Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

The LS5 won't wow you in the image quality department, but for way under $100 it's essentially the cheapest new camera money can buy. On top of that it has a 5x optical zoom, image stabilization, shoots 720p video, and uses AA's. A great choice for...

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com.

Got the camera for $59 plus tax at a local retailer for my aunt. Tested out with 50 plus shots. After some trial and error and some bad shots, I managed to get a few decent shots as well. If you think you are getting a camera with great specs, you'll...

Got the camera for $59 plus tax at a local retailer for my aunt. Tested out with 50 plus shots. After some trial and error and some bad shots, I managed to get a few decent shots as well. If you think you are getting a camera with great specs, you'll...

I bought the Lumix LS5 camera a month ago to use on my vacation. What steered me to it was the fact that it used easy to find AA batteries. I fried a lithium battery charger and when I tried to plug it into an overseas adapter - never again! I paid $69...

I bought the Lumix LS5 camera a month ago to use on my vacation. What steered me to it was the fact that it used easy to find AA batteries. I fried a lithium battery charger and when I tried to plug it into an overseas adapter - never again! I paid $69...

Image quality is not that great and not all images come focused and sharp. Focusing is also slow. It is a very basic camera that I got for not so tech savvy family members who are not comfortable with bigger cameras with many settings. For the price...

una buena camara compacta, para el usuario normal, la misma da la ventaja de grabacion en HD y el usar baterias AA, la hace infaltable en cualquier mochila de viajero frecuete

Video is fine but pictures are terrible in all conditions.

I wanted to have a compact ,high megapixel camera to use for close ups. I have owned a lumix for five years that I used for travel for its wonderful zoom lens. This one was on sale at Staples and I could begin instantly with a fast learning curve.