Panasonic invented the compact ultra-zoom concept with the TZ1 back in , and the TZ range has picked up a string of glowing reviews since then.
There are currently two models to choose from. The GPS radio is used to tag both photos and videos, but it took 45 minutes to calculate our position and failed to update again for the following 15 minutes. The 3in, ,dot screen is more impressive, although various rival cameras go even further with ,dot screens. Anti-shake is a feature that works very well when hand-holding the camera in low-light conditions or when using the telephoto end of the zoom range.
Macro performance is good, allowing you to focus as close as 3cms away from the subject. The images were a little soft straight out of the DMC-TZ10 at the default sharpening setting and ideally require some further sharpening in an application like Adobe Photoshop, or you can change the in-camera setting. The new Intelligent Resolution feature either makes a standard image look sharper, albeit with some unwanted artefacts appearing, or it digitally increases the 12x optical zoom to 16x, again with a slight loss in quality.
The right-hand image has had some sharpening applied in Photoshop. The out-of-the camera images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting and benefit from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. You can change the in-camera sharpening level via the Picture Adjust menu option.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 handled chromatic aberrations excellently during the review, with very limited purple fringing present around the edges of objects in certain high-contrast situations, as shown in the example below. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 offers a Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 3cms away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle. The first image shows how close you can get to the subject in this case a compact flash card.
These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1. And here are some portrait shots. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10's maximum shutter speed is 60 seconds, which is great news if you're seriously interested in night photography.
The shot below was taken using a shutter speed of 20 seconds at ISO The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction, so for example at the 15 second setting the actual exposure takes 30 seconds. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 has an anti-shake mechanism, which allows you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than other digital cameras.
To test this, I took 2 handheld shots of the same subject with the same settings. The first shot was taken with anti shake turned off, the second with it turned on. As you can see, with anti shake turned on, the images are much sharper than with anti shake turned off. This feature really does seem to make a difference and could mean capturing a successful, sharp shot or missing the opportunity altogether. The Intelligent Resolution feature either makes a standard image look like a higher resolution one by processing the contour areas, texture areas and smooth areas individually, or it digitally boosts the zoom magnification from 12x to 16x.
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This is a sample movie at the quality setting of x at 30 frames per second. Please note that this 15 second movie is The welcome addition of A, S and M shooting modes is by far the biggest reason to upgrade to this new model, bringing the TZ10 up to speed with several key rivals.
Creative photographers will love the extra flexibility, although sadly there's no RAW mode to really sweeten the deal. Beginners shouldn't be scared off the TZ10, as Panasonic's excellent hand-holding Intelligent Auto mode is present and correct.
Thankfully the GPS feature, which has been a little hit-and-miss on previous cameras that we've reviewed, works largely as advertised on the TZ It's quick to start-up, stays turned-on even when the camera is turned-off, and even works reliably in built-up areas.
The main issues are the need to sometimes manually update the satellite lock and quite a big drain on the battery life, unsurprising given that the GPS is always on by default. The inevitable marketing-led increase from 10 to 12 megapixels doesn't make too much real-world difference and thankfully hasn't come at the expense of image quality, with the TZ10 maintaining similar noise performance as the TZ7 at comparable ISO speeds.
I'd be happy to use ISO for most photos, with ISO reserved for low-light situations, on a par with most of its main competitors in this category. As with all the recent TZ-series cameras, the 12x zoom lens in particular is a real attraction, providing both an ultra-wide 25mm angle of view and a mm telephoto setting that really will cover virtually every photographic situation that you'll encounter. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 is one of the newest and one of the best travel-zoom cameras available, although it is slightly more expensive on launch and slightly more complicated to use than its popular predecessor.
There aren't too many compact cameras that offer such a compelling combination of size, features, image quality and handling, easily making the TZ10 deserving of our Highly Recommended award.
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