What people think about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 544 reviews from across the web.
image quality
5
- optical image stabilisation
- The still image quality is outstanding
- The still image quality is outstanding, with excellent colour, sharp focus and effective image stabilisation
- even if it is not broadcast quality
- Video quality is good, even if it is not broadcast quality
- stills quality
- movie quality
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performance
1.5
- Slow zooming and AF in movie mode
- Great auto mode and fast burst options
focus
4.5
- sharp focus and effective image stabilisation
- Close-focus macro mode
lens
5
- 12x optical zoom, optical image stabilisation, useful autofocus tracking and face detection, clear and vibrant pictures, 720p video capture
- 300mm zoom lens (35mm equivalent)
- 300mm zoom lens (35mm equivalent), excellent face recognition and tracking, intelligent ISO, takes clear photos, 27 scene modes
- 12x zoom and super-wideangle lens
zoom
5
- Zoom in movie mode is achingly slow
- 12x optical zoom
- 12x zoom with 25mm wide angle
- Huge zoom range
- 12x zoom
LCD
5
- Good-looking 3in / 460k screen
- 460k dot LCD
- 460k dot LCD, excellent tonal range and colours
- Excellent LCD screen
video
5
- albeit without the benefit of portability and the video mode
- Flickering band across video
- 720p video capture
- Video quality is good
- HD video
- HD video capture
- HD Video, Nice pictures
- Takes HD video
- 12x Optical zoom,HD video, wide angle
- great video
- good quality video
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shutter
0.5
- awkwardly placed shutter button
- No manual mode, awkwardly placed shutter button
- Awkward placement of the shutter button
- Awkward placement of the shutter button, very loose mode dial
- Shutter won't exit playback
- Manual shutter speed not available
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usability
0.5
- No manual mode
- No manual controls
- handling and controls
- wide angle easy to use
- Takes HD video, great pcitures, 12x zoom, wide angle easy to use
- Great optical zoom easy to use
- Great optical zoom easy to use, great video
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appearance
5
- excellent face recognition and tracking
battery
0.5
- in the shope sed about 4 hours
exposure
0.5
- No manual control over exposure
remote control
0.5
- Some minor control issues
reception
5
- useful autofocus tracking and face detection
screen
5
- but we edited video in Adobe Premier Elements and got good playback on a standard definition wide-screen TV