Panasonic DMC-TZ6 Reviews: Lumix Digital Compact Camera

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Score: 9.0/10

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This digital camera is a good all rounder. “The zoom, optical & digital enhancement. the ability to automatically select the…” Mark, Telford View all 50 real customer reviews

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50 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
98% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (48)
Build Quality9.0
Ease of use8.6
Features8.8
Image quality9.2
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.1
Overall rating9.0
Point & shoot (12)
Keen amateur (8)
Experienced amateur (4)
Other (24)
 

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Score 9.0/10

Mark, Telford , “Keen amateur” More like this »

+ The Zoom, optical & digital enhancement.
The ability to automatically select the setting to suit the picture you want to take.

- The dial can get nudged onto the wrong setting easily unintentionally.

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33 of 35 people found this review helpful

purchased 03 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Gill, Bromsgrove

+ Not only does the Panasonic look great but it really delivers in terms of picture quality and ease of use. The viewiing screen is really clear and the features are easy to find (without even reading the manual).

- Sometimes when I put my camera back into it's case the off switch turns to on, so it would be good to have a more positive off switch or way of locking the camera once it has been switched off.

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20 of 20 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to use for every day use.

- Slips of automatic very easily, however, camera lets you know

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Jun 2009

Score 10.0/10

Karen, North London , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ Camera is exactly what I wanted, and the memory card is good

- The case, the camera is a tight squeeze into this case and it seems bulky. Keep undoing the Velcro to get at the camera, which is in the zip pocket, very annoying.

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22 of 33 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Apr 2009

Score 9.0/10

Donald, Paisley, Scotland , “Keen amateur” More like this »

+ Light weight and ease of handling. Good size of display coupled with sharp images and information.
Wide angle lens coupled with zoom range is excellent for landscape photography.
The operating instructions are very explicit and comprehensive. These comments are initial impressions due to lack of time for operational experience.

- Digital display can be difficult to use in bright sunlight. Absence of optical viewfinder makes this critical under
certain conditions.
The Mode dial is too easily moved inadvertantly and would benefit from being slightly stiffer to operate.

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Christopher, Sutton Coldfield, uk

+ Very easy to get first class pictures even if. like me, you are not a camera buff.

- There are a lot of, opyions programmed into the camera, but it is not alweays obvious how to utilise them quickly and consulting ther handbook takes quite a long time because it dodges from one page to another to complete a process.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 22 Jun 2009

Score 9.0/10

Tony, Bedford , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ Compact size, great zoom feature and standard wide angle gives nice panoramic outdoors shots. Video quality ok for playback on a PC monitor. Sound quality very good for a compact unit. Brought this for a holiday in Norway to capture the views and not dissapointed with the results. Still finding out how to use all the fancy modes but the intelligent auto does a good job if your in a hurry and just want to capture the moment.

- mode dial turns itself round as noted by most reviews

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Roy, Spalding

+ The zoom is fantastic for a digital camers - the screen is a good size - all controls are easy to find and use

- Lacks a viewfinder for when usung in bright light

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

hannah, surrey , “Experienced amateur” More like this »

+ wide angle lense, best make of lense you can get, settings for all sorts such as beaches, starry sky etc. amazing zoom n focus. etc etc etc

- like most compact cameras its hard to get a really good night time photos without using the flash but not a big problem, i still need to learn more about the camera

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

anthony, brentwood

+ simple to use controls , excellent picture quality, brilliant battery life.

- no bad points found so far

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 11 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Kathryn, Leeds

+ easy to use, combines both camera and video. slow for quick shooting.

- slow shutter speed, bit difficult to constantly shoot - auto focus sometimes means due to time delay,subject moves whilst focusing!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Roger, Liverpool

+ Very good lens, Zoom, quality of pictures and wide varity of settings. High levelof video results

- I haven't found any yet

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

David, Whitland , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ Size
clear screen when not in sun
weight

- screen hard to see in sunlight

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 May 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Ease of use, Picture quality,Good battery life

- Fills your pocket!

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

WILLIAM, DARLINGTON

+ THE CAMERA IS COMPACT, IT HAS A QUALITY FEEL. AND IS EXCELLENT IN OPERATION. THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR AUTOMATIC OPERATION ARE SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE YET THE CAMERA
HAS THE ABILITY TO BE USED FOR MANUA SETTINGS THAT ARE CLEAR AND EASY TO CHANGE WITH CLEAR VISUAL INDICATORS ON THE SCREEN. AN EXCELENT PRODUCT OBTAINED AT A GOOD
PRICE. BILL COATES.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

jan, southport

+ Fantastic pin sharp pictures taken so easily in Intellignt auto mode. Nice large screen for reviewing

- None , HD would be nice but is it worth the extra £100 for ZT7?

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purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Reviewer left no comment

- Can not see screen in bright light. Battery does not last very long.

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purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent zoom lens - super magnification

- Extra batteries very expensive

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purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Keen amateur” More like this »

+ Lens - excellent range - wide angle to zoom
flexibility of SLR but small enough to fit in the pocket

- wierd connector - whats wrong with USB
view finder would be nice

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purchased 03 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Jenny, Essex

+ Good size screen.
Good shutter speed.
Professional look.

- A little bit chunky to hold.
Quite heavy.
Battery life could be a little better.

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purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Well built camera that is easy to use and produces a good quality picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 22 Aug 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great quality. solid product. Terrific lense.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 25 Aug 2009

Score 7.0/10

stuart, warrington

+ handy size quick to switch on

- i like to photo wildlife good camera but not fast enough and the night fox still eludes me

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purchased 21 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Very easy to use, great quality pictures, battery lasts a long time.

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 26 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ 12 times optical zoom and wide angle lens

- Mode Dial position easily knocked out of position, but does warn if not in one of the set Modes.

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purchased 21 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Paul, Nottingham

+ Lots of feautures and great picture quality

- none that I have seen

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purchased 04 Oct 2009

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Lens

- Switches a bit flimsy

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purchased 04 Oct 2009

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ everything so far

- nothing i can find at the moment

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purchased 05 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Better features than the TZ3. Love being able to crop on the camera. Still the same sturdy quality though and easy to use.

- The video quality wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be.

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purchased 13 Jul 2009

Score 9.0/10

Dean, Cheshire , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ High quality stills and video, easy to use. Superb wide angle and optical zoom.

- None that I can see.

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purchased 08 Jul 2009

Score 8.0/10

Leif , Brønnøysund Norway , “Experienced amateur” More like this »

+ Overall it is ag good build camera, and very good image quality.

- The meny is not possibel to geit in norwegian.

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purchased 14 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

David T, Scarborough , “Experienced amateur” More like this »

+ Fantastic Camera for the price.

- Easy to knock the wheel (to select the shot mode) and miss a shot

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purchased 27 Sep 2009

Score 9.0/10

Michael, Oxford , “Keen amateur” More like this »

+ Neat Look, easy to use

- none so far

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purchased 25 Sep 2009

Score 8.0/10

Colin, Derby, Derbyshire , “Experienced amateur” More like this »

+ Wide-angle 12x zoom lens. Excellent build quality. Good feature set. Good results.

- A little fussy to access certain features. Lack of manual control. Rear screen seems as though
it could be prone to scratching.

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purchased 13 Oct 2009

Score 9.0/10

Neil, Romford , “Point & shoot” More like this »

+ Excellent zoom, compact.

- Easy to nudge the exposure selector to another setting.

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purchased 08 Oct 2009

doug, Swadlincote

+ good quality easy to use and a great price

- none

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 04 Aug 2009

Score 9.0/10

Graham, WILTSHIRE , “Keen amateur” More like this »

+ Lots of different options to learn but, it's point and shoot is good and takes a lot of hard work out of the equation for a good picture.

- Despite a good solid build, it is very surprising how easy sand can penetrate behind the lens and as such, make it malfunction which it sadly is now doing having dropped it at the beach. Up to then, it was functioning perfectly and producing really good results.

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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Jul 2009

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Product Features

Camera Type Compact
resolution (Megapixel) 10.1
Optical Zoom Ratio 12
Screen Size in Inches 2.7
Digital Zoom Ratio 4
Face Recognition Face Detection
Face Recognition Yes
Image Stabilisation Yes
Image Stabilisation Optical Image Stabiliser
Colour Multi
Memory Card Slot Yes
Media Format SD Card
Media Format SDHC Card
Media Format MMC Card
PictBridge Yes
Macro Mode Yes
Video Recorder Yes
Manual Focus No
Timer Yes
Under Water No
Dimensions (mm) 59.6x103.3x32.8
Weight (g) 206
Flash Yes
Series Lumix
Resolution (Pixels) 3648x2736
Shortest Shutter Speed 2000
Longest Shutter Speed 60"
Longest Shutter Speed 60
Max. Aperture Lens 1 f3.3-4.9
In-Built Memory (MB) 40
USB Port Yes

Also known as: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6, Panasonic DMC-TZ6EB-K, DMC-TZ6, Panasonic DMCTZ6EBK, Panasonic DMCTZ6EBS, PANASONIC DMC-TZ6EB, Panasonic TZ6, Lumix DMC-TZ65, Lumix DMC-TZ6, Panasonic Lumix TZ6

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Manufacturer's Description

25mm Ultra Wide-angle 12x Optical Zoom LEICA DC Lens and iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with AF Tracking

The new TZ series packs a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 12x optical zoom into a compact body. This versatile photographic tool lets you shoot everything from sweeping vistas at the 25mm wide-angle setting to dynamic 300mm telephoto shots. And the lens system’s exquisite rendering ability lets you capture even the subtle nuances of the sights and scenes in your travels.

iA mode activates six detection and correction functions – MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) to compensate hand-shake, Intelligent ISO Control to detect subject movement, Face Detection AF/AE to focus on faces in the frame and remove unwanted red-eye, Intelligent Scene Selector to select the optimal scene mode automatically, Intelligent Exposure to correct the brightness level, and AF Tracking to continually track a moving subject and keep it in focus.

The DMC-TZ6’s 2.7-inch LCD has a total of 230,000 dots for high resolution. It features the Intelligent LCD function. The Auto Power LCD function increases the backlight brightness in 11 steps according to the ambient light intensity. At the highest of these 11 steps, the LCD backlight becomes approx. 1.4 times brighter than normal. This makes both shooting and viewing photos easier and more convenient.


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