Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: How did Panasonic's newest 10x pocket rocket fare under the hot lab lights?

Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix TZ5, known as the TZ15 in Asia (announced 29 January 2008) is a 10.7 megapixel (CCD) digital camera with 10x optical zoom (28mm - 280mm) with an aperture maximum of F3.3-F4.9. The Panasonic Lumix TZ5 has a 3.0 inch LCD with 460 ...

Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 was announced in January 2008, exactly one year after its predecessor, the enormously successful Lumix DMC-TZ3. The earlier TZ3 was arguably the perfect travel camera, a pocketable compact which managed to squeeze in ...

Pros: 10x optical zoom with 28mm and stabilisation., Large detailed 3in screen with 460k pixels., HD movies and zooming when filming., Uncannily good automatic mode., 10x optical zoom with 28mm and stabilisation., Large detailed 3in screen with 460k ...

Cons: Noise becomes a problem above 200 ISO., Little or no manual control., HD movies still no match for a camcorder., Extra screen detail only seen in playback., Noise becomes a problem above 200 ISO., Little or no manual control., HD movies still no ...

Verdict: Note: Panasonic launched the Lumix TZ5 alongside the slightly lower-end TZ4. The TZ4 is identical other than having 8.1 Megapixels, a 230k 2.5in screen and no HD recording facilities. Also note the Lumix TZ5 is known as the Lumix TZ15 in Asia, ...

Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix TZ5 (known in Asia as the TZ15) is an 10.71 megapixel (CCD) digital camera with 10x optical zoom (Vario-Elmar Branded) with an aperture maximum of F3.3-F4.9. The Panasonic Lumix TZ5 has a 3.0 inch LCD with 460,000 pixel resolution ...

Verdict: The Panasonic Lumix TZ5 has a 3.0 inch LCD with 460,000 pixel resolution (pretty impressive) and 20 megabytes of internal memory. It has face detection, continuous auto focus, red eye correction (in camera), intelligent exposure, intelligent scene ...

Review summary: Panasonic has today introduced two new Lumix digital cameras, 9.1-megapixel DMC-TZ5 and 8.1-megapixel DMC-TZ4, each featuring a 28mm wide-angle 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens (equivalent to 28-280mm on a 35mm film camera). The Panasonic DMC-TZ5 ...