Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 Review

Review Date: April 21st 2006

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Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
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Conclusion

Specifications

Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 112 x 58.1 x 40.2 mm (4.41 x 2.29 x 1.58 inch)
Weight Approx. 262g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.58lb)
Camera Effective Pixels 5.0 Megapixels
Image Sensor 1/2.5 inch, 6.37 Mega Total Pixels CCD
Optical Zoom 10x
Focal Distance f=5.2-52mm (35mm Equiv.: 35-350mm)
Lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2)
Focusing Area Normal: Wide 40cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity, Macro/Simple/Motion image :wide 5cm/Tele 100cm - infinity
AF Metering 1point/1point high speed/3 point high speed/9 point/Spot
Focus Auto Focus System, Normal/Macro (Dial), Continuous AF On/Off
AF Assist Lamp Yes
ISO Sensitivity Auto/80/100/200/400/800 (High Sensitvity Mode : 800 / 1600)
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Halogen / White Set White Balance Adjustment ( 150K step, -1500 - +1500 K) (Except for Auto set)
Exposure Program AE
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (at Simple mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV -1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot
Scene Mode Dial: Simple, Normal image, Macro, SCN1, SCN2 (Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Beach, Aerial photo, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby1, Baby2, Underwater) motion image, Playback
Shutter Speed 8-1/2000 sec (Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec)
Self Timer 10 sec / 2sec
Auto Review 1sec / 3sec / Zoom
Review 1x / 4x / 8x
Colour Effect Mode Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Recording Format Still Image: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif2.2 standard) and QuickTime, Motion image: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Recording Image Size Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 2560 x 1920 pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 1280 x960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels, 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 2560 x 1440 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, Motion Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 320 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels, 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels
Image Quality Fine / Standard
Motion Image [3 Aspect Ratio] 640 x 480 pixels, 320x240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps, 16:9 Aspect Ratio] 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps,Max. recording time depends on the memory card capacity
Burst Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec or 2 frames/sec Full-resolution: Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max. 3 images (Fine Mode)
Unlimited consecutive shooting Yes
Still Image Rec. with Audio 5 sec
Audio Dubbing Max. 10sec
Real-time Histogram Yes
Guide Line Yes
Flip Animation Yes
Economy Mode Yes
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off
LCD Monitor 2.5 inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207K Pixels) Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Playback mode 25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, Calendar Display, zoomed playback (16x max.) Image Rotation, Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), Playback of favorite pictures, Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, DPOF print setting
OSD Language English,German,French,Italian,Spanish,Polish,Czech,Hungarian,Japanese
Recording Media Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone Yes
Speaker Yes
Interface DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Power Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1000mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) 250 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer-, ArcSoft PhotoBase, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, USB Driver
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Lens Cap, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM

Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
Page 4
Sample Images
Page 5
Design
Page 6
Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

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