Digital Home Thoughts: PhotographyBLOG Reviews the Budget Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30

"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS30 (also known as the DMC-FH20) is a slim and stylish digital camera with a versatile 8x, 28-224mm optical zoom lens. The FS30 also features a a 2.7-inch LCD screen and can record HD movies in 1280 x 720p at 30fps. The 14.1 megapixel DMC-FS30 offers Panasonic’s now standard Intelligent Auto mode for quick and easy shooting, Quick AF system, Venus Engine IV image processor, High Sensitivity mode and Extra Optical Zoom."

Continuing today's coverage of reviews, the Panasonic DMC-FS30 looks like a great camera if you are on a budget; a 28-224mm equivalent zoom lens, 720p video, and decent image quality. Panasonic has managed to produce some cheap but quality compacts in the FS lineup over the past few years, and this is one of the best efforts I've seen from them. If anyone has any suggestions in the "cheap but good" category, sound out in the discussion!