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
September 10, 2009
Posted by: sthgloshi
"Perfect for me"
What I like:
A tough little camera takes the knocks of my job and still comes back smiling
What I don't like:
Top settings dial easily moved, unexplained blurring of photos sometimes, battery life
Review:
I am a Surveyor and use a camera daily for 3 or 4 surveys. I needed high optical zoom, wide angle, high resolution capbility in a small pocket size unit.
The spec of this unit was the best on the market at the time 2 years ago when I bought it, although it has been upstaged by other models it is still my preferred camera.
I have kicked the stuffing out of it quite literally by dropping it numerous times onto hard floors and several times from a height of at least 2.5m onto carpeted floors, and still it keeps going.
On average I am taking 150 photos per day sometomes 6 days per week, over two years thta's an amazing 3,000 photos (ish) per month.
I have bought a new one as backup due to my scratching the lens.
I cannot rate this highly enough, if you need a tough workhorse of a camera consider this!!
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