Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1

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The Panasonic Lumix TZ1 is new in the market recently launch. Its optically stabilised 10x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit optical zoom equates to a lengthy 35mm SLR focal range equivalent of 35-350 mm. The company describes it as 'The World's Smallest 10x Optical Zoom Digital Camera'… and, as an easily pocketable handful of 262 grams, there's no argument. A long zoom lens is attractive but the surprise comes when you actually see how tiny the camera is in the flesh. .

Features:-

With the TZ1's 5.0 mega pixel picture capacity, expect to output sharp 29 x 22 cm prints. It will also shoot full frame 4:3 and 16:9 ratio movies at 30 fps.
A high ISO speed of 1600 can be accessed for ultra, ultra low-light shooting.
The camera has a unique feature in that the 6.4 cm LCD screen's brightness can be increased by 40 percent and a special High Angle mode brightens the image further to help outside viewing.
For the raw novice the 18 scene modes (night portraits, party shots, fireworks etc) will make your shooting life easier. One of these modes will also be useful to underwater photographers; with the camera housed in an underwater marine casing this UW feature will restore natural colour to the shots.

Performance:-

The zoom lens' performance is admirable, with no sign of barrel or pincushion distortion. A good result.

Conclusion:-

For such a small camera the lens range and image quality is a big appeal.