Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 Digital Camera

Description

The DMC-FX55’s design defines simplicity. The 3-inch 230,000-pixel LCD screen leaves little room for buttons, but Panasonic includes a very nice, large joystick to access the mostly menu-driven controls. The joystick also provides quick access to exposure compensation, flash, the self-timer, and image review. Plus, pressing the joystick opens the menu. This makes operating the camera easy in that you don’t need to learn the locations of buttons, but menu-driven controls can also be slower than the alternative. In the case of the DMC-FX55, this means that it takes seven button presses to change the ISO and get back to shooting.