Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 Review
Review Date: May 12th 2008
Author: Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
| Image Sensor | |
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| Camera Effective Pixels | 9.1 Mega pixels |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.33 inch |
| Total Pixel | 10.7 Mega Pixels |
| Primary Color Filter | yes |
| Optic | |
|---|---|
| Zoom Factor | |
| Optical Zoom | 10x |
| Extra Optical Zoom | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 11.3x for 7Mega, 13.5x for 5Mega, 16.9x for 3Mega, 2Mega, 0.3Mega 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 11.6x for 6Mega, 13.9x for 4.5Mega, 16.9x for 2.5Mega 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 12.1x for 5.5Mega, 14.5x for 3.5Mega, 16.9x for 2Mega |
| Digital Zoom | 4x ( Max. 40.0 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) (Max. 67.5x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) |
| Focal Distance | f=4.7-47mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-280mm) |
| Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR / 11 elements in 9 groups / (3 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces, 1 ED lens) |
| Aperture | Wide: F3.3 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele: F4.9 / F11 (2 steps) |
| Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2) |
| Focusing Area | Normal: Wide 50cm / Tele 200cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Clipboard : Wide 5cm / Max 200cm / Tele 100cm - infinity |
| AF Metering | Face / 1-point/ 1-point high speed/ 3-point high speed/ 9-point/ Spot |
| Focus/Exposure | |
|---|---|
| Focus Mode | Normal / Macro, Continuous AF (in Intelligent Auto, On/Off) |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity | "Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode : Auto(1600 - 6400) )" |
| 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 EV |
| Backlight Compensation | Yes (at Intelligent AUTO mode) |
| Auto (AE) Bracketing | +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames |
| Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot |
| Rec Mode[Mode Dial] | Intelligent AUTO / Normal Picture / Motion Picture / Clipboard / Scene 1 / Scene 2 |
| Scene Mode | Portrait / Soft Skin / Scenery / Sports / Night Portrait / Night Scenery / Self-Portrait / Food / Party / Candle Light / Baby1 / Baby2 / Pet / Sunset / High sensitivity / Hi-Speed Burst / Starry Sky / Fireworks / Beach / Snow / Aerial photo / Underwater / Multi Aspect |
| Shutter Speed | 8-1/2000 sec Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec. |
| Flash System | |
|---|---|
| Built-in-Flash | Auto / Auto/Red-eye Reduction / Forced On / Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction / Forced Off |
| Flash Distance | 0.6 - 5.3m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 - 3.6m (Tele/ISO Auto) |
| External Flash | n/a |
| Feature | |
|---|---|
| Self Timer | 2sec / 10sec |
| Auto Review | 1sec, 2sec, Zoom, Hold |
| Color Mode | Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm |
| 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)+ QuickTime / Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG |
| Recording Image Size | Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3456 x 2592 pixels, 3072 x 2304 pixels, 2560 x 1920 pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels / 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3552 x 2368 pixels, 3072 x 2048 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels / 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3712 x 2088, 3072 x 1728 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels,1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Image Quality | Fine / Standard |
| Motion Picture | 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 HD?16:9 Aspect Ratio?: 1280x720 30fps, 15fps" / HD?16:9 Aspect Ratio?: 1280x720 30fps, 15fps |
| Burst Shooting Mode | Full-Resolution Image / 2.5 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode) / Max 3 mages (Fine Mode) / High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 6 frames/sec (recorded in 2M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9) |
| Unlimited consecutive shooting | yes |
| Digital Red Eye Correction | yes |
| Intelligent Exposure | yes |
| Easy Zoom | yes |
| Zoom Resume | yes |
| Motion Zoom | yes |
| Still Image Rec. with Audio | 5 sec |
| Audio Dubbing | Max. 10sec |
| Real-time histogram | yes |
| Composition Guide line | yes |
| Built-in-Memory | yes |
| Built-in-Memory [Capacity] | approx. 50MB |
| Scene Mode Help Screen | yes |
| Auto Angle Detection | yes |
| Flip Animation | n/a |
| Travel Date | yes |
| World Time | yes |
| Title Edit | yes |
| Date Stamp | n/a |
| Text Stamp | yes |
| Economy mode | n/a |
| LCD Monitor | 3.0" Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (460K dots) / Field of View : approx. 100% / AUTO Power LCD mode / Power LCD mode / High angle mode |
| Supersonic Wave Filter for Dust Reduction | n/a |
| Playback mode | [REC]/[Play] Selector switch / 30-thumbnail display / 12-thumbnail display / calendar display / zoomed playback (16x max.) / playback of favorite pictures / image rotation / Resizing (selectable number of pixels) / trimming / protection / aspect conv. DPOF print setting / Creating still pictures from a motion picture / Dual image playback |
| Category Playback | Yes (in slideshow mode and normal playback) |
| Slideshow Mode | Yes (duration & effect with music adjustable) |
| OSD language | Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish |
| Recording Media | Built-in Memory / SD Memory Card / SDHC Memory Card / MultiMediaCard(Still image only) |
| Microphone | yes |
| Speaker | yes |
| Interface | DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), HD AV Output (Component), USB2.0 High speed |
| Direct Print | PictBridge |
| General Data | |
|---|---|
| Power | |
| Battery | Li-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1000mAh) (Included) |
| AC Adaptor | AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional) |
| Battery life (approx.) | 300 pictures (CIPA Standard) |
| Dimensions [mm] | |
| Width | 103.3 |
| Height | 59.3 |
| Depth | 36.5 |
| Weight [g] | |
| Body | 214.0 |
| Including Battery and SD Memory Card | 240.0 |
| Further Specifications | |
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| Included Software | PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer- / ArcSoft (MediaImpression / Panorama Maker) / USB Driver |
| Standard Accessories | Battery Charger / Battery Pack / Battery carrying case / AV Cable / USB Connection Cable / AC Cable / Strap / CD-ROM |
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