Our Overall Score:
8.5/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Compact and bridge cameras category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £119
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera. In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Panasonic or alternative products in the Compact and bridge cameras category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera
PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera scores 8.5/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Compact and bridge cameras. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera, just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Compact and bridge cameras, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Compact and bridge cameras? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera scores 8.6/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Compact and bridge cameras category was £2199.00, whilst the cheapest we found was £7.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Compact and bridge cameras category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera.
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Compact and bridge cameras category. This was £264.38 from the 165 products we found in that category. So PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera actually comes in below average at £119.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £2199.00 and the least expensive, which was £7.99. In total we found that of the 165, 99 were more expensive and 60 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera.
Prices of products from Panasonic
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Panasonic. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Panasonic, which was £333.17 of the 161 products we found. So PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera price is below average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Panasonic was £17.99 with the most expensive coming in at £3799.00.
Prices of products from Panasonic and in the Compact and bridge cameras category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Panasonic that sit specifically within the Compact and bridge cameras category.
For this we found that the average price was £336.08, making PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera at £119 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £699.00 with the lowest priced item being £119.00. In total there were 21 items that were more expensive and 0 that was less expensive.
Reviews of PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera
PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera scores 8.5/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera is.
Overall score
PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera scores 8.5/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Panasonic so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera
- Brand: Panasonic
- Model Number: DMCFT30EBR
- 16.1 megapixelsSensor type: 1/2.33″ / 6.08 x 4.56 mm CCD sensorOptical zoom: 4 x2.7″ LCD screen
- EAN: 5025232820351
- Description: Top features:- Tough design so you can capture hard-to-catch action – Advanced Underwater Mode for natural results- Multiple photo modes to push your creativityTough designWith a full metal body, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera features an extra tough design that’s fully waterproof down to 8 metres for capturing underwater wildlife, action and fun. This durable camera is also shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof for withstanding extreme elements, great for the beach, snow or just about town.Advanced Underwater Mode Underwater shots are enhanced thanks to the red colour reproduction of Advanced Underwater Mode for a more natural result whether you’re in a pool or the sea. Light up dusky underwater scenes with the integrated torch light, which can be used even when the camera function is not activated. This light also comes in handy when shooting in low light conditions. Multiple Photo modes Get creative with your shooting with a variety of special modes and attractive filter effects. Creative Panorama lets you shoot a horizontal or vertical panoramic image by automatically overlaying each image. With Time Lapse Shot you can capture a series of images such as a landscape with moving clouds, which can then be combined in camera to produce a unique time lapse video. Don’t forget your memory card It is important to have the right memory card for your camera. The memory card will determine how fast an image is saved and how fast an image is uploaded. If you’re shooting high definition videos along with high resolution images then it’s best to invest in a high performance memory card. A high performance memory card will get the best out of your photography, ensuring the best continuous shooting speed and high quality data capture. What’s more, we range a variety of camera cases that will protect and help keep your gear organised on photography journeys. Tough and stylish, the blue the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT30EB-R Tough Compact Camera is great for snapping fun and action.
- Product ID: 3253468053
