Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 / DMC-TZ80

usability, portability, performance, size, image quality

viewfinder, flash, color, exposure

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

At $449, the ZS60 is a good travel camera overall. It’s relatively light, and it’s very compact considering it’s packing a 30x zoom. The older ZS50, based on customer ratings, was very popular, and while manufacturers oftentimes get criticized for not...

iAuto and Program shooting modes are accurate and easy in all situations ; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record 4K or Full 1080p HD ; Lightning AF in still image shooting modes ; 30x optical zoom lens is useful in all shooting...

Noise present in all images at all ISO settings / More than we would like to see at the lower ISO settings ; Very weak built-in flash unit ; Bad placement of flash allows it to be easily blocked ; AF system does not keep up while recording video ; No...

The Panasonic Lumix ZS60 is a compact and extremely versatile digicam with full manual controls. Loaded with great features, the camera is ready for any situation and portable enough to go anywhere. Its only major drawback is the image noise we saw in...

The Panasonic Lumix TZ80 price in US dollar is set at $499.99. The Panasonic camera will be available in March. Availability of colors and optional LUMIX accessories may differ depending on the country. Please check the Panasonic website in your region...

Panasonic has added some interesting technology to its superzoom segment of the market, and it's interesting to see that the Lumix DMC-TZ80 now represents the more affordable of the company's duo of new travel compacts.

Available from mid-March 2016, the Panasonic ZS60 will be sold in either silver or black body colors. Pricing in the US market is set at around US$450 or thereabouts.

Powerful 30X zoom lens ; solid, compact design ; touch-screen LCD

Very limited low-light capability, unimpressive 4K video with wobbly distortion

This pocketable camera has a 30X zoom lens and a good price, but low-light and 4K-video performance could be better.

Built-in EVF and 3-inch touch-screen ; 30x / 24-720mm equivalent zoom range ; 4k movies, 4k photo and 4k Post Focus modes ; Lots of manual control, customisation and support for RAW files ; Built-in Wifi

4k video suffers from noise & less detail than models with bigger sensors ; Screen is fixed - doesn't tilt ; Approaching the price of 1in sensor compacts, albeit with less zoom

The Lumix TZ80 / ZS60 is the natural successor to the TZ70 / ZS50, the previous flagship travel zoom from Panasonic. Forgetting about the TZ100 / ZS100 for a moment, the TZ80 / ZS60 remains the obvious choice for those looking to pack an awesomely long...

While it may seem silly to buy a dedicated point-and-shoot when most people already have a smartphone, a travel zoom is another beast altogether. Though cameras like the ZS60 are a bit pricey, they offer incredible zoom ratios that no smartphone can...

30x optical zoom ; Touch-sensitive screen ; 4K video/photo modes

Image smoothing at high ISOs ; Loss of detail at 30x zoom ; Small viewfinder

The TZ80 goes back to an 18Mp sensor after the 12 megapixel device in the TZ70. This seems to have had a negative impact upon image quality in low light, which is a shame because the featureset it great.