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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Consumer ratings:
3.6 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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3.9 out of 5
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4 stars
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Pros

  • The skin tone is a nice colour and the mono tones are balanced
  • beautiful results
  • easy and fun to use

Cons

  • slow speed and recovery times
  • lack of features on the command dial
  • A lack of excitement about a product loses loyalty

Key specs

  • MOS
  • 6.08x4.56 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.3
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45

Pros

  • The skin tone is a nice colour and the mono tones are balanced
  • beautiful results
  • easy and fun to use
  • beautiful sounding reverb with a powerful yet intuitive design
  • This camera performs best under ideal lighting conditions
  • Clean
  • simple design inside and out
  • Intelligent Auto mode really helps get great pictures
  • The zoom action is especially nice
  • Corner sharpness is also very good
  • colour reproduction is excellent

Cons

  • slow speed and recovery times
  • lack of features on the command dial
  • A lack of excitement about a product loses loyalty
  • the modes are disappearing from the command dial
  • Spot metering takes a reading from the very centre of the frame
  • even have to zoom out which is really lazy
  • massive 3 inch LCD screen on the rear
  • strangely not Digital Red-eye)
  • the lens doesn't extend too far from the front of the TZ5
  • Aggressive smoothing reduces detail in indoor shots
  • my fingers still tend to wander over there while recording movies

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 - 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
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors18.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 3456x3456
  • 3264x2448
  • 3264x2176
  • 2048x1536
  • 2048x1360
  • 1536x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom20.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.3
Maximum aperture3.3
Focal length equiv24 - 480
Focus adjustmentAuto/Manual
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range1.18 in
Number of focus points21
Image stabiliserOptical
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
AE frames3
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range6
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Built-in speakersyes
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemMono
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Dimensions
Weight7.87 oz
Width4.25 in
Height2.36 in
Depth1.26 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)350
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1250.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.6 V
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum6400
Boosted ISO minimum1600
Boosted ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effectsSepia
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDyes
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots1040000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Second displayno
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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 formatsMP4
Analog signal format systemNTSC
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080
Max frame rate (highest resolution)25.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)25.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Brown
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage78.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
micro-HDMIyes
HDMI connector typeMicro
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portno
WirelessBuilt-In
Supported WiFi types
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS45 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (20)

3.9
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