, Sports, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Panning, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Baby1, Baby2, Snow, High sensitivity, Beach, Aerial photo, Sunset, Pet  
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, -2 -+2 EV  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off  
Flash Range Wide: 0.3-4.7cm; Tele: 0.3-2.6cm  
Settings Fine, Standard  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 100-1250, High sensitivity 3200  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set  
Playback Options 25 thumbnail, 9 thumbnail, calendar, zoomed playback, Image rotation, Slideshow  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output No  
Software LUMIX simple viewer, PhotofunStudio, Arcsoft PhotoImpression  
Battery Power Source AA Oxyride Battery, AA NiMh Battery, AA Alkaline Battery, AC adaptor  
Zoom Wide 35  
Zoom Tele 105  
Intro Date 2007-01-31  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 8.00  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30 fps, 10 fps  
Storage Type 27MB Internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card  
LCD Pixels 86000  
Resolution Maximum 3072 x 2304  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 10.22   2.75 
Resolution 7.58   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.38   2 
Noise Manual ISO 4.28   3 
Model Design Appearance 6.50   1.25 
Low Light 2.72   2.25 
Size Portability 6.50   1.1 
Handling 5.50   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 7.00   0.85 
Front 7.00   0.6 
Back 5.00   0.6 
Left 7.00   0.5 
Right 6.75   0.5 
Top 7.50   0.6 
Menu 7.50   0.95 
Bottom 4.00   0.5 
Auto Mode 8.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 6.50   1.5 
Focus 6.50   1.25 
ISO 7.25   1.25 
White Balance 7.00   1.25 
Exposure 7.00   0.5 
Metering 5.75   1.1 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 0.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.25   0.75 
Drive Mode 4.75   1 
Picture Qualit Options 7.00   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 6.75   0.5 
Playback Mode 6.75   0.9 
Movie Mode 4.00   1 
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 2.00   1.25 
Flash 6.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.00   1.5 
Memory 3.75   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 6.90   1.75 
Shot Shot 8.50   1.75 
Shutter Shot 9.00   1.75 
Software 7.00   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 4.50   0.4 
Direct Print 6.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.50   0.95 
Battery 6.25   0.75 
Other Features 5.25   0.55 
Value 7.75   1.85 
Dynamic Range 5.55   2.5 
Video Performance 4.75   1.75 
Processing Speed 8.00   1.75 
White Balance Performance 8.14   1.8 
Total (weighted)   366.44
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