Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4K 8.1MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: A great little package
Summary: 5 Stars
I usually only buy cameras that are made by camera companies not electronic companies...The Pana Lumix TZ4 showed promise so I bought one to test...After the first 25 or so pictures I was sold....I own A Nikon D70 and Coolpix 7900 which are great cameras with short zooms...The TZ 4 filled in what I needed , longer zoom / 28-280 / and very impressive pictures...The Leica lens is what sold me...Since the quality of the picture comes from the lens and not so much the features I took a shot and wound up very happy with this product...
Short falls , no view finder . short range flash no other complaints....A great little toy for a good price
Digital camera Review: Awesome camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I purchased this camera to be a cheaper, more portable camera than our DSLR. It has turned out to be a wonderful purchase! The camera has the amazing 10x optical (not digital- this will not change the image quality) zoom which has proven to be awesome! We got to test it out yesterday at a wedding at the results were phenomenal. The pictures were clear and bright and the colors were vivid. The video mode was extremely impressive. We took just a short clip of the actual vows at the wedding, and watched it on our LCD TV and found it to be pretty darn sharp and not very grainy what-so-ever.
We have yet to mess around with the settings too much, but the iA (intelligent automatic) seems to work just fine. It definitely appears to have some varying settings, but it still is a point and shoot and will not replace an SLR, but it is a wonderful companion to one. We are very, very pleased and would recommend to anyone.
Digital camera Review: Awesome camera, awesome zoom
Summary: 5 Stars
Perfect camera for someone who wants to take pictures far off or just needs a 10x zoom but does not want a bulky camera. I just replaced my Canon S2IS which was 3 times this size. Fits right in your pocket.Digital camera Review: Bad Picture Quality
Summary: 1 Stars
Camera has great zoom qualities. The picture quality is very poor. I dont care how you adjust the camera, it still will not take vivid pictures.Digital camera Review: Best Camera we've ever owned
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not a professional photographer, but would consider myself an advanced amateur. I jumped on the "digital" bandwagon in '98 and since then have owned 8 different cams. I currently do most of my shooting with a Canon SLR, but bought this Panasonic for my wife (she was carrying a small 5Mpix Canon in her purse for point-and-shoot type use). She wanted something that was small, light, but had WAY better ZOOM capability so she could do occasional BIRD shots. The Panasonic seemed to fit the bill. We've only had it for a few weeks, but here are our observations:
1. Very well built; quality feel
2. Smaller/lighter than I thought (given the awesome zoom lens)
3. Panasonic's choice to position the zoom to START at a wide angle (28MM equivalent) was right-on. We can take shots indoors (or do great landscape shots) then ZOOM in for more detail
4. The anti-shake is amazing. She's done some hand-held sunsets at full zoom and the results rival what I can do with my Canon SLR on a tripod!
5. Speaking of sunsets, she uses the full-auto mode and the exposures are PERFECT!
6. We've only taken one video and the results are GREAT. For MOST video uses we won't be carrying our camcorder any longer.
7. For all manner of shots (indoors with flash; outdoors in the evening with fill-flash; Full sun; Sun+Shade; Close-ups etc etc) the exposures and color saturation are spot on.
8. VERY impressive face-recognition capability! Spooky to watch it track the subject as they move around in the frame and keep focus on them!
9. Great Battery life (we've taken maybe 50-60 photos + the video and the battery "gas guage" still shows 3/4 capacity left.)
Negatives?....so far we've not found any.
Basically this is the MOST impressive Digital Camera we've ever owned and for a shade over $200 it's a terrific bargain as well!