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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ9

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User ratings:
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32 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Travel-zoom cameras have quickly become a popular sector of the compact market, offering a compelling combination of small size and big zoom. Panasonic's new budget travel-zoom camera for 2010, the DMC-TZ8 (also known as the DMC-ZS5) is no different, offering a 25-300mm focal range in a camera that can easily fit inside a jacket pocket. Mark Goldstein puts the TZ8 / ZS5 through its paces in the World's first on-line review...Read more
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • The night photograph was excellent

Cons

  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • Mode Dial is not in the proper position
  • no support for the RAW file format

Key specs

  • 12.1 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 4.9
  • 3 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ9 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ9

Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • The night photograph was excellent
  • Macro performance is good
  • Intelligent Auto Mode system works very well
  • excellent hand-holding Intelligent Auto mode is present and correct

Cons

  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • Mode Dial is not in the proper position
  • no support for the RAW file format
  • compact flash card)
  • this 14 second movie is 54Mb in size

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ9 - 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
IconEffective pixels
12.1 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ9 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Effective pixels12.1 Mpx
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom12.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture4.9
Focal length equiv25 - 300
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Built-in flashyes
Manual settingsno
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum6400
Supported image file formatsJPEG
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Viewfinder
Screen
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Videography features
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formats
  • AVCHD Lite
  • MJPEG
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight7.65 oz
Width4.06 in
Height2.35 in
Depth1.28 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
GPSno

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