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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 digital camera

The Panasonic DMC TZ3 is a super zoom digital camera inside a much more compact body than you will normally find with this type of camera. Features like, 7.2 Megapixel, 10x optical zoom, compact makes Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 the successor to the TZ1. 

DMC TZ3 sports a wide angle lens, which comes in useful for landscape style shots or groups of people. Indeed any type of photo where you need to squeeze in a wide scene will be helped by this type of lens.

Improvements from its predecessor include a bump in resolution, a new imaging processor, the Venus Engine III processor, and Intelligent ISO control. The Panasonic TZ3 is a good option for someone who is looking for a compact ultra zoom camera, with quick performance and a nice feature set.

Product Specification:

Resolution: 8.5 Megapixel
Optical Zoom: 10x
Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot
Memory Type: Built-in • Multimedia Card • SD Card • SDHC Card
Compression Type: JPEG • DPOF • EXIF 2.21
Flash Functions: Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync • Forced On
Connectivity: USB 2.0 Full Speed, A/V out, and DC in
Image/Movie File Format(s): All images are stored as JPEG files and movies are recorded as Quicktime Motion JPEGs.

Features:

The Panasonic TZ3 features

• A new Intelligent ISO shooting mode to help prevent motion blurs.
• Extra Optical Zoom, which uses the central part of the CCD sensor to extend the zoom up to 15x.
• 10x zoom that lets you take close-up shots even when you cannot move closer to your subject
• Able to shoot from 28mm at the wide end to 280mm telephoto
• Large 3.0-inch LCD with advanced features for easy shooting and playback
• Record clear, bright, wide-aspect VGA motion images — ideal for widescreen viewing
• Venus Engine III, Panasonic’s advanced image-processing engine that can record at a sensitivity setting as high as ISO 1250 with full resolution. Noise reduction is also greatly improved.
• Compact and pocket able.
• Includes a Clipboard function that holds information, several new scene modes, and a Direct Print feature that allows quick, easy printouts.
• Lens cap is built into the camera itself that serves as an automatic protective barrier.
• Around 12.7 MB of built-in memory is provided, and the camera is compatible with large-capacity SDHC memory cards.

Comments:

Overall, Panasonic TZ3 outstands for its high lens performance with capability of setting from 28 mm wide angle to 280mm telephoto while featuring Intelligent Image Stabilizer by MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) for suppressing hand-shake and Intelligent ISO Control for preventing motion blur. The DMC-TZ3 is an un-precedent type of compact super zoom digital camera never before released in such a small size.