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It's small and easy to carry. My favorite was the food setting. I bought this camera to take with me on a trip to East Africa that included a trek up Mt Kilimanjaro. There aren't many manual controls, but there are still fun setting to explore. I'm glad I didn't pay extra for the latest offering in this line. It held up well and took reasonable shots where ever I was. Video isn't the best, particularly because the camera can't stay focused easily on close action, but other than that I'm happy with the camera.
I am semi pro and have Nikon, Canon and Sony cameras that all work better. Panasonic the worst ever. Bought in December, stopped working June. Sony, Canon & Nikon service exceptional. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA or anything from Panasonic because if it breaks for any reason they will not honor warranty. 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 camera I have ever used.
Just know that when filming in daylight with lots of reflective lighting.-No view finder. Great zoom, wide screen mode for pics and movies, and easily works with PC and MAC. Catch that smile or splash :)-Built in shooting modes. So in came my Panny TZ5k from Amazon.
Here are some pros and cons:PROS:-Color. REALLY. Right now.go. Save yourself the trouble of finding the transfer cable.My perfect setup includes:- 1ea Panansonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K- 1ea Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card with Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W- 2ea SanDisk 8GB SDHC memory card (Just in case you take too much video)- 1ea Small camera bag w/belt clip/loop or shoulder strap, to fit these items (Day trip)- 1ea Med camera bag with shoulder strap to fit above items and charger (w/e trip)- 1ea 46in+ Panasonic Plasma HDTV with USB or SDHC card reader for quick Photo viewing.Go to town. My 1yr anniversary just passed with this camera. Last year I paid twosixtynine for it and it's been worth every penny. Black is always IN.-Screen size. USE IT.
Finally get quick digital uploads "with" HD video.-Burst mode. But you get use to it. Enjoy. Get yourself an SDHC to USB card reader for PC/MAC data transfer. WOW. Like a fax machine.Do you REALLY need it.-Cables cables cables.
At that time, I was sick and tired of bringing my digital camera and camcorder with me everywhere. Very helpful for all those non digital-camera Guru's.CONS:-Recording bright spots (ie bright light off windows), a thin vertical line appears. Very helpful, but stay away from grainy digital zoom.-HD Video. I've used it consistently for work and play since purchase. Where did you get that.-Optical Zoom.
The only problems are that it is a little slow on the uptake, so sometimes I miss action shots, and that it's a little bigger than your average "compact" camera.I am planning on buying it again as soon as possible. I had my TZ5 for about six months before it was stolen last weekend at a beach party. If you buy this camera, keep a better eye on it than I did. but I really don't want to spend $350 when I got it originally for $180. Luckily, I got it on sale for $180 since it was around Christmas, but I see it is not currently on sale and that makes me very sad. Basically everything about this camera is awesome (10x optical zoom baby can't get even close to that with any other point and shoot) like the zoom, the video recording, quality of shots.
Exactly what I was looking for, instructions a little confusing for the novice that I am,but is fun learning how to use. Love the Lumix.
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