Panasonic - Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera Review

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flakes59
Seneca Falls, NY

Great little camera with wide range

willing to pay for quality, nature lover, a pet owner, value conscious, married, with pets, technically savvy, Every day computer user, an amateur photographer

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Pros

28mm wide angle, 10x optical zoom, Large 3 inch LCD screen

Cons

No viewfinder, No manual controls, Fair to poor in low light

NOV

2007

The Pansonic TZ3 is a wonderfully small, feature-packed digital camera. Not as small as some but for me that's a plus - some cameras are so small I can't hold them properly or easily use the buttons. It takes beautiful pictures in decent light; you may have some problems focusing in very low light.

The LCD screen is big and clear, and you can boost the brightness to make it more viewable in bright sunlight. The screen is not movable but there is a "high angle mode" for taking photos with the camera held above your head (turn it upside down and you can also use it for low-angle shots).

Overall a very nice camera for the point-and-shoot crowd.

Last edited on Dec 13, 2007

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The DMC-TZ3 outstands for its high lens performance with capability of setting from 28 mm wide angle to 280mm telephoto while featuring Intelligent Image Stabilizer by MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) for suppressing hand-shake and Intelligent ISO Control for preventing motion blur. The DMC-TZ3 is an un-precedented type of compact superzoom digital camera never before realised in such a small size.
Key Features	Image Sensor Type CCD Resolution 8.5 Megapixel Optical Zoom 10x Camera Type Standard Point and Shoot Weight 0.51 lb. Family Line Panasonic Lumix
Lens	Interchangeable Lens Not Interchangeable Lenses Optical Zoom 10x 35mm Zoom Lens 28 - 280 mm Digital Zoom 4x Focus Type Autofocus Focus Range 19.68 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.72 in. to Infinity (t) Macro Focus Range 1.92 in. to Infinity (w) / 39.24 in. to Infinity (t) Focal Length 4.6 - 46 mm
Image Quality	Camera Resolution 8.5 Megapixel Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 2560 x 1920 • 2048 x 1536 • 2048 x 1360 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 3072 x 2304 • 1920 x 1080 •...
Video	Video Resolutions 320 x 240 (QVGA) • 640 x 480 (VGA) • 848 x 480 Video Speed 30 fps Max Movie Length Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) Video Format QuickTime • Motion JPEG
Exposure Control	Aperture Range f8/f11 (w/t) - f3.3/f4.9 (w/t) Shutter Speed 8 - 1/2000 sec White Balance Auto • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Shade (Preset) • Halogen (Preset) Frames Per Second 3 Frames
Storage	Memory Type Built-in • Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card Compression Modes Fine Compression Type JPEG • DPOF • EXIF 2.21 Built-in Memory Size 12.7 MB
Flash	ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 3200 • 1250 Flash Type Built-In Flash Functions Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Forced On
Viewfinder / Display	Viewfinder Without Viewfinder LCD Panel With LCD Panel LCD Panel Size 3 in. LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces	Interface Type USB Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply	Battery Type Proprietary Li-Ion Battery Life 270 Images
Included Features	Self Timer 2 Sec. • 10 Sec. Built-in Microphone With Built-in Microphone Built-in Speaker With Built-in Speaker
Dimensions	Width 4.2 in. Depth 1.47 in. Height 2.37 in. Weight 0.51 lb.
Miscellaneous	Included Accessories USB Cable • Video Cable • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • Strap MPN DMC-TZ3 Product ID 53853397 Exterior Color Black • Blue • Silver
Product MPN	MPN DMCTZ3EGS

Panasonic - Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera

Panasonic - Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera Review

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