Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Review

Review Date: March 26th 2007

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Page 1 Introduction / Ease of Use Page 2 Image Quality Page 3 Sample Images Page 4 Design Page 5 Specifications Page 6 Conclusion

Specifications

Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 105.0 x 59.2 x 36.7 mm (4.20 x 2.37 x 1.47 inch)
Weight	Approx. 232g. (0.51lb), Approx.257g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.57lb)
Camera Effective Pixels	7.2 Mega pixels
Image Sensor	1/2.35 inch, 8.50 Mega Total Pixels CCD, Primary Colour Filter
Optical Zoom	10x
Focal Distance	f=4.6-46mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-280mm)
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR, 11 elements in 9 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces ,1ED lens)(3 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces ,1ED lens)
Optical Image Stabilizer	MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2)
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 50cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity, Macro / Simple mode / Intelligent ISO / Motion Picture / Clipboard: Wide 5cm/Tele(excepted tele end) 200cm - infinity, Tele Macro (at tele end) : 100cm - infinity
AF Metering	1-point/1-point high speed/3-point high speed/9-point/Spot
Focus	Auto Focus System, Normal/Macro (Dial), Continuous AF On/Off
AF Assist Lamp	Yes
ISO Sensitivity	Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 (High Sensitivity Mode : 3200)
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set, White Balance Adjustment (+/-10steps, except for auto set)
Exposure	Program AE
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Backlight Compensation	Yes (at simple mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing	+/- 1/3 EV -1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering	Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot
Scene Mode	Dial: Simple, Normal image, Macro,SCN1, SCN2 (Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Beach, Aerial photo, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby1, Baby2, Underwater, Sunset, Pet ),Motion Picture, Playback, Clipboard, Print, Intelligent ISO
Shutter Speed	8-1/2000 sec
Aperture	Wide: F3.3 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele: F4.9 / F11 (2 steps)
Self Timer	2sec / 10sec
Auto Review	1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Review	1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Picture Adjustment	-
Colour Effect Mode	-
Recording Format	Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF corresponding image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTimeMotion image: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Recording Image Size	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3072 x 2304 pixels, 2560 x 1920pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels , 1280 x960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3216 x 2144 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels , 2048 x 1360 pixels 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3328 x 1872 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels4:3, 3:2, 16:9 Multiaspect
Image Quality	Fine / Standard
Motion Image	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
Burst Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec or 2 frames/sec Full-resolution: Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max. 5 images (Fine Mode)
Unlimited consecutive shooting	Yes
Still Image Rec. with Audio	5 sec
Audio Dubbing	Max. 10sec
Real-time Histogram	Yes
Flip Animation	-
Built-in-Flash	Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off0.6 - 4.2m (Wide/ISO Auto), 0.3 - 2.8m (Tele/ISO Auto)
External Flash	-
Viewfinder	-
LCD Monitor	3.0inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K Pixels) Field of View : approx. 100per cent, Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Playback mode	25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, Calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.), image rotation, Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable),Playback of favorite pictures, Out-of-frame display, Dual display, Creating still pictures from a motion pictureResizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, aspect conv. DPOF print setting
OSD Language	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian,
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone	Yes
Speaker	Yes
Interface	DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print	PictBridge
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1000mAh) (Included)AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.)	270 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software	LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer- ArcSoft (PhotoImpression/PhotoBase/PanoramaMaker) USB Driver
Standard Accessories	Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery carrying case AV Cable, USB Connection Cable AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM
Digital Zoom	4 x ( Max. 40 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom )(Max. 60 x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focus Distance	f=4.6-46mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-280mm)

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