A great feature-packed camera

Advantages: zoom range, image quality, HD video, size, scene modes
Disadvantages: battery life, noise at high ISO

...Having owned a Fuji F10 (a compact point and shoot) I was used to camera with excellent low light ability. My reasons for replacing were mainly due to the limitations of the Fuji?s 3 times zoom range. Plus the fact I know a few people who have Panasonics, with long zooms, and I was jealous? So why the Panasonic? Aside from liking the photos I saw from my friend?s Panasonics I read a lot of good reviews. This particular camera seemed to have everything: a very long zoom range including wide angle; optical stabiliser; HD video (wasn?t sure if I wanted this at first); and compact size. This camera fits in the same case as my Fuji, so size wise it?s great. Small, yet with enough weight to make it feel solid. It?s got good grip for use with just one hand and all of the controls are simple to use and to hand. I love photography and like to...

intelligents 17.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Advanced and good value for money digital camera

Advantages: Good camera
Disadvantages: Price

...I bought this camera from marks and spencers for £279.99. This camera is great due to all the features that it has. It has a great 12x optical zoom, which even at 9x or 10x zoom, the pictures look quite clear and well taken photos. It has a good image stabilisation feature which allows you to take photos even if the object of person is moving very fast. Its battery life is quite good compared to most ordinary cameras which allows you to take 250 photos on average. It is a 10.1 megapixel camera which has a very high number of pixels for each picture, and I can say this is definitely so when I upload my pictures onto my laptop as the pictures are VERY clear and they still look good when zoomed in by half the size of the picture....

giftedreviewer 10.10.2009 · Read review
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Panasonic Lumix FS7

Advantages: Perfect picture
Disadvantages: None

...I have just replaced my Fuji fine pix with another camera, and whilst buying my boyfriend bought himself a Lumix FS7 which I am now regretting not getting for myself. Always the way, but whenever I go shopping for something electrical, some guy in a suit always sways me towards something different. Which I should really learn from and just buy online, its usually cheaper anyway. The Panasonic Lumix FS7 Digital camera comes in a range of different colours; it cost £130 which for a 10.1 Megapixel camera was pretty good and the deal we got meant that a free case came with it as well as an additional memory card. So there were no qualms on the price. 10.1 Megapixels Right away we was impressed with the quality of the images this camera was taking, I also test the pictures out on phones and cameras by taking one scenic photo, a photo...

amyloop 04.07.2009 (13.07.2009) · Read review
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Getting Your Kid Into Digital Cameras

Advantages: Features Like Any Regular Digital Camera
Disadvantages: 16 MB Internal Memory and No Zoom Capabilities

...No digital camera review on CIAO would be complete without a few entries about cameras designed for kids. After all, kids are almost universally enthusiastic about taking pictures. And parents with a love of photography often pass down their passion to their children. But digital cameras are not always kid-friendly, due to fragile construction, price, or complicated menus and buttons. The newest trend in children's electronics is a group of digital cameras made especially for small children. These cameras are easy to hold, come in bright colors that kids love, and have many of the same features as grown-up digital cameras. Kids love them. The VTech KidiZoom Digital Camera is one of the top digital cameras for kids. This camera was made with fun in mind. Kids like the KidiZoom's large LCD screen and the onboard photo editing options...

bennyong 21.12.2008 · Read review
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Pan-a-Sonic come up trumps

Advantages: Picture, Sound, Price, Connectivity
Disadvantages: Not quite the best

...**Introduction** You may have read my previous review which was of my Denon Mini System which I have in my bedroom. Well Another electrical product which I recently bought is the subject for my next review. The Panasonic TX-P37X10. I had been very fond of my fantastic Panasonic CRT Television but seeing as the prices of new plasmas and lcd televisions have come down recently I thought it was about time that I spent my extra online income on something that would look pride of place in my living room. Having looked around at a number of different televisions, there were three that stood out to me. They were Toshiba, Samsung and of course Panasonic. Having looked at several televisions from the manufacturers These are the top three in my opinion. **The Plasma** Once I had decided on a 37inch television and had eventually chosen...

jcneil 08.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic TX-P37X10

The perfect camera

Advantages: Ease of use, lens quality, 18x zoom
Disadvantages: NONE

...Here is my review on the best digital camera I have owned. I have previously owned around 4 other cameras over the last five years and this one beats all the others by a massive amount. I will start by describing the Panasonic DMC-FZ28. It looks in its appearance very similar to a DSLR albeit much smaller, it has the excellent hand grip on its right handside (just like an DSLR) and on top of this grip is the perfectly placed shutter release button. Obviously the DMC-FZ28 is no pocket sized camera, which you cannot expect with a camera that has an 18x zoom lens (I will cover this later and provide some pictures to show the awesome power and quality of the lens). The camera feels nice and solid in the hand and the ergonomics are excellent. I will now list the buttons/controls that the camera has on it. To be honest the DMC-FZ28...

fatboyslim 23.11.2008 (30.11.2008) · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28EB-K

Panasonic Lumix TZ6, Versatile compact with great image quality

Advantages: Fantastic little camera with 12 x zoom & 10.1MP (better than TZ5), but cheaper than TZ7
Disadvantages: No HD movie mode, not very cheap

...The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 is a great little camera that I have used to compliment my large DSLR (a Nikon D90 I have also reviewed), which is too big and expensive to be taken everywhere. Specification The TZ6 is compact camera with 10.1 MP, which is plenty of pixels for all but the larger prints and harshest crops. This means that in normal conditions there will never be pixelation, in fact too many megapixels squashed onto a sensor can actually reduce the image quality. The most important feature of this camera is the 12x zoom, 25mm wide angle, Leica lens. Leica is a quality brand, and this lens is no exception, it produces quality images and the lens slides out of the camera quickly and smoothly. There is no lens cap, but slide across covers, as in most other digital compacts. Design For such a versatile camera, it is...

potoroo99 19.09.2009 · Read review
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 - A camera to last you years

Advantages: Great zoom, easy to use
Disadvantages: None

...Having always been a bit of a cheap and cheerful camera buyer, I was a bit nervous spending nearly double what I'd usually spend on a camera. This camera has proved to be beyond value for money though! The Lumix DMC-TZ5 is a 9.1 megapixel, with a wide angle lens and boasts an awesome 10X optical zoom. It's also a remarkable easy camera to use, a lot of time has gone into setting up the intelligent auto function (which is the main setting you'll use), that means the camera works out what type of photo your taking, adjust for light and does pretty much everything a photographer does (all be it not to the same level of expertise) as you take the photo, meaning amazing shots ever time. That said don't be afraid try to experiment with the manual settings (of which there are many!!) as will a little bit of practice you can get some really...

puddingmancan 07.11.2009 · Read review
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Panasonic Lumix TZ6 - metal-bodied compact zoom

Advantages: Sturdiness, Ease of use, Autofocus Tracking
Disadvantages: Overshadowed by the TZ7, Tries to do everything for you

...I always find it a little strange when a company releases two similar models at the same time, especially when the price difference is only around £40. The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 and TZ7 are similar stable-mates, with the TZ7 being the superior of the two. Having said that, the extra features of the TZ7 are things I can quite comfortably live without, such as the superior video capability with stereo sound, an HDMI output, and the ability of the camera to recognise up to 15 of your friends when they appear in a picture. Why would I want that? I don't have 15 friends - and even if I did, I'm sure I could remember them myself! The TZ6 is aimed at people who want to take nice pictures but don't really want to know how those pictures are achieved. Almost everything is designed to be automatic and intuitive, and there is some pretty...

rabidbadger 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Lumix\Panasonic Great Camera Shame About the Support

Advantages: Very good photographs from a budget camera
Disadvantages: Very poor customer support

...photographs, both with and without flash and super video even in lowish light. The video playback does not have sound but the high quality screen gives good playback. the camera allows you to take videos up to 15 minutes long in mov format. I think they are compressed Flash is auto and has a red eye reduction facility It is an excellent pocket camera, switch it on, point and shoot, simple to use in any mode Now for negatives I have struggled with battery life, the original batteries lasted for about 100 shots. My rechargeable ones have lasted as little as 30 shots. Now your saying its your batteries but they lasted 4, 5 times longer in the Advent and do so in my Fuji. I emailed Panasonic\lumix twice asking them if there could be a reason for the poor battery life and asking them to recommend batteries but never got an answer I also have been...

mark203 17.08.2009 (18.08.2009) · Read review
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