Panasonic LUMIX TZ10 Digital Camera - Black

Far too much to write about this product, so I'll keep it short. Few points - on board memory is not enough so you'll need to invest in an extra memory card that's generation 6 or above, although I'm doing fine with a 16GB generation 4 card. The battery takes about 1.5 hours or less to charge and believe me, you'll probably want to invest in an extra Panasonic battery as it can drain fairly swiftly with lots of use. Lifting off static pictures to your PC is easy, however if lifting off video, you have to install the software that comes on a CD to do this. At the moment Youtube can't recognise the video format wich is an M2TS file, so you need to convert the file to MPEG for Youtube uploads. To edit HD video your PC needs to be very fast, at least 2.3Ghz even higher I think. Software to handle M2TS files is sparse too at the moment so check what software you need and if your PC is even fast enough to handle this. I edit my videos using a stand-alone Panasonic DVD recorder/Freeview/hard-drive box and not a PC myself as my laptop is not fast enough until I upgrade. Although you can use the automatic function to take pics, this utterly defeats the object in owning a camera like this. I learnt how to control the ISO, shutter and exposure manually and this is where this camera comes into it's own. When I was controlling everything manually, the results were far superior to auto, so I suggest you go off and learn what ISO, shutter speeds and different exposures can do. I found using auto simply wasn't delivering good results for me and if you learn a bit of this, you'll take amazing pics in low level light situations without having to use a flash for instance, where the results are far more atmospheric than bleaching everything out using the flash. The pics are lush and awesome as well as the video. The zoom is simply amazing as well as the macro (I photographed a bee on a flower petal and you can clearly see grains on pollen on it's legs, when viewed back on a PC screen) Slight annoyance when videoing and zooming in as the motor noise gets recorded too but barely noticable. Pics get recorded with all properties which is great, ie, right click the pic on your PC and select details to see all information of that single picture. This camera also has GPS to geo-tag holiday pictures but keep it in the off mode as it drains the battery even when switched off. Overall, this is an awesome piece of kit and truly amazing at how much technology they can compact in such a small unit with absolutely stunning pictures. However, you will not get amazing pics if you do not learn how to control ISO, shutter speed and exposures, imho.

I wanted to supplement my Fuji S9500, with which I am still well pleased, with a smaller digital camera. I was nearly seduced by a cheaper Fuji XP30 waterproof but went for the Panasonic in the end partly because of the 12 reviews I read, partly because of their photo samples (picture quality is what I buy a camera for) and partly because it is basically a Leica. I've had it only a few days and am delighted - ignore the negative reviews you might find. It is intuitive in use, has all the options a keen amateur (and for all I know, a keen professional) might want including easy and high quality video (even in mpg format, which I'll mostly stick with)and a great lens. It's actually given me a problem, because the picture quality is better, just, than my Fuji so it may supplant rather than supplement it. Thanks, Leica. There have been complaints about battery life and it certainly needs replacing more often than the 4 AAs in the Fuji; but I bought a spare (NOT a Panasonic one) which works perfectly and recharges faster than the original - I have just ordered a second spare, at £12.95 inc delivery. I can take 200 pix a day when out walking, so I don't want to be short of battery. If I find a battery with more than 895 mAh, I'll grab it. The GPS is certainly a drain on the battery but you'll rarely need it; I have a handheld GPS anyway, so I can always backtrack and compare the timings of photo and route waypoint. I've had a Canon AE1 Program for over 25 years and my first digital 8 years ago was a very good Nikon until the shutter delay became a nuisance, but the Panasonic TZ10 is easily the best camera I have handled. I cannot imagine needing to replace it until they make the same package available in a credit-card sized camera. It's also good value now that the replacement TZ20 has come along - I doubt it will be much better. PS - I don't work for Amazon, Panasonic, Leica or anybody in the photographic business! Panasonic Lumix TZ10 Digital Camera - Black (12.1MP, 12x Optical Zoom) 3.0 inch LCD Premium Range - DMW-BCG10E, DMWBCG10E, BCG10E, DMW BCG10E - 2 Year Warranty Replacement Lithium Li-on Digital Camera Battery for Panasonic Lumix :- Lumix DMC-TZ6, DMCTZ6, DMC-TZ7, DMCTZ7, DMC-TZ8, DMCTZ8, DMC-TZ10, DMCTZ10, DMC-ZR1, DMCZR1, DMC-ZS1, DMC...

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