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 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $349.95
Buy New: $225.00
You Save: $124.95 (36%)
New (50) Used (3) from $217.27
Rating:  276 reviews
Sales Rank: 76
Color: Blue
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 10
Digital Zoom: 4
Connectivity: AV
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 47
Minimum Focal Length: 4.7
Maximum Resolution: 9.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2.3 x 1.4 x 4.1
MPN: DMC-TZ5A
Model: DMC-TZ5A
UPC: 037988987672
EAN: 0037988987672
ASIN: B0011Z6D9U
Release Date: March 7, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 comments on ebewulf's review November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
ebeowulf - I guess you reviewed a wrong camera!!! (LOL) not TZ5. Please see my comments to each of the issues you have pointed out and given this camera a miserly 1. There are 179 5 star comments to 7 1 star comments (less than 4%) in this site. So majority reviewers cannot be wrong. Again, we are not having SLR quality or low light performance when reviewing a P&S please.
Problems:
1) Buttons are awkwardly located, making it easy to accidentally press the wrong button.
There is only 1 dial that is out of way from fingers when you use. Other than that it is the shutter and zoom ring combo. there is a e.zoom button that is very tiny. The power switch and play/camera switch are physical toggle switch, that simply by press of a finger cannot be changed!!! What buttons are you talking about?
2) Power options for extending battery life are non-existent - the camera simply runs until it dies (without much advance notice). Please see the above comments to switch of LCD dear or read the manual beofre you write reviews.
3) On-camera menus are not intuitive.
It is one of the easiest menu systems I have come acrros in cameras. The quick menu is a child's play and icon based. A nitwit can understand this easily.
4) Movies are in the quicktime format - nothing plays quicktime except intrusive Apple software.
Agreed...Phew...
5) Pictures are NOT auto-rotated in windows. You have to use panasonic's "special" software, or otherwise rotate all pictures by hand.
Worng again...they are auto-rotated. Not the gyro types, but vertical pictures are display vertically but the camera in horizontal position
6) Tech support is snotty and unhelpful.
I have no experince of this...
 From a camera virgin: Photo quality is very poor November 9, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
PLEASE take the negative reviews for this camera seriously, especially the ones about picture quality. I really don't know much about cameras but even I can notice major noise and lack of quality in photos... especially when compared with my old Olympus camera. This one is just not worth the money, wish I could return it...
 wow! November 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This camera makes me look like a pro! I set it to "automatic", frame it the way I like it...and all I get is "ooz and ows! This amazing camera makes my walks and visits an eye-opener 'cause I'm becoming more and more aware of interesting, exciting picture-possibilities to share with others. It allows me to look at what I took for granted, the ordinary things and happenings...and see it with a new, personal and original view. This makes my life more interesting and it can for you! So Panasonic Lumix--I can't thank you enough...And Amazon.com---your price and service are unbeatable...Got it prepaid within a few days! It's probably the best purchase I've made in a very long time!
Carl Baum, Palo Alto, CA
Five Stars November 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with everyone here that gave this great camera five stars
Brilliant
Ability to set minimum shutter speed is essential November 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This a second TZ5 I have. I bought a first one (blue) in April of this year and used it for two weeks before my wife dropped it on a plush carpet and it immediately showed 'lens error.' I was very disappointed and I previously was very disappointed in TZ3 low light photos, so I decided not to bother with Panasonic TZ5. However, I decided to try my luck again, after I collected a bunch of gift cards and needed to buy something. This time I got a silver model. I just took them to Madonna concert and I was very very pleased with results.
1) I did buy two additional extended life batteries on ebay 1400mA each. The original one is 1000mah. I got used to my Fuji F30 doing 500-600 shots per charge with no problems, so I am spoiled and wanted fresh batteries. However, I did not need them at the concert. I took about 370 photographs and 5 videos about 5 minute length, and my TZ still shows two bars! I did not use flash but I did do a lot of zooming and reviewing. Looks like I will be able to squeeze 400+ photos on the original battery which is superb!
2) Ability to set a minimum shutter speed is priceless for application such as a concert where you need to zoom all the way. I just selected 1/60 minimum shutter speed, Auto ISO, H focus and I got some great shots with these. If I did not have the minimum shutter speed, I would have not been able to take pictures that I did at the concert.
3) Display is very nice
4) True wide angle (not just crops the frame)
5) extended optical zoom
6) auto red eye removal
7) ISO 400 is now useful!!!
What can I wish for? I guess 12-14X zoom instead of 10X zoom and little optical viewfinder. Shutter and Aperture Priority.
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