The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20 is a 10 megapixel ultracompact digital camera and the top-level offering in Panasonic’s recently announced FS series of stylish, budget-conscious pocket cams. Equipped with an optically stabilized 4x zoom that begins at a wide 30mm, the FS20 also makes use of a large, bright, and crisp 3 inch LCD.
The FS20 is an auto-exposure only camera, with an "intelligent" fully automatic mode that actively evaluates scene conditions and selects settings rather than passively reacting to them, as with conventional auto exposure modes. A nice range of scene modes and a well thought-out approach to using them should also appeal to auto mode users looking for easy access to a little more control. What you won’t find here, however, are aperture or shutter controls of any kind: in spite of its serious look and feel, the FS20 remains, as suggested, a true point-and-shoot in most ways.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20 Review