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.
82010079
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.
The 25mm wide angle end of the zoom range makes this an ideal travel camera. The 300mm end is not bad, but even with the optical image stabilisation it is hard to get ultimate sharpness at this focal length. Exposure, focus and resolution are good and ...
There is no printed instruction manual – it is in pdf form on the accompanying disc. This is ridiculous for a camera with a full set of user functions. The printed “Basic Operating Instructions” seem to assume that the average customer c...
Panasonic make good compacts, but we do wonder why it is necessary to keep bringing out new ones which are just small variations on the previous model. The only difference we can see between this camera and the TZ7 released a year ago is that it has mo...
Abstract: Offering 12.1-megapixel resolution plus a 12x optical zoom lens that covers the equivalent of 25-300mm focal length range, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-TZ10 extends the appealing features of previous 'Travellers' Zoom' models with a built-in GPS (Global Posit...
The Pansonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 boasts a high-resolution sensor, GPS, manual exposure modes and even though it seems to be aimed at the more advanced travel shooter it could still be the ultimate travel camera for everyone considering its at a pretty spectacu...
Abstract: Panasonic do two ranges of cameras the ones that could even be called professional and can be seen being used by keen amateurs, they also do a Lumix range that look like ‘point and shoot’ but have far more functionality....
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 represents a big step forward for the company’s TZ series. Beyond all the auto and user-selectable specialised scene options - with new Pinhole and Film Grain modes - the TZ10 offers the more traditional P/S/A/M shooting mo...
Great image quality, good detail at lower ISOs, all-metal stylish design, AF system, lens
Noise at sensitivity is noticeable, price, no optical viewfinder, underpowered flash, blotchy shadows, detail smoothed away at high ISOs, no RAW capture
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 is a remarkably compact 12x optical zoom digital camera with features and shooting options aplenty, including full manual control, within a remarkably compact body. This Panasonic is also the base model for Leica’s V-Lux 20...
Abstract: The DMC-TZ10 looks superb and is solidly built with all manner of hardware features. On the downside it is rather expensive and we have to wonder about the sense of keeping the GPS on permanently as it hammers the battery. Panasonic - DMC-TZ10 price B...
