Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
Digital camera Review: Great camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this camera for about 2 weeks now. I bought it as a replacement for an older model Kodak digital camera. While not the most compact of cameras, it still is small enough to fit into a pocket and easily carry. The large view screen and 10x zoom were the most attractive features to me and they have proven invaluable. I've taken pictures in several modes including scenery, night scenery, portrait and self-portrait and all seem to be excellent. Uploading pictures to my computer is a snap. I can't wait to see what else this camera can do.Digital camera Review: Great camera, superzoom!
Summary: 4 Stars
Great camera. Owned a Canon SD 1000, This camera is alot bigger and a little bit bulky but it has 10 optical zooms which makes it a cool tech item to own. Picture is clear, video is good quality ... Make sure you get a superfast memory SD card or else you can only record for up to a few minutes. Maybe around 16x or the fastest. I had 8 x and it was not fast enough to record constantly for a few minutes. Night images are great if you lower the iso and open up the aperture. It will not fit great in your pocket. Too big.Digital camera Review: Great display, zoom and easy controls
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been an amateur photographer for over 20 years. Bought this to replace an aging Canon 400 Elph. Wanted the wide angle and extra zoom as when I shot with a SLR, I used my 28-200 and 28-300 mm lenses most of the time (have 24-100 mm Nikon lenses too). While I can shoot my Nikon D40 with my lenses, I wanted something more compact but had wide angle and 10x zoom.
This camera is not much bigger than my Elph (which I love for the size)and smaller than I expected. Shot a few images from my office and the controls were easier to quickly understand and use than the Elph. Image quality is sharp and the high res screen makes it easy to see. Wide angle is great as well as the 10x optical zoom.
I used a viewfinder with lines to assist in composition on my Nikon SLR and find this feature in the TZ5. Prefer a viewfinder but most cameras do not have them unless they are DSLR size; small sacrifice as the display is large (3 inches and very bright vs. other cameras like my Elph).
Going to shoot this tomorrow at the Farmer's Market in IA mode to see how it works. Will update this review once I get a chance.
Great value for the money as Panasonic has released the S3 which is about 50% more expensive. Bought this from Butterfly Photo which has a great exchange policy, customer service and reasonable overnight shipping fees.
Update June 14: Best point and shoot I have owned. The IA intelligent feature is great. However, I need to still spend more time shooting the camera to maximize my ability to shoot pictures well. Shoot more pictures with this vs. my other point and shoots over the years.
Digital camera Review: Great features for the price. Disappointing pictures.
Summary: 2 Stars
I took hundreds of pictures of our two children during the three weeks we owned this camera. I was impressed with the 10x zoom, the large, clear LCD screen, and the camera's build quality and size. I really wanted to embrace this camera.
Unfortunately I was unable to achieve a large number of quality pictures. We have an old, bulky, Olympus digital camera and we always manage to get great pictures. I did my best to take quality pictures, but in the end the picture clarity just wasn't what I was looking for. We had far too many pictures that were blurry or not quite the right color.
I returned the camera and ordered a Canon 1100 IS and so far I have been much more satisfied with the pictures.
Digital camera Review: Great features with one major short coming that made me return the camera
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros:
1. Big LCD display
2. Intuitive options and menu navigation
3. Partial HD quality pictures and video (Not sure of this, read on why)
4. Awesome optical zoom. I could capture clear small text (about 16 Aerial font size) from 30 feet away!
Con:
1. Pictures of vibrant colors taken using iA (intelligent Auto) mode (most frequently used more) with finest quality available on this camera, appear grainy when seen on computer at actual size. In fact you can already see minute grains of the taken picture when viewed in zoom mode on the camera itself. This compares very badly with the images I have taken with my old Canon S230. I am returning this Panasonic camera. I will buy a Canon with similar optical zoom capability of this Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S.