DMC LS1

Lumix DMC LS1 Review

This Cheap Digital Camera UK DMC LS1 review is designed to give you a quick overview of all the main features and specifications of the Panasonic DMC LS1.

Panasonic Lumix DMC LS1, digital camera with a 4-megapixel 3x Optical Zoom, 14 megabytes of built-in memory and MEGA O.I.S., (Panasonics Optical Image Stabilizer that compensates for handshake) all in a Cheap digital camera that runs on two AA batteries which can be purchased anywhere.

Lumix Venus Engine Plus

The low power consumption of the Lumix DMC LS1 is due to the newly developed Venus Engine Plus, which achieves about 50% lower energy consumption than its predecessor, the old image processing LSI Venus Engine from the Lumix DMC-LC80, DMC-70 and DMC-50 cameras. The Venus Engine Plus has been substantially upgraded in terms of performance, energy consumption, responsiveness and image quality and is a big step up from its predecessor making this Lumix digital camera a force to be reckoned with due to its high image quality,quick response times and cheap price.

The LS1 LCD Display

The LS1 has a large 2 inch transmissive with Micro Reflective (TRM) LCD monitor. There is a facility to adjust the brightness of the screen which allows easy viewing, even in bright sunny daylight.

The cameras LCD Display is also used for accessing the LS1s menu system. There is a facility to adjust the brightness of the cameras screen. This can come in particularly handy on very sunny days when the screen is hard to see. There is no viewfinder on this digital camera.

Entry Level Lumix

The Lumix DMC LS1 is a cheap compact digital camera for the entry-level user. It has a variety of carefully thought out supportive settings of Mode Dial and Scene Modes together with MEGA O.I.S., to make taking clear, beautiful pictures an easy job.

The Lumix DMC LS1 even has a Simple Mode, in which most settings are made automatically. You just aim at the subject, zoom in or out, and press the cameras shutter button. The LS1 has a decent built in flash unit with a maximum range of 4.2m. (This drops to 2.4m when the cameras optical zoom is in use.)


Lumix LS1 Quick Specs

• Advanced Mega Optical Image Stabilizer
• 4 Megapixel CCD
• 3x Optical Zoom
• 4x Digital Zoom
• 2.0 inch Diagonal LCD
• Venus Engine Plus
• 14 megabytes of built-in memory

DMC LS1 Detailed Specifications


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