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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

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Pros

  • quick to determine focus and exposure and fairly accurate
  • sharp with good detail with excellent color and exposure
  • Video quality is good for VGA with monaural audio

Cons

  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • visage is turned sideways to the lens
  • a weak burst of flash to bring out flesh tones

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 10.1 Mpx
  • 3648, 2736 px
  • 4.9
  • Continuous, Multi point, Selective single-point, Single, Spotus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1

Pros

  • quick to determine focus and exposure and fairly accurate
  • sharp with good detail with excellent color and exposure
  • Video quality is good for VGA with monaural audio
  • the menu systems are uncomplicated
  • Photo quality is very good for its class
  • using the camera was effortless
  • The on-screen menu system is very easy to use as well
  • Extremely compact Takes very good photos Nice 25mm wide-angle 12x zoom
  • the feature works fairly well
  • very accurate colors and nice detail

Cons

  • The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction
  • visage is turned sideways to the lens
  • a weak burst of flash to bring out flesh tones
  • this 31 second movie is 45Mb in size
  • of pixel fringing are noticeable when zooming in on areas of contrast
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • RAW photos are not supported so you have less margin for error
  • Panasonic ZS1 gets a points total of 26 which is awful
  • Does the Panasonic ZS1 have Weather Sealing
  • as a landscape camera is not really suitable within the current market

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
10.1 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3648 x 2736 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors10.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.1 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 16:9
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3648x2432
  • 3648x2056
  • 3072x2304
  • 3072x2048
  • 3072x1728
  • 2560x1920
  • 2560x1712
  • 2560x1440
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1360
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
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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
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Multi point
  • Selective single-point
  • Single
  • Spotus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.18 in
Number of focus points11
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
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.3
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive2.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • party
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight7.27 oz
Width4.07 in
Height2.35 in
Depth1.29 in
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Power
Battery life (CIPA)320
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity895.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 80
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Neutral
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
Camera playback
  • 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
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage40.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • MMC
  • SD
  • SDHC
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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-ZS1 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (12)

3.9
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 08.04.2009
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 is a new entry in the travel-zoom camera market. Offering a 12x, 25-300mm lens with optical image stabilisation, 2.7 inch LCD screen, WVGA (848x480) movies and 10 megapixel sensor, the Panasonic TZ6 is the well-appointed cheaper sibling of the TZ7 model that we recently raved about. Available in silver and black for £269 / $299, is the TZ6 a worthy alternative? Find out by reading out latest expert review...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Gadling gear review - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 - Gadling
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Published: 16.09.2009
Gadling gear review - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 - Gadling

Last year, we picked the Panasonic DMS-TZ5 as one of our top 25 travel technology products of 2008. That camera featured a 10x optical zoom and took photos in 9 megapixels. Today, I’ll introduce you to the successor of that camera – the Lumix DMC-ZS1. The DMC-ZS1 builds on the excellent features of the TZ5 by increasing its zoom to 12x, and making photos in 10 megapixels. Sadly, it does lose its HD video ability, but with an online retail price of under $240, it is one of the cheapest compact ultra-zoom cameras on the market. A slightly beefier version of the DMC-ZS1 is available as the DMC-ZS3 which adds a larger screen and HD video capability. It retails ...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 'Compact Super Zoom' Camera Group Test (Q2 2009)
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Published: 14.05.2009
'Compact Super Zoom' Camera Group Test (Q2 2009)

When Panasonic launched the 'Travel Zoom' TZ1 back in February 2006 the Japanese electronics giant established a profitable new niche within the digital camera market: the compact superzoom. For a short while the company's TZ series was the only digital camera line that combined a long (10x) zoom with compact and pocketable dimensions, and unsurprisingly the TZ series became rather popular with consumers. More recently though, probably inspired by Panasonic's success, most of the large manufacturers have launched their own contenders in the compact superzoom bracket, many of which show that their designers must have been looking quite closely at Panasonic's products before sitting down to develop their own models.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic DMC-ZS1S Review
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Published: 27.01.2009
Panasonic DMC-ZS1S Review
4.0

Panasonic DMC-ZS1S review, find out how the DMC-ZS1S stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix TZ6 Review - Tracy and Matt's Blog
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Tracy and Matt's Blog
Published: 31.08.2009
Panasonic Lumix TZ6 Review - Tracy and Matt's Blog

I reviewed the Lumix FX500 and I must say that I was impressed. Now I have the Lumix TZ6 from Panasonic's 'Super Zoom' category to check out. Hopefully it

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1
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Published: 19.06.2009
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix ZS1 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Panasonic Lumix ZS1 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 9/16/2009 New for 2009 from Panasonic is the Lumix ZS1, a 10.1-Megapixel compact digicam with a very large optical zoom. One of the main features is the Leica DV Vario-Elmar 12x optical zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent of 25-300mm, which adds a great deal of versatility to the camera. Other

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Review | Digital Trends
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Published: 07.04.2009
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Review | Digital Trends

Panasonic's compact contender lacks many manual adjustments, but shoots well for its size.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 (Lumix DMC-TZ6): Digital Photography Review
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Published: 14.05.2009
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 (Lumix DMC-TZ6): Digital Photography Review

Expert news, reviews and videos of the latest digital cameras, lenses, accessories, and phones. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic ZS1 Review | Camera Decision
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Published: 14.05.2009
Panasonic ZS1 Review | Camera Decision
1.5

Panasonic ZS1 is a 10.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.5-inch sized CCD sensor and 25-300 mm F3.3-4.9 lens. Read our ZS1 review to find its pros and cons.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 review
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Published: 07.10.2009
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 review
5.0

The TZ6 is the biggest and most expensive of the trio of Panasonic models this month. Top of the feature list is the Leica-branded zoom lens with a range that dwarfs every other camera here. It goes from an

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 Pansonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 review
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Published: 23.06.2009
Pansonic Lumix DMC-TZ6 review
5.0

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6: