Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
- 9-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for poster-sized prints
- 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens; Face Detection
- New Panasonic Venus Engine IV improves noise reduction, elevates the detection accuracy and corrective effects
- 3.0-inch LCD; Mega O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO
- Captures images to SD memory cards (not included)
Product Description
Dream of a camera that is fully automatic for simple use. Think of a camera that offers a wide scope of features to capture virtually all you want. Consider a camera that takes superb stills yet also offers a movie mode that matches HDTV quality. Imagine combining precise Leica optics in a finely tuned compact device that opens new vistas for creativity and enjoyment. Realize the Panasonic DMC-TZ5S Lumix 9.1 Megapixel Digital Camera. Now you can fit sweeping landscapes into a single frame with the 28mm wide-angle setting. Pull in subjects from far away to capture even subtle facial expressions with the dynamic 280mm telephoto setting. Ideal for traveling, the DMC-TZ5 Lumix 9.1-megapixel digital camera combines a wide-ranging LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens with a handy, compact body. The Extra Optical Zoom function also extends the zoom to as much as 16.9x, giving you even greater telephoto power. Set the TZ5 to iA mode and let the five Intelligent Auto function… More >>
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S 9MP Digital Camera with 10x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom
5 Comments
I have the TZ3 and am acquiring the TZ5, so my comments apply only to the still picture process, which is straightforward. Don’t be swayed by the favorable comments on the 28mm “wide angle” lens – when shooting landscapes or large groups of people etc., all you will see in the details (with real users’ images) is pixel smear. The whole point of a “fat” and heavy camera like this, which does not fit a shirt pocket, is the long end of the zoom, which could be 350mm, but sadly is only 280mm in actuality. For shooting people and landscapes, there are wide angle cameras from Casio, Sony, perhaps even Panasonic, that are small and light and pocketsize with up to 14 megapixels that have much better image quality than this camera. Where this camera really leapfrogs over the others I mentioned is in the long zoom. When shooting pictures of birds and other things small or farther away, this camera will give you *much* better images because of the long zoom.
This is a great camera but I returned it before it was shipped. I decided to get the Canon camcorder instead. I’m looking for something that will do both video and stills.
Hi,
Can someone please help me with this? I am a first time pana digiCam user. I got my pana DMC TZ5 thru online store. The box itself is not sealed by pana but by their store sticker. it this normal???
also, my instruction menu and CD are not put in the order that
was shown on the diagram. can someone please tell me what other documents/menus you got besides instruciton menu? (I saw 1 on line pic that someone got a bag of documents(instruction menus+some other menus???)
Thank so much.
Unfortunately, we really can’t comment on the camera. It was a Christmas present, packed in our suitcase on an international journey courtesy of NorthWest and KLM. NorthWest had “equipment problems” and we were dealyed two days en route in Boston, and KLM lost all our bags where we connected, and they arrived four days later, just a few hours before our return. The camera had been stolen from one of our bags in Amsterdam – we never got chance to use it. Guess what? The airlines don’t accept responsibility for the theft of anything like that from checked bags. We had tried to carry the bag on too, but were not allowed. We think it probably was a good camera – perhaps the person in Amsterdam who has it now can complete this?.
I was expenting something else.
I got this camera i trade for my kodak M1033
AND now i feel bad i did.
I traded because of the 10x zoom.
i dont like the picture quality of this camera.
I only used for 2 days
maybe its me im not doing something right.
I own a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 and it was much better then this one (6 mp)
so i dont know. i may change my mind when i use it more.