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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Reviews Analysis

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
alaSCORE 98

544 reviews

November, 2009

75 / 100

71 Experts

Product Age

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88 / 100

473 Users

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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price

0.5

  • Quite expensive
 

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
 

color

3

  • with excellent colour
 

lens

5

  • less lens fitting
  • 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
 

memory

0.5

  • Memory card restriction
 

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
 
  • use ISO above 400
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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
 

build quality

5

  • Build and finish
 

remote control

0.5

  • Some minor control issues
 

reception

5

  • useful autofocus tracking and face detection
 

portability

5

  • Compact size
 

screen

5

  • but we edited video in Adobe Premier Elements and got good playback on a standard definition wide-screen TV
 

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