I have this camera since last 1yr and have no problems. The pictures are sharp and produce excellent quality for printing small images. Overall a good beginner camera.

This camerae is fabulous. The photos are clear and crisp. The settings enable you to tweak almost anything you want. There are special photo modes. Including a 'heart' mode which is basically point and shoot friendly. The quality is outstanding and the price is comparably less than the cannon A60, but without sacrificing quality standards. Plus this camera takes 2 AA NiMH at a time and not four like other cameras, a huge plus. This way you can carry extra batteries much easier. A battery charger is a must so plan to buy one. With usb 2.0 you'll have your pics on the computer in a flash. Don't be discouraged by all the special settings. Just make sure you have the photo on enlarge quality and not internet, so that it looks good. All resolutions come out nicely. The movie mode is in quicktime format and the movies come out surprisingly clear and the audio is great esp for such a small mic, it picks up everything. I can't say anything bad about this camera but...

The only cons are, make sure you hold the camera on your subject(s) for at least 2 seconds or the pic will come out blurred. Bad lighting makes for some digital noise (grainy). And make sure you purchase at least a 128mb SD card. This camera has been discontinued due to it's lighter remake, LC50. Go buy one and take awesome photos :-)

I bought this camera because almost all of my friends own one and they never complained about it. I work with digital cameras all the time in my line of work and this little Panasonic is by far one of the best I have used (compared to other small cameras by sony, canon, and fuji). I did not get this camera from amazon but for those who want to buy a digital camera this is one of the few that are worth the price. It is easy to use and the battery life is great(with the LCD screen turned off). The only compaint I have with this camera is the option with movie recording, it is not poor but very close, so I still give it 5 stars. Highly recommend to first time digital camera buyers.

I was doing quite a bit of research on 3 MP cameras a few months ago when I came across this camera. The lens is from Leica and the electronics from Panasonic. As I was a fan of both, I practically had no choice but to get this...! I have absolutely no regrets. The flash is a little weak but if you don't have too high an expectation for that, you would be pretty satisfied. If you are planning to get your first Digital Camera, you simply can't go wrong with this one.

I did fair amount of research and concluded that the Panasonic Lumic DMC-LC33 is the best value overall. With the Leica lens, it takes absolutely great pictures that are comparable to those of film cameras. It is very easy to use. The mode dial (choice of simple, normal, macro, portrait, landscape, night portrait, motion) help beginners to take nice pictures. For sophisticated users, it has many control enable you to adjust ISO, EV, white balance, etc. Besides the picture quality, its speed is one of the best among digital cameras. You almost don't feel any shutter lag. I especially like the burst mode which let you take 5 continuous shots in one second, perfect for those hard-to-catch moments. The movie mode appears a bit jittery at 10 fps, but like its still images, the picture quality is very good. I have seen other reviews mentioning the flash being weak. However, I found it adequate and can be easily enhanced by setting ISO to 400. Its size can fit into a pocket.

I think maybe because Panasonic is not as well known in camera as brands such as Canon, Nikon, Olympus, etc., so it prices its models very competitively. This is a great camera at a valued price. I couldn't be happier with it. Strongly recommended.

I bought this little gem about 18 months ago from a major camera retailer back in NYC for the sole purpose of photographing jewelry for my wife's business. The most influencing features were the Leica-made lens and Panasonic's overall reputation. I'm glad I went with my "gut" on this purchase as the camera has proven itself to be a true gem -- razor sharp pictures, more than adequate zooming capability, very good color saturation and contrast, pro-type manual override settings to compensate for various scenarios, reasonably adequate -- but not superb -- flash range, ease of use, good battery life per charge on NiMH's, well-built, small manageable size, light carrying weight, plentiful SD storage card-availability in all price ranges and capacities, reasonably fast cabled download (transfer) from camera to PC and a price well under $300. I don't believe that you can buy a better 3.2 MP camera for the money -- maybe one as good -- but definitely not better. I'm inclined to say that there are probably numerous 4.0 MP and 5.0 MP brands and models that don't stack up as well to this particular camera.

This was my first digital camera and I have to say I was heartbroken when the lens broke after 4 great years with it. This is not to say that the camera is not made well, though, becuase it really is. The images always came out crystal clear and within no time at all I became easily familiar with the settings and controls which was important to me due to being a beginner but still wanting a camera that would let me develop my photographic abilities past just pointing and shooting. My only complaint was that it ate up double A batteries very quicky and I would have liked a slightly better battery life on it but it's more than worth it for the ease of use and beautiful pictures this camera produces. My advice as far as the batteries go is to use the camera with Energizer L91BP-4 Lithium AA batteries...the difference it makes in the battery life is beyond comparison to standard double AA batteries. They are more pricey, but in the long run they last longer and you won't have to buy as many as the others to keep your camera always up and running so it's more than worth it. If you are a beginning photographer who wants to learn more as far as experimenting with different photographic conditions and settings go in a simplistic and not confusing way I highly reccomend this camera...it leaves lots of room to grow and pretty soon you will be taking it everywhere!

I bought one of these cameras about a year ago after trying out several others. Just recently the camera stopped working, after several weeks of trying new batteries and any thing else i could think of I gave up on fixing it. I recently purchased another camera which i'm considering returning. Up until the camera stoped working it was amazing, especially for the price payed for it, and i'm considering buy it again; this time with a longer warranty.