Reviews for Panasonic Compact Digital Cameras

"Long and wide-angle zoom lens in a compact body; 720p movies; lens can zoom during movie capture....Very few manual controls....And with better photo quality, slightly faster performance, and a wider angle lens, the ZS3 does improve upon the older model...Though they both shoot 10-megapixel photos, the ZS3 actually uses a 12-megapixel sensor in order to maintain the same angle of view 16:9 and 4:3 aspect modes...The ZS3 also offers a 720p HD movie mode with..." read more »

"Quality 12MP images; wide-angle 18x zoom; very good movie clips; easy to operate...DSLR lookalike doesn't have DSLR performance; digital noise above ISO 800; limited burst shooting; no...Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 Review and User Opinions - Panasonic - Digital Cameras Reviews by Digital Trends 2009 11/06...Do you have an opinion on this product...Most high-quality digicams take 720p movies, a huge step up from standard-def clips......" read more »

"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 digital camera helps introduce Panasonic's ZS-Series, the successor to the acclaimed Lumix TZ-Series and Panasonic's newest ultimate compact and powerful digital cameras...The DMC-ZS1's 10x optical zoom combines with the 1/2.33" diagonal 10.1-megapixel effective CCD to give you enormous expressive power...The DMC-ZS1 can record motion images in WVGA (QuickTime Motion JPEG 848 x 480 pixels at 30 fps..." read more »

"29mm wide-angle Leica lens...Mini-joystick navigation is finicky Buttons are a bit small...Offering a wide-angle Leica lens, very good image quality, a big LCD, and excellent battery life, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS25 is a great, well-rounded pocket cam...It's a very handy feature, and Intelligent Auto did a good job of selecting the right settings in my informal tests...In PC World Test Center jury evaluations, the Lumix DMC-FS25 earned..." read more »

"Solid build > Good intelligent system > Optical image stabilization...Some image noise at lower ISO settings...A solid build and good quality snaps will make this a popular choice...Alternatively, there's a pretty good selection of less-automatic shooting modes for when you want to take control......" read more »

"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 is a lightweight, ruggedized, fit-in-your-pocket, twelve megapixel compact point-and-shoot with an excellent 4.6X Leica zoom lens, optical image stabilization, 30 fps 720p HD video, and rated waterproof to three meters (10 feet...Panasonic with the Lumix DMC-TS1 has turned out a quality-built compact point-and-shoot in the “waterproof” category...So, if you can live with those numbers, the Panasonic DMC-TS1 is a great little camera for the money..." read more »

"12-megapixel image sensor; wide-angle lens; easy-to-read LCD; great picture quality...Limited manual adjustments; no HD video; objectionable noise at ISO 1600 and higher...Panasonic’s Lumix DMC-FS15 is a very good mid-priced point-and-shoot camera that’s particularly strong at taking close-ups...The DMC-FS15 has a few shortcomings, including bothersome digital noise in shots taken at the far end of its ISO range and a zoom lens that tops out at 5X optical,..." read more »

"Panasonic has done it again – this time with the new Lumix DMC-ZR1...The ZR1 will be available in September 2009 in a choice of colors such a blue, silver, black and red with a suggested retail price of $279.95...The ZR1 also boasts the world's first aspherical lens and a 25 mm ultra wide angle while still providing an 8x optical zoom to catch all the activities of an active family...They will also be impressed with the ZR1's fast startup time of 1.1 seconds to capture images in record time as well as the video capability that will save memories of a lifetime...They jam packed the ZR1 with a lot of additional features that anyone can appreciate while trying to capture the events of their lives...Families who are looking for a unit that is affordable, easy to use, and extremely versatile digital camera will certainly fall in love with Panasonic's new ZR1 camera..." read more »

"Excellent build quality 5x wide-angle optical zoom Joystick makes navigating the LCD menu simple Quick Menu function keeps most-used features...That bizarre digital zoom arrangement Panasonic prefers which makes you change image size to zoom in ...The Panasonic FX500 breaks new ground for the company, being the first Lumix-series digital camera to include a touch-screen LCD display...This not only helps keep the number of external control buttons..." read more »

"Panasonic recently announced the DMC-FP8 as part of the new LUMIX FP Series, which pursues excellence in both design and function...The DMC-FP8 features a high-quality, 12.1Mp, 28mm, 4.6x Leica DC lens with folding optics...Panasonic's Intelligent Auto mode – a hallmark of Lumix cameras – now includes Power O.I.S...A cool hairline panel in the center of the camera adds an exquisite accent for a striking overall appearance..." read more »