| Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) |
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Product Details
The DMC-TZ3 has been given a more luxurious touch with its stylish design and metallic, stainless steel exterior. The DMC-TZ3 features a 28mm wide-angle 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens (equivalent to a 28mm-280mm zoom on a 35mm film camera) in an ultra-compact body. With the high-power 10x optical zoom, you can get clear and beautiful shots even when you can't get close to your subject. The 28mm wide-angle lens lets you easily capture large groups of people indoor or expansive architectural structures and scenes. The 10x optical zoom lets you easily capture and magnify distant subjects. 3.0-inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD (230 K Pixels) Field of View - 100% Power LCD Mode, High Angle Mode ISO Sensitivity - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1250 (High Sensitivity Mode - 3200) Li-ion Battery Life (3.7 V, 1,000 mAh) - 270 pictures Shutter Speed - 8 - 1/2000 seconds Starry Sky Mode - 15, 30 & 60 seconds Wide Aperture - F3.3 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele Aperture - F4.9 / F11 (2 steps) Self-Timer - 2 & 10 seconds Scene Mode - 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, Sunset and Pet Dimensions - Width 4.20 x Height 2.37 x Depth 1.47 inch (105.0 x 59.2 x 36.7 mm) Weight - 257 grams with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.57 pounds)
Product Reviews
 (4 stars) - Great P&S, don't ask for more
I bought this camera a week ago as a used special on another site, and once I learned what it can and cannot do, I'm quite pleased. I am a semi-pro photographer who was looking for a p&s to give me a viable photo tool for those times I don't want to carry my DSLR and related equipment. I believe I've found it - the Leica glass is great for a camera like this, and convenient access to important options via intelligently designed button/function features make this a pretty easy camera to enjoy. It is not a serious camera so don't ask it to be, but once you gain a familiarity with it's functions and capabilities, it will do a very nice job of capturing respectable photos for you. Important: any ISO over 200 will produce noise/graininess that for my tastes is unacceptable, so I won't do that. I stay at ISO 100 and 200 and I stay pretty much happy with the results.
The site [...] did a complete review a few years back - great info source for what to expect. No disrespect to Amazon, but seek out used/refurbished alternatives for much better pricing, or go with a more current version of this camera. Happy shooting...
(4 stars) - good versatile camera with lots o zoooom
This was a great purchase for me. I've had it now for 1 1/2 yrs. The screen view is great. The down side is that I think the picture quality isn't as good as some of my friends cameras who don't have quite the zoom. Next time I purchase, I'll prob go with a little less zoom, higher quality for my point and shoot camera and then get a high grade professional camera for photography fun.
 (3 stars) - Good compromise camera
I wanted the best of both worlds, compact body with maximal zoom. Overall I am happy with my camera, however, you never get the best of both worlds. It's much heavier and bulkier than other compacts, and the zoom and picture quality don't really reach the bigger cameras. You should decide which feature is more important to you, if you want a compact, get a SONY DSC-W170. Picture quality is better than the Panasonic and you get at least 5x zoom. If you want a really good camera get a Canon Powershot G10. Or a Nikon. So, after saying all this, I wouldn't buy it again.
 (2 stars) - Poor Picture Quality
The more I use my TZ3, the less I like it. I cannot take a picture on a nice sunny day without having vertical lines across the horizon. This renders the image useless. Pictures taken using the flash are either totally washed out or they are underexposed. Quality of images taken with low light levels are also poor. This leaves a limited range of lighting conditions where a decent image can be taken.
Based on my experiences I would not recommend this camera. There are many positive reviews on Amazon so perhaps my camera is simply defective. I have contacted Panasonic and they will not help me because my camera is out of warranty.
We have several older digital cameras including a Kodak and a Canon and they do not exhibit the problems that I have encountered with the TZ3 so I know that what I am experiencing is not normal for digital cameras.
I'm at the point where I will soon pitch this camera into the garbage and buy a new camera. However, I doubt that it will be a Panasonic Lumix.
(3 stars) - Zoom in on Poor Picture Quality
I was, am and will always be a die hard fan of Canon cameras. The photo quality on this Panansonic did not live up to my expectations based on previous Canon film and digital cameras I have owned. The 10x zoom in such a small camera body is attractive, but I wound up selling this camera to a friend who thought it was a good deal. Stay true to Canon!
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