Panasonic - Lumix DMC-TZ1 Review

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 is a great digital camera with a whopping 10x optical zoom. For a camera this size 112 x 58.1 x 40.2 mm (4.41 x 2.29 x 1.58 in, the optical zoom is a major selling factor. The digital zoom is 4x which makes the total magnification 40x. I typically do not use the digital zoom as a criteria for choosing a digital camera because the optical zoom gives a clear image, whereas the digital zoom makes the image somewhat grainy. The TZ1 takes excellent quality photographs as well as really good video clips. The video clips can be VGA (640 x 480 at 30 fps) up to widescreen resolution (848 x 640 at 30 fps) which is an aspect ratio of 16:9. The internal memory is 16.4 MB which isn't that much, but like most digital cameras, external media can be used to increase the amount of memory. This camera uses SD cards. At a weight of 7.3 ounces without the battery, this camera is not the lightest camera I have owned, but the spectacular pictures that the 10x optical zoom is able to provide more than makes up for this.