Testseek.com have collected 54 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5.
April 2008
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TestSeek's Expert Reviews Summary
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 is unique in the fact that it is heavier and larger than most other products in its range. Where most makers are trying to reduce the size of the camera and make it compact, the DMC TZ-25 goes exactly opposite to this trend. It has a measure of 103.3 x 59.3 x 36.5mm and a weight of 240 gms, making it almost double the normal compact camera weight.
The camera has a 9.1 megapixel resolution CCD sensor, a 4x digital zooming; it has a shutter speed of 1/2000 sec to 60 sec, face recognition software with self-timer, a 3inch TFT LCD display, and an automatic focal adjustment. In addition to all these, it has a 1280x720-pixel movie-capture quality, which is higher than most cameras. However, due to the large resolution and size, the camera does take more time in shots and between shots.
The editors liked
Movie-capture zoom ability
Good photo quality and resolution
10x optical zoom
User friendly interface
Comfortable handgrip slot
3 inch screen and high resolution
Wide lens with good quality
Excellent colour balance.
The editors didn't like
Microphone placing is not proper
Less detail in shots taken indoors
Low ISO capacity
Lower performance as compared to most others in its range.
TestSeek's Conclusion
The Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ5 is not entirely perfect, but does have most of its good points. The mega-zoom facility and the comfortable handling puts it among the top league of cameras in its range. All in all, the camera is a good buy if you overlook its bulk and low sensitivity.
10x optical zoom with 28mm and stabilisation, Large detailed 3in screen with 460k pixels, HD movies and zooming when filming, Uncannily good automatic mode.
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.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 verdict 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 p...
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We liked Panasonics TZ3 when we reviewed it last year, so we were pleased to see that Panasonic didnt change much when updating the line with the TZ4 and TZ5. Still packing the same 28mm wide-angle, 10x zoom Leica lens, Pansonic beefed up the TZ5s...
Abstract: Panasonics Lumix DMC-TZ5EG bricht Rekorde: Nie zuvor fand man in einer kompakten Kamera einen optisch stabilisierten 10fach-Zoom mit 28-280 Millimetern Brennweite und einen drei Zoll großen Bildschirm. Die "Kameraausrüstung in der Hosentasche" hat sich...
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