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Panasonic DMC-ZS20 Digital Camera Review

$349.99
7.1
Better than 45% of Reviewed Digital Cameras

Motion

The Panasonic ZS20 reproduced motion pretty well due to its 1080/60p AVCHD mode. The 60p really shone here, with sharp images and motion the blurred, but with little trailing or artifacting. The camera did suffer from some ghosting in our motion example video, but less than we typically see out of point-and-shoot cameras. More on how CamcorderInfo tests motion.

Video Sharpness

The Panasonic ZS20 performed very well, producing sharp images with its 1080/60p recording mode. We found that it was able to reproduce frequencies as high as 700 lw/ph vertically and 750 lw/ph horizontally, which is exceptional for a compact camera. The 1080/60p can be a bit of a pain currently in terms of ways to display it, as it's a newer compression format and there aren't a great deal of delivery methods. More on how CamcorderInfo tests video sharpness.

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TJ is the Editor in Chief of DigitalCameraInfo. He is a Massachusetts native and worked as a freelance journalist and photographer prior to joining the Reviewed.com team. He has an unhealthy love of sports, sportswriting, samoyeds, and alliteration.