Customer Reviews:
 The best camera I've owned. September 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this camera. The pics are clear and sharp. The video looks fantastic. The menus are intuitive and easy to navigate. I've had a Canon and a Fuji that were both inferior to this. This is also the only compact digital camera I've ever owned that never takes pics with red eyes. There are a lot of blue eyes in my family so this is pretty important to me.
The only downside is the crap capture software that Panasonic includes with it. Ironically, that is by far the worst capture software I've ever seen. Try to get your hands on a copy of Canon's ZoomBrowser instead.
Perfect for Real Estate agents! September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's wide angle lens and small size make it a perfect choice for Real Estate photo's. Interior shots are so difficult to convey the size and openess of even large rooms, and I had to retake shots of all listings after I saw what it can do. The zoom lens allows me to frame the shot, eliminating unwanted background images without changing positions. I haven't taken the camera off intelligent automatic yet, don't see a need to. Just the best camera on the market for my purposes after researching and trying them all. Get the extra battery and the leather Panasonic case with it.
Best camera ever had September 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was looking to buy a nice, easy to handle, good price camera, and after reading a lot of reviews (eg: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz5/ http://www.dcresource.com/buyersguide/), I decided to buy this one. I originally planned to buy the Olympus Stylus 1030SW, then the stylus 1020, but I bought the Panasonic because:
It did fit the 8GB MicroSD card I already had without any problem.
Great video.(Hi def)
Great Zoom. ( 10x)
Size,
Easy to handle(lots of scene settings ready to use)
I also bought the underwater Housing, and after testing it, I was more than satisfied. I think I am still missing an underwater strobe for deep dives, but besides that, I am very pleased with my purchase.
 photos in auto GREAT! video NOT SO GREAT September 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you know panasonic LUMIX digicams you probably know that the sound bitrate on the videos is cropped at 8khz, that's almost the same quality as the phone line. I knew that but i didn't care because the quality on the video of my previous FX50 was very good.
The BIG thing on this camera is the INTELLIGENT AUTO, and IT WORKS flawlessly, even taking 4cm macro photos with flash on... the photos looked perfect.
The video (HD video also) are better than the FX50 mainly because you can zoom and you have autofocus, but BIG FLAW on this camera is the autofocus hunting issue, even updating the firmware (version 1.2 that you can download and read the instructions from here http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/TZ4_5/index.html) the autofocus doesn't work well. But you can select fixed focus if you want.
Anyway i think it's a great camera.
Perfect Travel Super-zoom August 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Look no further. This is the best travel super-zoom camera on the market in 2008.
After purchasing my TZ5 from Amazon, I recently took it with me to London and Paris. I got exactly the photographs I hoped to take.
Biggest plus - a very useful Night Scene mode. Made after-dark photography very easy. Also appreciated is the VIVID color mode enhancement. This really helps on overcast days.
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