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Excellent

7.9

out of 10

pobox8

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Great all round camera, not pocketable

Mar 7, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: optical zoom, wide angle lens, preconfigured settings
Cons: size
Opinion:
I used an excilim for years and was very happy with it, small enough to through in any pocket, very convenient.

Then I decided I wanted more optical zoom, I wanted to upgrade. I looked at so many manufacturers and models I got dizzy. I eventually settled on the TZ3.

Its a great all in one camera, not an ultra compact but not big like an SLR.

If you can compromise on a little on size, I highly recommend this camera.

antoineb

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Do NOT buy this camera (and this comes from a an-Lumix fan)

Aug 17, 2007

Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: 10x zoom in relatively pocketable package
Cons: HUGE NOISE means over half of images turn out poor / unuseable
Opinion:
I have been a fan of Panasonic/Lumix cameras for a few years, from my FZ-5 later upgraded to an FZ-7. I loved the simple and logical menus, I loved the design, I loved the features, and I found the image quality to be quite competitive.

The TZ-3 I've just bought is however, a HUGE disappointment. I'd say it produces about two-thirds poor shots, and even the acceptable shots looks pretty poor when examined just a bit closely. No I'm not comparing to an SLR, I'm just comparing to decent compacts. But the TZ-3 is not one.

Please, please, Panasonic: could you take the same camera, and put in it a DECENT chip, and a decent image processing chain? I have now wasted about 500 USD. Why wasted? Because I'll probably go back to using my Canon IXUS - less zoom, but at least most of the images look crisp.


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Great travel camera!

Aug 8, 2007

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: 28-280mm Leica lens, 3" LCD, Responsive.
Cons: No A, S, M exposure modes.
Opinion:
Great all-in-one camera with a big 10x zoom that starts from a useful 28mm wide end. Lens is sharp from corner to corner, Lacks a viewfinder but the excellent 3" LCD makes up for it. Responsive in every department - AF, review, shot-to-shot, startup and shutdown. Good to excellent image quality up to ISO 800. Overall, the best in it's class!

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