Marius Mioc
Member
I got this camera as soon as it became available. Packed with a plethora of features in a very compact and at the same time ergonomic body, this camera can be a real treat in almost every respect. I was somehow surprised by the plastic body as opposed to the metallic body featured by the previous TZ cameras. However, I realised that a plastic body may be necessary for the GPS, to avoid the magnetic shielding.
PRO
- almost perfect zoom range
- very compact size
- excellent lens/image quality
- very easy to use
- very good display even in the strongest sunshine (the brightness can be adapted to the exterior light)
- sturdy construction
CON
- switch lever for playback/record (you can miss a shot if you forget the lever in the playback position)
- button for shooting movie clips is hard to feel and press
- proprietary battery that costs a fortune (I really hate this one as I consider it like blackmail; it almost prevented me from buying the camera)
- plastic body
- no mini USB connection
- average image processing
Problems:
- got dust behind the first element of the lens
- highlights overexposed on too many occasions
- the much advertised "intelligent zoom" produces sub-average results
- the video-clips are stored separately and do not flow chronologically with the photos
- GPS gave strange/wrong location several times
- the ISO sensitivity does not revert to the default setting when turning camera off
PRO
- almost perfect zoom range
- very compact size
- excellent lens/image quality
- very easy to use
- very good display even in the strongest sunshine (the brightness can be adapted to the exterior light)
- sturdy construction
CON
- switch lever for playback/record (you can miss a shot if you forget the lever in the playback position)
- button for shooting movie clips is hard to feel and press
- proprietary battery that costs a fortune (I really hate this one as I consider it like blackmail; it almost prevented me from buying the camera)
- plastic body
- no mini USB connection
- average image processing
Problems:
- got dust behind the first element of the lens
- highlights overexposed on too many occasions
- the much advertised "intelligent zoom" produces sub-average results
- the video-clips are stored separately and do not flow chronologically with the photos
- GPS gave strange/wrong location several times
- the ISO sensitivity does not revert to the default setting when turning camera off
