Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8

Digital Camera Review

1.8 The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 is an 8-megapixel, entry-level point-and-shoot with a budget-friendly $180 price tag. Key features include a 5x optical zoom lens, a well rounded selection of Scene modes, and Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto mode. While the camera may be made for beginners, however, the LZ8 gives new photographers the opportunity to grow with program and manual modes. But does the Lumix DMC-LZ8 deliver in terms of image quality? Read on to find out.
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Specs Table
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8 Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 179.95  
Length 3.84  
Width 1.34  
Height 2.44  
Weight 4.90  
Pixels 8.32 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 8.10  
Sensor Type 1/2.5-inch CCD  
Image Size 3264 x 2448  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9  
Color Filter System Primary Color  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Media SD/SDHC/MultiMediaCard compatible  
Image Format JPEG (stills), MPEG (video)  
File Size 8.1 MP (highest res), VGA (lowest res)  
Compression JPEG (stills), MPEG (video)  
Lens 5x optical zoom  
Lens Mount No  
Compatible Lenses No  
Viewfinder No  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
LCD 2.5-inch Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display  
Auto Focus Type TTL-AF  
Focusing Modes Normal / Macro, Quick AF On/Off  
Focusing Points 9 points  
Detecting Range Normal Wide: 1.64 ft. - infinity; Normal Tele: 3.28 ft. - infinity; Macro/Intelligent Auto Wide: 0.16 ft. - infinity; Macro/Intelligent Auto Tele: 3.28 ft. - infinity  
AF Assist Illuminator Yes  
Metering Modes Intelligent Multiple, Center-Weighted, Spot  
Shutter Speed 8 - 1/2000 sec.  
Self Timer 2 or 10 sec  
Modes Program AE Mode, Aperture Priority AE Mode, Shutter Priority AE Mode, Manual Exposure Mode, Custom, Intelligent Auto  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, High-speed Shutter, High Sensitivity, Smile Shutter  
Exposure Compensation +/- 2.0 EV, 1/ 3 EV step  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, On, Slow Sync with Red-Eye Reduction, Off  
Flash Range Wide: 1.9 - 20.66 ft.; Tele: 0.98 - 10.17 ft.  
Sync Contact no  
Resolution 3624 x 2448  
Settings Fine, Standard  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 100 - 6400  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set, White Balance Adjustment  
Playback Options 30 & 12-thumbnail display, Calendar Display, Zoomed Playback (16x max.), Playback of Favorite Pictures, Category Playback, Slide Show, Image Rotation, Resizing, Trimming, Protection, Aspect Conv. DPOF Print Setting  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software CD-ROM  
Battery Power Source AA Alkaline Batteries  
Zoom Wide 5  
Zoom Tele 26  
fstop Max 8.00  
fstop Min 3.30  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480, 320 x 240 at 30 fps or 10 fps  
Storage Type SD/SDHC Memory Card  
Resolution Maximum 3264 x 2448  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 10.83   2.75 
Resolution 3.83   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 5.58  
Noise Manual ISO 10.87  
Model Design Appearance 6.00   1.25 
Low Light 5.72   2.25 
Size Portability 5.50   1.1 
Handling 6.50   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 5.50   0.85 
Front 6.00   0.6 
Back 5.75   0.6 
Left 4.25   0.5 
Right 4.75   0.5 
Top 5.50   0.6 
Menu 5.00   0.95 
Bottom 4.50   0.5 
Auto Mode 6.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 6.25   1.5 
Focus 0.00   1.25 
ISO 7.00   1.25 
White Balance 4.00   1.25 
Exposure 8.50   0.5 
Metering 7.00   1.1 
Shutter Speed 7.00   0.9 
Aperture 4.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.50   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.25  
Picture Qualit Options 4.67   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 3.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 6.40   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.25  
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 5.26   1.25 
Flash 4.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 6.00   1.5 
Memory 4.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 0.80   1.75 
Shot Shot 2.30   1.75 
Shutter Shot 3.20   1.75 
Software 2.50   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 2.00   0.4 
Direct Print 4.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 8.00   0.95 
Battery 8.00   0.75 
Other Features 5.25   0.55 
Value 7.00   1.85 
Dynamic Range 6.62   2.5 
Video Performance 5.01   1.75 
Processing Speed 4.20   1.75 
White Balance Performance 5.03   1.8 
Total (weighted)   340.61

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