Camera Lumix DMC-FX500 has a built-in lens Leica DC with 5-fold expansion, which provides quite wide angle and nearly doubles the width of view of registered image in comparison with conventional 35mm lens. This advanced lens contains 4 to 6 Aspherical lens surfaces and the newly developed,  uneven thickness of the lens and a very high refractive index (Extra High Refractive Index Aspherical, EA), which despite the small size of the camera provides an excellent photo quality and minimizes the distortion, even at 25mm focal length. DMC-FX500 is equipped with a hybrid system of control that connects the joystick and touch screen. The basic settings can be changed directly by using the joystick, and the more advanced precisely regulate touch of a finger or included pen. Users can set the autofocus and an exhibition where you want the clip simply by touching this area during the recording of the image. The camera allows the manual setting of exposure through a slider. New to the camera Lumix DMC-FX500 is the autofocus tracking. The photographed object is being tracked, even if the move after setting sharpness, which is especially useful when photographing dynamic scenes such as with the participation of playing with your children. DMC-FX500 also has a mode iA (intelligent automatic), through which the camera can choose all the settings for you. Utilizing the full potential of this mode, you can automatically set the sharpness and exposure to the selected object by touching it on screen the camera. Such an intuitive interface is possible thanks to the touch screen.