Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 Digital Camera Review

by Patrick Singleton
Published on April 14, 2006

Navigation
Intro	Testing / Performance
Physical Tour	Components
Design / Layout	Modes
Control Options	Image Parameters
Connectivity / Extras	Overall Impressions
Conclusion	Specs / Ratings
Photo Gallery

Picture Quality / Size Options (7.75)
The LZ5 offers the following image sizes for 4:3-format images: 2816 x 2112, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960 and 640 x 480. It also offers longer formats: it can shoot 3:2 images at 2816 x 1880 and 2048 x 1360 and 16:9 images at 2816 x 1584 and 1920 x 1080.

The LZ5 saves Fine and Standard quality JPEGs. We notice a significant quality improvement at Fine.

Picture Effects Mode (7.25)
The Lumix LZ5 has two mechanisms for color adjustment. The “Picture Adjust” menu allows the user to set color saturation to Natural, Standard and Vivid. The “Color Effects” menu includes black-and-white, sepia, cool tone and warm tone. All these effects work in movie mode as well as on stills.