Customer Reviews:
 Great Pic's and Vid's - but there was a deal breaker! November 6, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This camera was about as close to what I was looking for as there is on the market (good picture quality and decent HD wide screen video in a small point and shoot), but ultimately the VERY poor sound quality during video play back was the deal breaker. Sorry Panasonic - I really liked this product, but you need to know that this one issue blew it! I agree with all of the other reviews regarding positive attributes. I liked the video quality, but when I played back on my HDTV, through good speakers - how terrible.
To be honest - the sound quality is so bad, I could not even enjoy any video at all and my family actually made fun of my technology for the first time! How demoralizing!
I do have a suggestion however, try out the new Sony T500. It's great - pretty good pictures (TZ5 is a bit better in this regard), but the Sony Video, WOW!!! Really good, with great stereo sound quality!!!! So the TZ5 went back and the T500 is my new camera/camcorder!
 Great little zoom camera! November 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got the TZ5 last week for my wife. Have been playing with it for a almost a week now. I must say I'm quite happy with it. The reviews by most other users have been quite helpful (and quite accurate!) =)
What I like:
- 10x zoom in such a small body!
- large 3 inch screen that's got a really sharp display. Beautiful!
- Quick menu button. Comes in quite handy
- quite decent battery life.
What I don't like as much:
- movie taking is not as great as imagined. Focussing can be really slow when you zoom during movie-taking
- lack of some manual controls (on exposure, speed etc.)
- not standard USB port connector on the side of the camera (so you'll need to have the proprietery USB cable)
Overall, I'm quite please with this purchase. And I think my wife will like it too!
 Great little cam for the price November 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Had this camera for a few days now. I normally shoot with a Nikon D300 and wanted something I could stick in my pocket and that also took 720p video.
So far I can say that this little guy takes really decent pictures. Colors are good, auto white balance seems pretty accurate thus far, and the 720p videos look pretty good considering they are coming from a device that small. There are lots of "modes" for all sorts of shooting situations and lots of settings that you can tweak if you so desire. If not, just point and shoot. The 10x zoom is very nice, too.
The one issue I have with it so far is that the camera captures a LOT of noise when zooming or focusing while taking a video. Kind of annoying during playback of the videos.
Other than that, this camera is a great buy. I bought for $230. For all that you get, the price can't be beat.
Awesome Point and Shoot November 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a DSLR owner, I was searching for a more compact camera to carry with me. This little jewel is almost a perfect fit for my needs. A high quality Leica lens with the highest zoom ratio in its class renders sparkling images, better in some respects than my Canon EOS XSi. Its 3 inch monitor is large and bright. I would have liked to have an optical viewfinder on bright sunny days when it is hard to see the monitor. 23 different scene modes to choose from, including a fireworks mode, is the largest I have seen on a Point and Shoot. The flash is adequate for close shots within its limited range. The camera takes HD moving pictures, but I haven't tried that feature yet. The slide show is kind of cool, and it even plays sounds and allows effects. The included software is rudimentary, and you may want to use something more powerful.
All this is a tiny package with a reasonable price tag.
Panasonic Lumix TZ5A November 5, 2008
I just purchased this camera and I love it!! My kids have used it and they love it. SUPER point and shoot camera everyone should have one.
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