What is it: Compact superzoom digital camera with optical image stabilisation and 76mm display
What we think: A great improvement on its predecessor, with only minor image qualms spoiling the party
Average user rating
7.5
very good
Average user rating from 2 users
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 user reviews
April 5, 2009
Posted by: George123
"Does what it says on the box"
What I like:
Good photo quality, compact, robust, simple to use, good optical zoom
What I don't like:
photos sometimes blurred
Review:
What I need is a good workhorse that I can slip in my pocket and take lots of clear and detailed digital photographs on construction sites. This works well (generally) . I've now had it for a couple of years
It's reasonably tough, it slips in the pocket, it gets good detail, and it's pretty well foolproof.
The main drawback I have found is that the photographs tend to be a little blurry at times, sometimes this seems to be due to the automatic focusing,and sometimes to handshake. I do miss the traditional viewfinder I had on my previous Pentax Optio, it is much easier to hold the camera still against one's face. That said, the display screen is excellent.
One further quibble, the control wheel that sets the specific function rotates rather easily, and sometimes slips off the setting. It should be just a little firmer so that it stays where it is wanted.
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