Testseek.com have collected 79 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 / DMC-ZS7 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 / DMC-ZS7.
March 2010
(82%)
79 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
128 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality at low ISOs
Packs a 12X
25 300 mm lens into a small
Wellbuilt package
Optical image stabilization (new and improved)
Beautiful 3inch LCD display with excellent resolution and outdoor / low light visibility
Manual exposure con...
Compact and attractive body design
12x Leica Elmar zoom with 25-300mm range
Power Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) (supposedly better than previous generation)
High resolution LCD
Extensive autofocus modes
Include face recognition
Aspect rati...
The Venus Engine HD II technology supports the recording of HD images
The Panasonic Lumix ZS7 has the highest powered zoom and amazing picture quality
GPS for geotagging
Highresolution 3" LCD
Fast shooting speeds
Good image quality
Solid image quality
Even in low light. Wide and long zoom (25-300mm). GPS for geotagging photos. High-res 3-inch LCD. Stereo audio recording in video mode. Fast shot-to-shot speeds.
Embeds location details in HD videos too. Landmarks library spans 73 countries. Long 300shot battery life prevents GPS drain
12x zoom with 25mm wide angle
HD movies and choice of formats
Built-in GPS with landmarks database
Good-looking 3in / 460k screen
Manual exposure controls.
Solid
Wellbuilt camera with plenty of creative control
The editors didn't like
Image quality
Especially at higher ISOs
Is not as good as its predecessor
Heavy noise reduction smudges fine details
Even at low ISOs
And especially at ISO 400 and above
Highlight clipping is fairly common
Redeye a problem
Though I'm not sure...
Flash may be too close to grip for some hands
Zooming is too jerky for precise composition
Sprawling Menu system
Highlights often blown
Yellows are noticeably undersaturated and have a green or orange tint
More noticeable when printed
Some corner...
The shutter speed was nothing extraordinary on this camera.
Low light pictures are quite poor and could use some work.
Proprietary USB port
Expensive
Short battery life w/ GPS
Price is on the high side. Offers shorter focal length than less-expensive competitors. Proprietary USB port.
Occasionally misidentified landmarks. Make sure camera resets GPS coordinates
Or you'll get info from your last trip. Have to dig through menus to turn GPS on
No altitude or compass details from GPS
Landmark database not upgradeable
Pressing shutter won't exit playback. Need to switch.
Abstract: The Panasonic TZ10 camera has had to allow a few generations to pass by, and that brings us to the fact that Panasonic has little left to improve with such successful models as the TZ7 and TZ5 cameras, both predecessors to the Panasonic DMC-TZ10. Panas...
Abstract: Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-ZS7 has been around since the end of January but has been in the news a lot as of late. That’s because Leica rebranded this camera for its new V-Lux 20 point-and-shoot (after giving it a significant price premium). The ZS7 is a 12...
Very good photo quality at low ISOs, Packs a 12X, 25 300 mm lens into a small, wellbuilt package, Optical image stabilization (new and improved), Beautiful 3inch LCD display with excellent resolution and outdoor / low light visibility, Manual exposure con...
Image quality, especially at higher ISOs, is not as good as its predecessor, Heavy noise reduction smudges fine details, even at low ISOs, and especially at ISO 400 and above, Highlight clipping is fairly common, Redeye a problem, though I'm not sure...
With the Lumix DMC-ZS7, Panasonic has tried to improve on a camera that didn't need a whole lot of improving. In most respects, the ZS7 is better than the ZS3 that it replaces, offering manual controls, a built-in GPS, improved image stabilization, fa...
Compact and attractive body design, 12x Leica Elmar zoom with 25-300mm range, Power Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) (supposedly better than previous generation), High resolution LCD, Extensive autofocus modes, include face recognition, Aspect rati...
Flash may be too close to grip for some hands, Zooming is too jerky for precise composition, Sprawling Menu system, Highlights often blown, Yellows are noticeably undersaturated and have a green or orange tint, more noticeable when printed, Some corner...
The Panasonic ZS7 and the Sony HX5V are so different it's not prudent to recommend one over the other. But after reading both detailed reviews (stay tuned for the HX5V's), you shouldn't have any doubts about which one best fits your style. I l...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 is an excellent travel-zoom camera, with the notable additions of manual shooting modes and GPS tracking sure to continue the TZ success story, albeit at the real expense of a higher price-tag than the previous TZ7 model....
Abstract: We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Digital cameras. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of digital camera. Aperture-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow the photog...
12x zoom with 25mm wide angle, HD movies and choice of formats, Built-in GPS with landmarks database, Good-looking 3in / 460k screen, Manual exposure controls.
No altitude or compass details from GPS, Landmark database not upgradeable, Pressing shutter won't exit playback. Need to switch.
Panasonic may no longer have the compact super-zoom market to itself, but the latest Lumix TZ10 / ZS7 remains a highly compelling camera that’s likely to sell by the bucket-load. It takes the already excellent Lumix TZ7 / ZS3 with its 12x zoom, 720p...
Big lens, lovely bokeh effect, great for macros, built-in GPS, dedicated exposure button
Images look soft, images get noisy above ISO 200, maximum aperture of only f/6.3
If you're looking for a compact camera with a big zoom, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ10 is a fine choice. It even includes a GPS receiver, so you can pin-point where you took a particular photo. Photos look good for the most part but suffer from softness and...
