Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Reviews: Lumix Digital Compact Camera

+ Excellent zoom facility. Size of the camera is good for fitting into pockets and the buttons are not too small for the larger male fingers.

- Still miss not having a viewfinder (much easier in snow conditions), would prefer a rocker button for zooming/windangle and would prefer the button that you press for taking the photo to change place with the feature button.

+ Super Zoom, good quality pictures in low light. Good high quality video in HD. Easy to use.

- Does not record video on budget SD cards. But then you would by high quality SD cards for this camera for both video an photo.

+ Fantastic zoom, really clear screen, long battery life, easy to use

- Strap doesn't have a 'toggle' to tighten it up around your wrist, no view finder for use on sunny days, can't use the flash when 'burst' setting is active

+ For a compact camera the telephoto lens is excellent.
Images inside darkened buildings also give good detail.

- Having to wait until the battery runs out before recharging is not good as the last third of power showing soon results with a total battery exhaustion.
It is very doubful if the number of pictures taken on a full charge matches the claimed number, even under bright sunny conditions.

+ Great HD video, the quality looks really professional, and the sound is excellent. I made a video of two flamenco players in Granada and everyone was impressed with the sharpness, the clarity of the sound. Photo wise it's virtually impossible to take a bad photo with this camera.

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+ Picture quality, HD video quality played back on Panasonic HD plasma TV blew my mind. Superb.

- Battery cover and lens cover a bit flimsy.

+ Very easy to use once you have read the instructions

- None really

+ This is my first camera and im totaly satisfied with the product and its features. it almost has features of digital SLR camera. superb zoom quality. the sound in video mode is excellent compared to other cameras (compared with my mates). overall its excellent

- camera is bit heavy which is obvious because its super zoom, the dial mode on top sometimes not stable, battery standby could be better. other than this no bad point so far in technical terms. price wise it is bit expensive. a week later i bought the camera its price went down..lol

+ 12 X OPTICAL ZOOM
INBUILT CAMCORDER

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+ It is easy to use and produces excellent quality pictures.

- None so far

+ excellent image quality! Ideal for both beginners and photography experts! However, for some experts some features are not present. very easy to use, excellent quality, great value for money (£252) also, video is SUPERB.

- Not a lot to be honest, battery life maybe be better? but if i say that, im just being picky...

+ Nice camera with loads of features. The image quality is excellent in well lit conditions. In low light, subjects at a distance can suffer. The person recognition works quite well and overall I am very pleased with the camera.

- It unit is a little chunky and heavy. Panasonic battery and charger so I can't use my high powered AA's. The camera requires a mini-HDMI cable to connect to a TV that you have to purchase seperately.

+ Image quality and robustness of the camera

- Manual which I still haven't managed to digest yet!

+ Good overall performance as a digital camera with the enhanced feature of widescreen shots at the higher pixel size. Excelllent video capability with hi fi sound. Which was the reason why I purchased the camera.

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+ Zoom

- Slow to shoot

+ Awesome camera, great quality snaps and brilliant video. Expensive but worth it.

- Can be a little complicated. I'm still trying to figure out how to fully slow the shutter speed for night shots (but I know it can be done)

+ Quality feel, good zoom & video facility

- Complicated, manual poorly set out

+ easy to use and good quality photos

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+ Great quality pictures. Good in low light conditions adn with action shots.

- The camera is compact but a little too big to comfortably fit in your pocket.

+ A pocket sized camera with a wide angle lense and big lcd screen

- intelligent iso doesn't let u set stabilizer mode so images often blurred and the camera isn't as comfortable to hold and use when compared to the tz5

+ Quality of lense, auto features, resulting in exceptional quality images.

- None

+ large viewfinder easy to operate and excellent results

- lack of manual controls

+ great pis and features

- none

+ Easy to use, 25mm wide angle is great inside fotoing.

- Videorecordin quality isnt so good.

+ Easy quick and practical to use, small enough to take anywhere fires up quick can be set up to take predetermined scenes great for wide angle shots indoors very flexible and versatile. My SLR is now gathering dust.

- Difficult to see LCD and compose shots in bright sunlight. Menu structure takes a little bit of getting used to.

+ Great camera to keep in your pocket. Great results from iA mode. Build quality and lens both fantastic.

- Should come with scren protector to protect that lovely screen!

+ Fantastic zoom and image quality and excellent movie pictures..

- Battery capacity too small.

+ Fantastic lens & zoom
Big screen
I mage quality is excellent

- none so far

+ The Whole Camara

- None

+ I love this camera to bits! Small enough to fit in your pocket but with a zoom to rival and surpass much bigger cameras. Very easy to use, especially with the intelligent auto feature. The face recognition means that group photos come out great.

- Honestly haven't found any bad points yet.

+ Easy to use. The movie recording is amazing. Great quality and you can zoom during the recording session. In daylight great quality and fast in the photography.

- In week light, it is slower and you really need and stand or stay perfectly still and the object has to be still to get good pictures. This isn´t unique for this camera. It is better than most.

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- The price of replacement battery, can not use any other brand with this camera.

+ Incredible image Quality.
To be able to zoom while filming is wonderful.
HD video mode
Fantastic zoom and great Wide Agle

- Can´t think of any

+ High quality images and video
Good zoom and anti-shake
large display screen

- Bigger / heavier than first thought
Function select dial easy shifted

+ great compact camera - can't fault it.

- none

+ 12 x optical zoom is great for holidays; as is the panoramic multi-pic feature; HD video with stereo sound

- not fantastic at taking portrait pics in dark as flash tends to whiteout faces a bit

+ Fantastic zoom. Ease of use. Picfture quality. Size.

- Some menus not intuitive. Face recognition a bit hit and miss.

+ Good quality lens for a compact. Many features. Good quality HD video for the price. Large rear screen. Fits in a pocket. Lightweight

- Control knob slightly fiddly to use. So many features that if you want a simple point-and-shoot this could confuse you.

+ The screen is wonderfully clear. The simplified range of features accessed from the selector on top of the camera is also good. The speed of picture taking is a distinct improvement on my old model. I particularly like the 12x zoom and the 25mm wide angle lens.

- I find changing the selection of type of picture using the dial on top of the camera quite confusing. For the amateur "snapper" like myself there are too many choices and I am not able to make my choice in a short enough time before the subject has long gone. Maybe I have purchased too sophisticated a camera for my ability.

+ I like desine and look of the camera and I feel that it is easy to use.

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+ This is an excellent compact camera, my third digital camera, second Panasonic camera after my last one was lost. The wide angle and macro are excellent for geting panoramics and close-ups. I notice it is often described as a travel camera in reviews, which is a good description, I have been on 2 trips away and have many excellent photos thanks to its versatility and intelligent auto functions. According to reviews I read, the battery life was supposed to be poor, however I find it very good.

- Very few bad points, don't expect SLR quality pictures when you zoom in on detail, but it is still very impressive quality and probably best in its class (as a travel compact). Flash looks small but comes out pretty good, may have been better with a shoe for additional flash capability.

+ Fabulous 12x zoom with no loss of quality - even in video mode!

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+ Fantastic lense quality for such a compact product

- Maybe a little bit heavy for placing in a pocket