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2012-06-03T21:00:00
Used the long zoom to capture my granddaughter receiving her diploma.
EDWARD T.
2012-05-25T21:00:00
I use this camera with the Panasonic Underwarer Housing. I have been diving with a Lumix for a little more than 4 years. I absolutely love the quality of the photo's this camera takes. You can't beat it for a non-DSLR camera.
Shane
2012-05-23T21:00:00
the only reason I didn't give it a 5 star rating was the lack of view finder. Otherwise it is perfect
joansjewels
2012-05-13T21:00:00
Nice color and good image quality, good deal!
Wei
2012-05-13T21:00:00
A little heavier than I thought. But overall the camera is great!
Alvan
2012-05-13T21:00:00
Instruction manuyal not easily used and too lengthy. Nice multi purpose lens, wide angle to strong telephoto.
Ed
2012-05-13T21:00:00
Ideal to use in all situations
Photoman
2012-05-13T21:00:00
Great and convenient for carrying on my bicycle.
Pee O.
2012-05-13T21:00:00
This camera is great for taking pictures of our daughter while playing soccer.
The P.
2012-05-06T21:00:00
Would be nice to have a view finder but not essential. Somewhat complicated to use, but again, not a real problem.
Bucketman
2012-04-22T21:00:00
This is a great product. I love it
JORGE B.
2012-04-16T21:00:00
This is a good camera to carry around when you don't want to lug an SLR. It's quick, relatively intuitive, and the zoom range is quite handy. I have to say I'm not very impressed by the sensor. When you look at the photos it produces in detail, they have lots of digital artifacts, kind of like some cheesy "impressionist painting" effect you might find in a photo editing program. Granted, this is when you're zoomed way in, but my 6 mp Canon 10D ultimately has better resolution. This is a consumer camera so I'm not really dissing it. It's a great travel/snapshot device. And the video is pretty darn good too.
Peter W.
2012-04-15T21:00:00
I got this camera for its size and zoom. I bought a big SLR camera for the zoom, but found it cumbersome to carry around. The Lumix is compact, but has a great zoom. I just recently got it and have taken a few pictures and videos. Very easy to use. I mainly take pictures and videos of my family, especially my kids school and sporting events. So far, so good! My father also got this camera and loves it!
SANDRA S.
2012-04-15T21:00:00
We have bought expensive bulky cameras, but never use them. This camera is perfect it takes great pictures and fits in my wifes purse. We will never use another camera. Totally satisfied. The start to finish buying to reciving my product was excellent.
Anthony
2012-04-15T21:00:00
Bought this to replace similar camera that was stolen! Although same model, this one seems to have a few extra features. I bought it because of the 16X zoom along with it's compact size. No regrets. By the way, Adorama was lowest internet business to buy from (by far) and delivery was very quick.
LARRY R.
2012-04-15T21:00:00
CD instructions are only for Windows PC, hey, there are a lot of people w/ Apple computers out there.
Allen
2012-04-15T21:00:00
Easter family pictures great!I will find out more when I cruise.
RICHARD G.
2012-04-07T21:00:00
Upgraded from the DMC-ZS7, which I had been using the last two years. Really enjoyed using both camera, especially the high optical zoom for a point and shoot.
J
2012-04-03T21:00:00
I ride motorcycles and especially like GPS feature at this price point it is more camera than others with the GPS. The camera takes great pictures and except for the fact the touch screen seems to have been an afterthought overall the camera is a very strong camera to have in your point and shoot arsenal. I also liked the 3d picture mode while not able to test its capability on a 3d tv because I do not own one, what it does give is a very nice panaoramic 2d photo, which is a bonus...
DUANE A.
2012-04-02T21:00:00
I love this camera. I had a larger Panasonic Lumix camera and used it for over 10 years. It was great and this camera seems to be the same so far but it has the HD vido which is the best.
GW
2012-04-01T21:00:00
Excellent price on this just-discontinued model. Love the 14x optical zoom, much better than my Canon 4x zoom. Like the ability to have more control over shutter speed and other features, similar to my DSLR. A friend bought this camera a year ago and I've been wanting to get it. The price of [$] was excellent! Found this on [@]. Did not rate low light photography high, simply since I have not yet used it under these conditions.
STEVE M.
2011-12-11T19:00:00
Overall the camera is good. It has a great zoom and photo quality is very good. Flash seemed adequate too and the photos we took were all very good when we used it on vacation. We returned it, however, because for the price the GPS feature was of interest. It was slow to react & sometimes didn't leaving us missing photo opportunities which is unacceptable for a vacation camera. If you don't care about the GPS feature than buy the model without it and save money. We ended up with a Sony DSC- HX9 and are happy with it.
Connie
2011-09-21T21:00:00
I love this camera. It's easy to use and takes clear, crisp pictures. I also love the video convenience and ease.
lm
2011-09-03T21:00:00
This camera really packs a punch. It is small, light, precision made, with an excellent lens that zooms from wide angle to super telephoto. I can get better quality only with my Nikon D5000 SLR, but I'm not in the habit of carrying that one around all the time. Example: A hawk perched on my deck railing. In a moment I had the Pananasonic making clear video at full 16x zoom through the deck door glass. The result was good partly because of rapid focus and partly because of the good anti-shake mechanism. This is the perfect camera for travel and general use. Small enough to carry in a shirt pocket or purse, it has good battery life and feels and performs like the precision instrument it is.
ArtB
2011-09-03T21:00:00
I use it to take pictures of people and animals mostly
Glenn
2011-09-03T21:00:00
My only use is for landscapes . the 16x zoom lenes coupled with the wide angle is perfect Image stabilization workes well all my images are very sharp and reproduce to perfection when printed on 10x20 paper i use it in conjunction with a Canon zoom 70-200 on my SLR camera
Thomas C.
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LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR
12 elements in 10 groups
(3 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical Surfaces / 1 ED Lenses)
POWER O.I.S. (On / Off / Active mode (only for motion picture) )
Optical: 16x
Extra Optical: 18.9x (4:3 / 10M), 22.5x (4:3 / 7M), 27.0x (4:3 / 5M), 33.8x (4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent: 21x
Digital: 4x
Yes
f = 4.3 - 68.8 mm (24 - 384 mm in 35 mm equiv.) (29 - 464 mm in 35 mm equiv. in movie recording)
Normal: Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) - infinity / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity
Macro / Intelligent Auto / Movie Recording: Wide 3 cm (0.10 feet) - infinity / Tele 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity
Yes
Face / AF Tracking / 23-area / 1-area / Spot / Touch Area
Yes
14.1 Megapixels
1/2.33", 15.1 Mega Total Pixels MOS, Primary Color Filter
Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking, Touch AF/AE, Continuous AF (only for motion picture)
Yes (in Face Recognition only)
Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
High Sensitivity Mode (1600 - 6400)
Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self Portrait, Sports, Panorama Assist, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Pin Hole, Photo Frame, High Dynamic, High Speed Movie)
Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Yes (only in Intelligent Auto Mode)
+/-1/3 EV - 1 EV step, 3 frames
Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
[Recording] / [Playback]
Yes
Intelligent Auto, P, A, S, M, Custom, 3D Photo, SCN, My SCN 1, My SCN 2
Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo, Pin Hole, Film Grain, High Dynamic (Standard, Art, B&W), Photo Frame, Underwater, High Speed Movie
Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, Pin Hole, Film Grain, Underwater, High Sensitivity, High Dynamic (Standard, Art, B&W) (Activated by selecting Still Image Scene Mode then pressing movie button. Still Image Scene Modes without corresponding Movie Scene Mode is recorded in Normal Mode)
Still: 60 - 1/4,000 sec
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec
F3.3 - 5.9 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.3 - 6.3 (W) / F5.9 - 6.3 (T))
2 sec / 10 sec
1 sec / 2 sec / Hold / OFF
Yes
Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm, Happy (only in iA Mode)
Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3)
3D Image: MPO
Motion Picture: AVCHD / QuickTime Motion JPEG
NTSC / PAL (Depends on region)
4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1
Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 3,240 pixels (14M), 3,648 x 2,736 pixels (10M EZ), 3,072 x 2,304 pixels (7M EZ), 2,560 x 1,920 pixels (5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (3M EZ), 640 x 480 pixels (0.3M EZ)
3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 2,880 pixels (12.5M), 3,648 x 2,432 pixels (9M EZ), 3,072 x 2,048 pixels (6M EZ), 2,560 x 1,712 pixels (4.5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,360 pixels (2.5M EZ), 640 x 424 pixels (0.3M EZ)
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 2,432 pixels (10.5M), 3,648 x 2,056 pixels (7.5M EZ), 3,072 x 1,728 pixels (5.5M EZ), 2,560 x 1,440 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (2M EZ), 640 x 360 pixels (0.2M EZ)
1:1 Aspect Ratio: 3,232 x 3,232 pixels (10.5M), 2,736 x 2,736 pixels (7.5M EZ), 2,304 x 2,304 pixels (5.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,920 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,536 x 1,536 pixels (2.5M EZ), 480 x 480 pixels (0.2M EZ)
Fine / Standard (3D Mode: MPO Fine / MPO Standard)
4:3 Aspect Ratio: VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG), QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
16:9 Aspect Ratio: Full-HD Movie: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, AVCHD (FSH: 17 Mbps): [NTSC Model] 60i, [PAL Model] 50i
HD Movie: 1,280 x 720 pixels, AVCHD (SH: 17 Mbps): [NTSC Model] 60p, [PAL Model] 50p, Motion JPEG: 30 fps
AVCHD with picture quality set to [GFS/FSH]: Approx. 70 min
AVCHD with picture quality set to [GS/SH]: Approx. 85 min
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 85 min
AVCHD with picture quality set to [GFS/FSH]: Approx. 35 min
AVCHD with picture quality set to [GS/SH]: Approx. 40 min
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 40 min
Full-Resolution Image, 10 frames / sec
Max. 15 images
Photo
Photo & Movie
Photo
Photo & Movie
Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Sunset, Macro) & Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro)
Photo & Movie
Photo
Photo
Yes
Photo & Movie
Yes / Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (2 patterns)
Approx. 18 MB
Yes
Yes / Yes
Yes / Yes / Yes
Yes
Yes
Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
0.6 - 5.0 m (Wide / ISO Auto), 1.0 - 2.8 m (Tele / ISO Auto)
7.5 cm (3.0") TFT Touch Screen LCD Display (460,000 dots), AR Coating
Field of View: Approx. 100%, Wide-viewing Angle
Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode
Yes
Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Picture Only, Video Only, 3D, GPS, Travel, Category, Favorites), Calendar Playback
12, 30 thumbnails / Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (AVCHD / Motion JPEG)
All / Picture Only / Video Only / 3D / Album / Category / Favorites
BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / Off)
Yes
Single / Multi / All / All except Favorites
Yes / Yes
Yes / Yes
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek
Yes
Yes (AUTO)
Yes
Yes
Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Yes (Stereo)
Yes
HDMI (micro HDMI), AV Output (NTSC / PAL), USB2.0 High speed
Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
Yes
ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 895 mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional)
0.007 sec
0.3 sec (minimum)
260 pictures (CIPA Standard)
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.1 HD Lite Edition (6.0 HD Lite Edition for China), QuickTime, Adobe Reader, Super LoiLoScope (trial version)
104.9 x 57.6 x 33.4 mm (4.13 x 2.27 x 1.31 inch)
219 g (0.482 lb) with Battery and SD Memory Card
197 g (0.434 lb) without Battery and SD Memory Card
fabulous camera!
By lm
I love this camera. It's easy to use and takes clear, crisp pictures. I also love the video convenience and ease.
Fantastic zoom lens
By Thomas C.
My only use is for landscapes . the 16x zoom lenes coupled with the wide angle is perfect Image stabilization workes well all my images are very sharp and reproduce to perfection when printed on 10x20 paper i use it in conjunction with a Canon zoom 70-200 on my SLR camera