Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Digital Camera Review

Jul 20, 2007 - By Karen M. Cheung
2.3 The Panasonic Lumix TZ3 is the sophomore version to last year’s ultra-zoom compact TZ1. Tailored for the world traveler to the soccer mom, the TZ3 is targeted for movers and shakers who want the convenience of a point-and-shoot but the zoom capabilities of a long lens. The Lumix TZ3 maintains a 10x optical zoom Leica lens with image stabilization. As with most successor cameras, the TZ3 adds a few new improvements including a higher 7.2 megapixel count, wider zoom, bigger LCD monitor, and new scene modes for the retail price of $349.95 when it was introduced in January 2007.
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Specs Table
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 0.00  
Length 36.70  
Width 105.00  
Height 59.20  
Weight 232.00  
Pixels 7.20 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 7.20  
Sensor Type 1/2.5 CCD  
Image Size 3072 x 2304  
Aspect Ratio 4:3  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Yes  
Media 27MB Internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card  
Image Format JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Compression JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Lens 10x (11 elements in 9 groups)  
LCD 3.0  
Focusing Modes Auto Focus, Normal/Macro, Continous AF On/Off  
Detecting Range Normal Wide: 50cm-infinity; Normal Tele: 200cm - infinity; Macro Wide: 5cm-infinity; Macro Tele: 200cm - infinity  
Shutter Speed 1.00  
Self Timer 2 sec, 10 sec  
Modes Intelligent ISO, Normal, Simple, Macro, Motion Picture, Playback, Clipboard, Print  
Speed No  
Burst No  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Soft Skin, Sports, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Panning, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Baby1, Baby2, Snow, High sensitivity, Beach, SCN1, SCN2, Aerial photo, Sunset, Pet  
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off  
Flash Range Wide:0.6-4.2m; Tele:1.0\\\\\\\\  
Settings Fine, Standard  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 100-1250, High sensitivity 3200  
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output No  
Software LUMIX simple viewer, PhotofunStudio, Arcsoft PhotoImpression  
Battery Power Source Li-ion Battery, AC adaptor  
Zoom Wide 0  
Zoom Tele 0  
fstop Max 3.30  
fstop Min 8.00  
Zoom Digi 0.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps  
Storage Type 27MB Internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card  
LCD Pixels 230000  
Resolution Maximum 3072 x 2304  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 11.61   2.75 
Resolution 7.04   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 4.95   2 
Noise Manual ISO 9.93   3 
Model Design Appearance 7.25   1.25 
Low Light 6.47   2.25 
Size Portability 6.00   1.1 
Handling 7.75   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.25   0.85 
Front 7.75   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 7.00   0.5 
Right 6.25   0.5 
Top 7.75   0.6 
Menu 7.50   0.95 
Bottom 2.50   0.5 
Auto Mode 8.00   1.5 
Auto Focus 7.50   1.5 
Focus 0.00   1.25 
ISO 7.25   1.25 
White Balance 7.00   1.25 
Exposure 7.25   0.5 
Metering 7.25   1.1 
Shutter Speed 0.00   0.9 
Aperture 0.00   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 7.50   1 
Picture Qualit Options 7.75   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 7.50   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.50   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.00   1 
Viewfinder 0.00   0.8 
LCD Screen 8.75   1.25 
Flash 5.75   1.25 
Zoom Lens 8.50   1.5 
Memory 3.75   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 7.30   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.60   1.75 
Shutter Shot 9.00   1.75 
Software 6.25   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 5.00   0.4 
Direct Print 7.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.50   0.95 
Battery 6.00   0.75 
Other Features 5.00   0.55 
Value 7.50   1.85 
Dynamic Range 7.23   2.5 
Video Performance 5.36   1.75 
Processing Speed 9.20   1.75 
White Balance Performance 8.29   1.8 
Total (weighted)   427.49
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