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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.3 out of 5
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Pros

  • Nice color accuracy here in cloudy bright conditions
  • The battery charger is quite well designed
  • Autofocus generally worked very well

Cons

  • scary bus cruising through midtown
  • this vantage point can only be accessed at low tide
  • charger will hog a few spots on your power bar

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.08x4.56 mm
  • 9 Mpx
  • 3456, 2592 px
  • 4.9
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

Pros

  • Nice color accuracy here in cloudy bright conditions
  • The battery charger is quite well designed
  • Autofocus generally worked very well
  • big
  • clear
  • and extremely sharp
  • Panasonic TZ5's Scene modes are refreshingly useful
  • simpler and easier to use
  • quite fast and reliable face recognition works best
  • TZ5 is also astonishingly good
  • low distortion and quite good vignetting values

Cons

  • scary bus cruising through midtown
  • this vantage point can only be accessed at low tide
  • charger will hog a few spots on your power bar
  • there will be fewer options available for the user to set
  • A memory card does not ship with the camera
  • video recording is not stable when using a MMC card
  • images are slightly soft overall
  • focus does not also fail from the point of view of the lens focus
  • The built-in miniature flash of the camera is probably too weak
  • Panasonic does not reveal how much faster
  • image noise in check

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
9 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3456 x 2592 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors11.0 Mpx
Effective pixels9.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution3456 x 2592 px
Other resolutions
  • 3552x2368
  • 3712x2088
  • 3072x2304
  • 3072x2048
  • 3072x1728
  • 2560x1920
  • 2560x1712
  • 2560x1440
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1360
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom10.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv28 - 280
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points9
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.3
Flash modes
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive2.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Cuisine
  • Fireworks
  • party
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight7.55 oz
Width4.06 in
Height2.32 in
Depth1.46 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1000.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum1600
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizerno
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage27.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (15)

4.3
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Published: 19.12.2008
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Published: 27.08.2008
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Published: 23.06.2008
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Published: 22.04.2008
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Published: 29.01.2008
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