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 great little camera July 20, 2008
i got this camera a couple of months ago and have used it at concerts and recently european vacation and it takes great pictures. i also have a canon digital rebel and this takes better interior shots than the rebel. i love the wide angle and telephoto features. it was great taking scenery shots and taking pictures in museums. i took both cameras to europe, but mostly used the panasonic because i knew it would take pictures everywhere. it is the perfect size and will be my main camera instead of the rebel which i will only use outdoors.
WOW! Camera is Amazing. July 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I own the 1st gen canon digital rebel DSLR, and these pictures seem sharper, and the camera does a much better job of exposing the scenes. It does a reasonable job at higher ISO levels, but not as good as the DSLR, but I didnt expect it to be. I tried to lighten my load last year, and bought a Kodak, but it was not nearly good as my old DSLR, so the DSLR was still the preferred camera. However I think my second attempt I've got it right. The TZ5 eliminates the need for me to carry a large DSLR with 2 heavy lenses and a video camera. The TZ5 is now my camera of choice and has replaced all that. I'm not a pro, just want some good quality images and videos of my family.
For its size, the Camera is heavier than expected, but not too heavy. It a good heft, and helps with stability. It feels like its made well, and not the plastic toy feel that many cameras I tested had.
The video was just as important to me, and the quality on these videos are great. Not as good as my video camera as they are a little more grainy and sound not as good, but i think if I put it on a high def TV, the tz5 would win. The Video is not choppy and the colors are nice. The videos are large, but they can easily be converted to another format that is smaller. The zoom is slower than expected in video mode only, but compared to all other point and shoots that dont zoom at all in video, I think it is fine. There have been some comments about sound Quality here, and it had me worried, but I must say, that for 8bit mono, its not horrible. I would put the sound q at 3 stars, as long as your just recording dialog.
The amount of features are incredible. I used the auto slide show, and my kids really loved watching, on the television, the automatic slideshow it created complete. It comes complete with 5 different music styles and several transisiton effects. Its quick, easy and fun.
The other feature that is not talked about much is the burst mode. It takes a about 2 pictures a second for as long as you hold down the button. It also has a High speed burst mode that takes 2 megapixel shots at about 4 or 5 shots per second. It kinda makes a flip book effect. its incredibly fast.
The camera is easy to use and the menues are well thought out and easy. My wife took the camera the first day we owned it to disneyland without me, and she had no instructions on how to use it. She had no problems using the camera, and took some great pictures and videos. She stayed with the IA mode, and that did all the thinking for her and the pics look fantastic.
Dont forget to update to the latest Firmware. ver 1.2 at the time of this writing. My tz5 had 1.1 loaded from the factory. And as many have mentioned it had some auto focus problems in video and stills, that were corrected in 1.2. Check the panasonic site to update it.
Hope this helps.
 Disapointing July 18, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This camera needs a LOT of light. the flash is useless after a few feet. All my indoor pictures are terrible. low light outdoors are just as bad. All my pictures come out very noisy. red eye reduction isnt great. in video mode, if you zoom you can hear the lens moving on play back (rather loudly).
this camera looks great on paper, but it fails. since my camera may be defective, or i may not be using it quite right, I gave an extra star to benefit the doubt.
 Good results July 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ5 has all the functions that I, as a non-professional, will need. I especially like the fact that the pictures come out light and clear and working on them is minimal. (I always had to lighten up my photos on Kodak.) I love the camera.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S July 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had very good informations on this camera and I agree with the opinion of the people and the critic on your site.
It is really an easy camera with a lot of different ways of photography
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