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 enlarge | Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
Buy New: £195.00
New (20) Refurbished (1) from £174.99
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 501
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 3.7
MPN: DMC-TZ5EB-K
Model: DMC-TZ5EB-K
EAN: 5025232463398
ASIN: B0016CNOHM
Release Date: April 27, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW CAMERA. SHIP NEXT DAY.
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 Memory cards are optional July 18, 2008
6 out of 22 found this review helpful
Page 13 of the instruction manual with this camera states: "Cards are optional. You can record or play back pictures on the built-in memory when you are not using a card."
No memory card is included with the purchase of the camera.
 An excellent camera July 17, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is perhaps the best compact camera I have owned (and I am familiar with the Sony, Nikon, Olympus and Pentax types). While there are more compact cameras on the market, this is a very elegant and functional one. Pictures tend to be of a very high quality indeed and the power of the zoom is just incredible. It feels good in your hands and its commands are very simple and intuitive. The range of shooting possibilities is really great (that is if you are one of those who prefer setting the camera themselves rather than relying on the automatic controls that, in this camera, are just very simple and effective). Excellent screen. Among other things, the camera allows you to zoom as you film (though the noise of the zoom can be heard, as you consequently watch the film but it is not a problem for me). My only reservation is about the position of the microphone, which is placed on the top left hand corner of the camera - you have to be careful not to put hand/fingers on it, lest you block the sound recording. Highly recommended!!!
Greatest Compact Camera July 9, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Everything about this camera is brilliant. I took a long time searching for a compact camera which was as good as an SLR and this is definately it. The 10 times optical zoom is unrivaled by any other compact and with 9.1 megapixels its capable of taking excellent quality images. The large 3 inch screen enables you to see clearly what you're veiwing and examine in detail pictures you've recorded. The controls can be very easy and take excellent images on the IA (inteligent auto) mode but absolutely everything can be changed and adapted to suit more experienced users. The camera's face detection can easily pick out people and also changes to a block system to take pics of items and things that aren't faces. The camera also has settings for two children, pets and holidays where once on their setting will record the name and the date on which it was taken.
Excellent all rounder - with latest firmware July 9, 2008
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
We bought this a couple of weeks ago to provide a smaller alternative to our Nikon D40X DLSR. Our criteria were fast response time, SDHC and small size. Looking around, we found the DMC-TZ5 and the 10x zoom and HD video sealed it for us.
We took it home and the pictures were OK, but the auto zoom didn't lock at times. A quick google search later and we found v1.2 of the firmware from Panasonic, after a quick flash the camera is transformed.
It records decent video (With sound being recorded at 5m away!) and will suffice for 85-90% of your needs. My main gripe is the tendency to switch red-eye on and/or change the picture setting in iA mode which sometimes means that you will sometimes miss pictures of the kids running. This can be resolved by switching to Normal mode and having a play (I recommend setting ISO Max400 and auto flash without redeye for best results) but this is a great camera which will do most of what you will want/need for family pics and outside.
In short, there are better cameras for image better, but few better for having everything in one package - the Nikon is not the normal camera we use anymore and that should say something! :)
 Poor image quality July 4, 2008
57 out of 61 found this review helpful
I purchased this camera about a week ago to replace my Canon S3. The Canon took great pictures but was a little bulky to just pop in my pocket so I was looking for something a little more compact but with a decent sized zoom.
After reading a lot of reviews and looking at test pictures I decided to go for the TZ5.
My initial thoughts on opening the box were favourable...although it is quite small it is a fairly weighty camera and feels well screwed together. I read the manual (briefly), charged the battery up, and proceeded to take a few "snaps".
They didn't look too bad on the cameras excellent LCD screen but once I loaded them onto my PC and looked on my monitor I was very disappointed with the image quality. All of the pictures looked slightly out of focus and didn't jump out at you like they did with my Canon. I printed a couple of the better ones off in 6x4 (decent printer and matching paper which has always given terrific results) and showed them to my wife. Her first comment was "they don't look in focus!"
I have played with the different settings in both the iA modes and standard, altering the ISO settings and focusing methods but I still cannot get decent quality pictures even on 100ISO. I have seen pictures taken with this camera posted on various forums and some of them look superb, almost as good as an SLR. Some of them haven't even been "retouched" other than the usual cropping that sort of thing. My results don't come anywhere near...
I have arranged for the camera to go back in the hope that there is a problem with either the lens or the sensor and that it's replacement will be better. I really hope it is, because there is an awful lot to like about this model. The fantastic zoom, the brilliant LCD screen and the various auto modes to name just a few.
But if the new one is no better, I will be looking around again in either the Canon or Olympus camps.
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