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Date Reviewed: 15/06/2009 20:04:11
Rating: 10/10
Panasonic DMC-TZ4 Digital Camera
8 Megapixels, 10 x Zoom
Type: 22
Compact, lightweight, great pictures
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I bought this camera last October from the Airport on the way to to US for a vacation with my family. I still think it's SO GOOD that I thought I'd do a review of it.
It's quite easy to use and packs a lot of features in it's small form.
There's a select dial on top that lets you select from the following options: Normal, Intelligent Auto, Motion Picture, Scene Mode 1 & Scene Mode 2. - With all these options you can take normal pictures, video, assign special functions to the Scene Mode 1 & 2 (such as a burst mode, which enables you to hold down the trigger and a picture will be taken up to 4 times a second allowing you to create panoramic shots by moving the camera right or left) or leave it up to the Intelligent Auto which I recommend highly.
I use the Intelligent Auto most of the time now as it auto adjusts the exposure, speed etc for a perfect picture every time.
(See some of the sample pictures below)
The preview screen is about 1.5 x 2.5 inches and is the only way to see the subject your taking a photo/video of as there is no viewfinder. Once a picture is taken it stays displayed for a couple of seconds then is stored on the memory card.
The memory card that came with the camera was 2Gb in size which allows for either 15 minutes of video OR upto 500 high quality images to be taken at a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels.
I also took a video camera on holiday with me (non-HD) and due to the fact that it was a little bulky I decided to use the Panasonic DMC-TZ4 to take most of my video which worked really well and got the video I needed. (I would not recommend using the camera solely as a video camera especially if you want to create a DVD, however, for simple YouTube type videos it's great).
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SPECS
Max resolution 3264 x 2448
Low resolution 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1840, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1440, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels 8.1 million
Digital zoom Yes, up to 4x
Image stabilization Yes, Lens
Auto Focus TTL autofocus (9-point with face detection)
Manual Focus No
Normal focus range 50 cm
Macro focus range 5 cm
Built-in Flash Yes
Flash range 5.3 m (Auto ISO)
External flash No
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
Movie Clips Yes, 848 x 480, 30 fps, 640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps
Remote control No
Self-timer Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Storage types SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
LCD 2.5 "
Battery Lithium-Ion rechargeable & charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 245 g (8.6 oz)
Dimensions 103.3 x 59.3 x 36.2 mm (4.1 x 2.3 x 1.4 in)
It's quite easy to use and packs a lot of features in it's small form.
There's a select dial on top that lets you select from the following options: Normal, Intelligent Auto, Motion Picture, Scene Mode 1 & Scene Mode 2. - With all these options you can take normal pictures, video, assign special functions to the Scene Mode 1 & 2 (such as a burst mode, which enables you to hold down the trigger and a picture will be taken up to 4 times a second allowing you to create panoramic shots by moving the camera right or left) or leave it up to the Intelligent Auto which I recommend highly.
I use the Intelligent Auto most of the time now as it auto adjusts the exposure, speed etc for a perfect picture every time.
(See some of the sample pictures below)
The preview screen is about 1.5 x 2.5 inches and is the only way to see the subject your taking a photo/video of as there is no viewfinder. Once a picture is taken it stays displayed for a couple of seconds then is stored on the memory card.
The memory card that came with the camera was 2Gb in size which allows for either 15 minutes of video OR upto 500 high quality images to be taken at a resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels.
I also took a video camera on holiday with me (non-HD) and due to the fact that it was a little bulky I decided to use the Panasonic DMC-TZ4 to take most of my video which worked really well and got the video I needed. (I would not recommend using the camera solely as a video camera especially if you want to create a DVD, however, for simple YouTube type videos it's great).
Get it now..! Click the 'Find Best Price' link on the top of the page to find the best price.
SPECS
Max resolution 3264 x 2448
Low resolution 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1840, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1440, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels 8.1 million
Digital zoom Yes, up to 4x
Image stabilization Yes, Lens
Auto Focus TTL autofocus (9-point with face detection)
Manual Focus No
Normal focus range 50 cm
Macro focus range 5 cm
Built-in Flash Yes
Flash range 5.3 m (Auto ISO)
External flash No
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction, Slow Sync
Movie Clips Yes, 848 x 480, 30 fps, 640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps
Remote control No
Self-timer Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Storage types SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
LCD 2.5 "
Battery Lithium-Ion rechargeable & charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 245 g (8.6 oz)
Dimensions 103.3 x 59.3 x 36.2 mm (4.1 x 2.3 x 1.4 in)
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