Reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1K
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photokina-show.com
Review Summary: Panasonic introduced the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 digital compact camera in Lisbon February this year. During the introduction, it soon became clear that it was an extremely compact Mega zoom digital camera, in fact, one of the world's smallest ...
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digitalcamerareview.com
Review Summary: Bottom line, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 is a joy to use, but with a few downsides. It's an easy to use camera and has a nice 10x optical zoom with image stabilization, especially given its size. A nice set of scene modes provides plenty of options ...
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photographypress.co.uk
Review Summary: Great specification and excellent handling is marred by OTT image noise. Nevertheless, it's an interesting and temptingly specified camera
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pocket-lint.com
Review Summary: Great specification and excellent handling is marred by OTT image noise. Nevertheless, it's an interesting and temptingly specified camera
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cameralabs.com
Review Summary: Sporting an equivalent range of 35-350mm, the TZ1 combines the lens power and flexibility of much larger super-zoom cameras with the convenience of a relatively pocketable form factor. It also features Panasonic's Optical Image Stabiliser to ensure ...
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: DMC-TZ1K
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability makes this camera ideal for social functions or vacation shots.
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 1.6 in
- Height 2.3 in
- Weight 8.3 oz
- Enclosure Color Black
Main Features
- Resolution 5 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 6,370,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Food, Snow, Baby1, Baby2, Candle, Scenery, Fireworks, Soft skin, Starry sky, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait
- Special Effects Cool, Warm, Sepia, Vivid, Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Program
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 848 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 13.4 MB
- Image Storage 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 2560 x 1712, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Forced mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction, Auto mode with red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 12 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 5.2 mm - 52 mm - F/2.8-4.2
- Focal Length 5.2 mm - 52 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 350 mm
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 15.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 5cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.2
- Optical Zoom 10 x
- Lens Construction 10 group(s) / 12 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, Backlight compensation, Digital image rotation, RGB primary color filter, Camera orientation detection
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 207,000 pixels
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Photo Fun Studio, ArcSoft PhotoBase, Drivers & Utilities, LUMIX Simple Viewer, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft PhotoImpression
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.x, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Strap, Lens cap
- Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1000 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.6
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.8
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.2
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 2.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.6
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