Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
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Review by W. M. Whitehouse for Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
(4 / 5)
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Good points
Fantastic sharp pics
Fantasatic sharp motion pics in AVCHD LITE
The iA function does all the hard work for you, and it really works.
All the scene modes work and do what they are ment to. (some cameras dont seem to make much difference)
The starry sky mode is brilliant. (must use a tripod though)
Really easy menu to follow.
Battery lasts longer than I thought, some of the reveiws I have read did not give it much of a good rating, but i have had the GPS mode off and not tried it yet.
The Manual mode lets you change Aperture and shutter speed etc, but unless you know what you are doing with them there is not much point.
The 12x optical zoom is very good.
Build quality is excellent.
The software provided does a good job.
Bad points
Hard to keep your fingers away from the AF light on the front corner.
The AVCHD “LITE” (different to standard AVCHD)video files are not recognised by the older editing programs, I have had to upgrade my “Corel videostudio 12″ to corel videostudio pro x3.
Quite annoying that the price will rapidly drop in a few months, so if you can wait,you will save a few quid.
Fantastic bit of kit
UPDATE
You do get a slight clicking sound when you are zooming on video mode, and you can clearly hear it in playback.
When playing back the HD AVCHD movie clip on a large TV screen, you do get slight blocking, but still very good.
When you order a new battery, (which you will) make sure the model number of the battery ends with the letter E, IF NOT IT WILL NOT WORK.
Review by SJ Goldsworthy for Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
(5 / 5)
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This certainly deserves a 5 star rating and I’m not sure if one of the previous reviewers had a defective unit as I don’t recognise the description at all.
I’ve used DSLRs for over 4 years now and I was dying for a product that I could take with me (on occasions when a DSLR would not work) that approached DSLR levels of image quality. This is undoubtedly it. As a previous reviewer notes, the intelligent auto function is approximately 10 times more effective than the auto options on other digital cameras. Most of the time you really can point and click.
My battery life on medium to average use (say about 150-200 pictures in a day) was about a day and a half. I don’t think that’s unusual. I think the default setting for GPS is to check location about every 10 minutes or so – if you increase the frequency of checking it will drain the battery. In any event, I didn’t find battery life a problem and the GPS feature does add some fun to looking at pictures in Picasa.
I just wanted to mention another feature that’s great – the 16:9 picture mode. I know cameras increasingly have this, but it really does let you create amazing desktop wallpapers for your PC.
The AVCHD video quality is good as long as you don’t expect it to approach 1080p/full hd video quality (obviously, since its effectively 720p). It isn’t shabby for a compact though. AVCHD playback is widely available with Windows 7 (the codec is included) so I wouldn’t worry about compatibility.
Very satisfied with my purchase, even though I paid more for it than it currently retails for.
Review by JBermudez for Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
(5 / 5)
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I bought this camera beacause I wanted a small one that I could change ISO, shutter speed and aperture. This has helped me get really good pictures, iA also works great. The camera feels really sturdy in your hands .
GPS works just fine, it is fast in spite of what I have read in some reviews.
16x zoom is real, doesn’t work like digital zoom in other cameras. This one really has 16x.
I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to learn a little more about photography. It lets you customize everything.
Review by Mark James for Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
(5 / 5)
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Bought this camera in a hurry for a looming holiday, wanted a compact camera that was easy to operate, fairly robust and took good pictures. Being a bit geeky I was attracted to the idea of the inbuilt GPS to avoid those arguments of where the photo was taken. bought a spare battery as well as was concerned about battery life. Also considered the Olympus tough/mju cameras but decided the image quality wasn’t as good as the TZ10 and the TZ10 was robust enough for my purposes
After 6 weeks on the road, with 750+ photos taken I’m still impressed the the picture quality. the Ia function works well, meaning I haven’t explored the other modes at all. I have no interest in the movie function, I wanted still picture quality.
in that time theres only been one out of focus/blurred photo. the battery life is fine, you’d only really need the spare if you were going away from the power grid for a while.
its a bit bulkier and heavier than most cameras, it would be nice if it came with a case or bag.. its easy to scratch the finish or screen if you don’t have a case.
the one major letdown in my books is the GPS isn’t very useful. I was on a road trip and the GPS was rarely accurate, usually it was out by 10..30 minutes, often 2 hours or more. mebbe if your use isn’t so frenetic the GPS may be useful, but if you are constantly on the move the GPS doesn’t keep up. Its a great idea but not well enough implemented, so save you money and buy the non GPS version.
Review by Nick D. for Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD – Black
(5 / 5)
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A little known fact is that Panasonic now makes most of Leica’s small compact cameras. The quality you get with a genuine Leica, which is extraordinary, is now available in a Panasonic Lumix – but at 50% of the cost. Even so, the asking price of this camera is hardly cheap but I’d say it is worth every penny. The lens is excellent. The build quality excellent. Battery life is good. Photographs can easily be transferred from the industry standard memory stick to a computer. And it is easy to use with controls and a menu system that are ideal. Having owned Sony, Canon and Olympus compact cameras, I think this Lumix is in another league. Ultimately, if picture quality boils down to the lens, and i think it does, then this little camera as good as it gets before you need to buy an SLR.