Price range: £227.98 - £287.94
What is it: 10-megapixel superzoom with 720p video recording
What we think: With its excellent stills, fantastic zoom range and great movie mode, it's the perfect pocket-sized hybrid
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 compared to other superzoom cameras
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 |
 Casio Exilim Pro EX-FH20 |
 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 |
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| Review date | 20 May 09 | 1 Oct 09 | 20 Nov 08 | 19 Nov 07 |
| Editor's rating |
9.3
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9.1
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8.5
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8.5
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| Price range |
£227.98 - £287.94
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£254.50 - £322.00
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£240.89 - £295.58
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| Review summary | Panasonic's Lumix DMC-TZ7 is a better camera than the TZ6, so why have we given it a slightly lower score? Because, although the TZ7's movie mode is great, the AF and zoom need to be quicker. But hey, you're getting a top-quality, 12x super-wideangle superzoom and HD movies all in camera that fits in your pocket -- amazing Read full review |
A superzoom's a smart buy as long as you realise that you're not going to get quite the same handling and picture quality as you would from a digital SLR. You don't want to spend a fortune, in other words. On that basis, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 is great. Panasonic's created a camera that's one of the best of its type, but one of the cheapest too Read full review |
The Casio Exilim Pro EX-FH20 is no gimmick: it stands on its own 20x zoom as a decent superzoom, even before you consider the enormous fun to be had with the dizzying 40fps still and 1,000fps video modes Read full review |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is great fun to use, and is an uncluttered and responsive dSLR-like interface giving access to a wealth of features. Just about everything is tweakable, while the giant zoom, accomplished lens and excellent image quality make this as much fun as it's possible to have without an dSLR Read full review |
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