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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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Pros

  • Macro performance is very good
  • Panasonic manages to squeeze pretty good battery life
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • want to buy a memory card right away
  • GPS is power-hungry
  • there's still no support for the RAW file format

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.4
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Spot Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36

Pros

  • Macro performance is very good
  • Panasonic manages to squeeze pretty good battery life
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Windows-only software handles basic tasks fairly well
  • The night photograph was excellent
  • Intelligent Auto Mode system works very well
  • Colour rendition is excellent
  • The image is pretty sharp and the zooming action is smooth
  • boasts plenty of features that jet setters will find invaluable
  • Button placement is intuitive

Cons

  • want to buy a memory card right away
  • GPS is power-hungry
  • there's still no support for the RAW file format
  • a little simplistic compared to the internet options
  • It takes about 1 second to store an image
  • the lens doesn't extend too far from the front of the TZ30
  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • it just missed the mark on overall image quality
  • Relatively low-resolution screen versus its competitors
  • radio announcer and DJ

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom20.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Maximum aperture6.4
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Shutter priority
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Pet
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
3D supportyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
Audio systemMono
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Dimensions
Weight6.03 oz
Width4.13 in
Height2.32 in
Depth1.13 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)260
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity895.0 mAh
Battery level indicatoryes
Battery voltage3.6 V
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
GPSno
Calendaryes
Energy Star certifiedno
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • POL
  • POR
  • SWE
  • TUR
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Incandescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
Supported image file formats
  • EXIF
  • JPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD
Field of view100.0 %
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD
  • MP4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Motion JPEG frame rate50.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
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Storage
Internal storage90.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.1
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
HDMI connector typeMini
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (4)

4.4
Based on 4 reviews
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
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CNET
Published: 05.06.2012
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

The TZ30 offers a 20x optical zoom and is an excellent camera for travellers, fitted out with all of the tools you could possibly desire. Just make sure to pack an extra battery if you plan on a full day of shooting.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 camera
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PC World
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 camera
4.5

The Lumix TZ30 is a wonderfully versatile camera that's small, powerful and great for travelling

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 03.04.2012
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 Review | Photography Blog
5.0

The Lumix DMC-TZ30 is Panasonic's new premium travel-zoom compact camera for 2012. The TZ30 (also known as the ZS20) packs a 14 megapixel high-sensitivity MOS sensor, 20x zoom lens, 3 inch LCD touch-screen, 1080p HD movies, 10fps burst shooting and full manual controls into its pocketable body. Read our Panasonic DMC-TZ30 / ZS20 review to find out if it's the best travel zoom camera on the market.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ36 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 Review
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DPReview
Published: 27.04.2012
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 Review
3.8

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 is a compact travel zoom camera with a pretty elaborate GPS setup. Not only does the ZS20 log your location, it also has a database of a million landmarks and maps of ninety countries. The ZS20 also packs a new 20X zoom lens, 14.1 Megapixel MOS sensor (which Panasonic says has less noise than the CCD used in the ZS10), super-fast autofocus, 10 frame/second continuous shooting, a great auto mode, in-camera panorama stitching, and Full HD 1080/60p video recording.