Panasonic DMC-TZ5

Pros: > Incredible 10X zoom range
> Nice wide angle 28mm lens
> Very effective iAuto function

Cons: > No viewfinder
> No manual modes
> Poor placement for microphone

The Bottom Line: You won't find any other camera that can do this much for this price. A very convenient and versatile camera that anyone can use.

Review: I recently picked up a Pansonic DMC-TZ5 to use as my "walk around" camera when I didn't want to carry my Olympus E510 DSLR, and I am very pleased with the results I am getting.The "TZ" stands for "Travel Zoom" which is an interesting product ...

Pros: Excellent photo quality, 10x optical zoom, 28m wide angle, easy to use.

Cons: None, unless one is expecting professional quality movie video out of a digital photo camera.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommend this camera because of its fail-proof IA mode and the excellent photo quality.

Review: To view some photos I took with the Lumix TZ5 click on this link, and make sure you view in full screen:: http://www.photoworks.com/phot o-sharing/shareSignin.jsp?shar eCode=ACF7F02C5F5&cp=ems_shr_a lb_pml&cb=PW To view a video of "Frisky" the dog ta...

Pros: Zooming during video shooting, better auto-focus with face recognition, and better colours.

Cons: Sound recording seems much worse than TZ3, hopefully this is defect.

The Bottom Line: I would happily recommend this camera, despite the sound problem, which will hopefully be resolved. I have met DSLR owners who want one!

Review: We have had the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 for about a year and a half now. Recently we wanted to be able to take some video, but I'm not keen having a large camcorder, and I had already been impressed by the quality of the video that the TZ3 took. The TZ3 ...

Pros:

10x optical zoom and large screen

Cons:

Awkward button placement, unintuitive menus, Quicktime movies, auto-rotate??

The Bottom Line: The DMC-TZ5 camera "seems" ok at first glance, but the design and software issues associated with with the camera make the experience overwhelmingly negative in the long run.

Review: We received this camera as a gift, and it seemed a wonderful replacement to our poor, broken Photosmart camera. Unfortunately, the problems with this camera aren't immeadiately apparent. The problems are deep seated form-factor and software issues that ...

Pros: Very long 10x zoom

Cons: Poor Operation in Low Light, Weak Construction, Short Battery Life

Review: Bought in December, stopped working June! I take great care of my equipment and LCD screen internally cracked, sent to Panasonic and they would not honor warranty. Even when the camera worked the battery life was awful and the low light weaker than any ...