Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Blue

  • 9.0 Megapixels
  • 10x Optical Zoom
  • 3.0 in. Display
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (20 reviews)
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    Professional review from

    cnet.co.uk

    • Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
      by Lori Grunin
    • Pros: Attractive, functional design; generally above average photo quality for its class; nice, useful feature set; lens can zoom during movie capture
    • Cons: Aggressive smoothing reduces detail in indoor shots, even at low ISO sensitivities; modest performance; poorly placed microphone
    • Comments:
      The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 is almost irresistible. A 9-megapixel shooter with the looks of a compact, it packs a 10x zoom lens and some great shooting features and produces some very nice movies. As far as compact superzooms go, this one ranks as a top p...
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    Professional review from

    digitalcamerareview.com

    • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 Review
      by David Rasnake
    • Pros: 10x Leica lens still great Fast AF and good all-around speed Vibrant color with plenty of punch HD movie recording capabilities
    • Cons: Noise reduction still too intrusive Some weird screen bugs in bright shooting situations Macro mode dodgy at times No manual controls
    • Comments:
      Panasonic arguably invented the compact ultrazoom class of digicams with the release of the TZ1 in 2006, and each successive TZ model, including the new flagship Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5, has been a highly anticipated released. ...
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    dpreview.com

    • Product Rating: 4.25 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Very versatile 28-280mm equiv. zoom range, Excellent lens, good edge-to-edge sharpness and little distortion, High quality build, full metal body, Little (if any) color fringing, Good flash performance, White balance fine tune option, Feels fast and respo
    • Cons: Heavy noise reduction at all ISO settings (although less than predecessor), Smearing of fine detail (caused by NR) even at base ISO, Macro mode less effective than competitors', Unreliable Auto WB performance under artificial light, Inconvenient location
    • Comments:
      Panasonic launched the original 'Travel Zoom' TZ1 back in February 2006. In 2007 came the TZ3 and now, almost exactly one year later, Panasonic brings us the third generation of this popular series in the shape of the TZ5 (The TZ2 and TZ4 are the smaller...
     

    Professional review from

    digitalreview.ca

    • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5-TZ4 with 10x Zoom
      by Online Shopper
    • Comments:
      Panasonic has today introduced two new Lumix digital cameras, 9.1-megapixel DMC-TZ5 and 8.1-megapixel DMC-TZ4, each featuring a 28mm wide-angle 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens (equivalent to 28-280mm on a 35mm film camera). The DMC-TZ5 newly integrates the...
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    digitalversus.com

    • Panasonic DMC-TZ5
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: - Good definition of the 3 inch screen, - 10x zoom, - Quality of video (HD) and zooming is possible during recording, - Wide angle, - Optical stabilization
    • Cons: - Relatively slow, - Autofocus sometimes slow at full zoom and in poor lighting, - Face detection slower than certain rivals, - No manual modes, - LCD can be difficult to use in full sun
    • Comments:
      With the TZ5, Panasonic offers a product which nicely embodies serious construction, appreciable compactness, a versatile and useful (stabilized) zoom, nice image quality and a high definition video mode. An excellent finished product for which there is n...
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    • Product Rating: 3 star(s) Nikon Coolpix S700 Review
      by Online Shopper
    • Comments:
      Nikon's 'S' (for 'style') series is the equivalent of Canon's IXUS or Olympus' Mju range, which means that fashion most definitely comes first. From the outside at least the silver-grey brushed metal, aluminum-bodied 12 megapixel Nikon Coolpix S700 looks...
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    digicamreview.co.uk

    • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
      by Online Shopper
    • Pros: Very easy to use Compact and stylish metal body Very good build quality and switches Very good image quality - excellent colour Wide angle 10x optical zoom lens with optical image stabilisation Intelligent ISO / Exposure / Intelligent AUTO mode will autom
    • Cons: Noise visible at ISO100 Slightly weak flash, some red-eye Plastic tripod mount positioned to the far left. Some purple fringing
    • Comments:
      Announced on the 2nd of February 2008, the Panasonic Lumix TZ5 is one of Panasonic's new ultra zoom digital cameras, and features an impressive 28mm wide angle lens with a 10x optical zoom. The camera features a 9 megapixel sensor, a wide angle 10x optica...
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    digitalcamerareview.com

    • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 Review
      by David Rasnake
    • Pros: 10x Leica lens still great, Fast AF and good all-around speed, Vibrant color with plenty of punch, HD movie recording capabilities
    • Cons: Noise reduction still too intrusive, Some weird screen bugs in bright shooting situations, Macro mode dodgy at times, No manual controls
    • Comments:
      Panasonic arguably invented the compact ultrazoom class of digicams with the release of the TZ1 in 2006, and each successive TZ model, including the new flagship Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5, has been a highly anticipated released. Few expected sweeping change...
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    Professional review from

    cameralabs.com

    • Product Rating: 4.35 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 / TZ15 review
      by Gordon Laing
    • Pros: 10x optical zoom with 28mm and stabilisation., Large detailed 3in screen with 460k pixels., HD movies and zooming when filming., Uncannily good automatic mode.,
    • Cons: Noise becomes a problem above 200 ISO., Little or no manual control., HD movies still no match for a camcorder., Extra screen detail only seen in playback.,
    • Comments:
      The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 remains one of the most flexible compact cameras on the market - and one which has few if any rivals. Like its predecessor, it may not be the slimmest compact on the market, but uniquely packs in a 10x optical zoom lens complet...
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