Product Description
LEICA 28mm Wide-Angle Lens with 10x Optical Zoom Now you
can fit sweeping landscapes into a single frame with the 28mm wide-angle
setting. Pull in subjects from far away to capture even subtle facial
expressions with the dynamic 280mm telephoto setting. Ideal for
traveling, the DMC-TZ5 Lumix 9 megapixel digital camera combines a
wide-ranging LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens with a handy, compact body. The
Extra Optical Zoom function also extends the zoom to as much as 16.9x
From the Manufacturer
The 9.1-megapixel Panasonic DMC-TZ5 packs a 28mm
wide-angle, 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens in a compact design, ideal
for the active photographer who needs a versatile camera. By combining a
28mm wide-angle lens, which lets you capture a wider-framed shot when
compared to a traditional 35mm camera, with the TZ-Series 10x optical
zoom, you're empowered to take expanded shots, both wide and far.
Panasonic's Intelligent Auto technologies are also expanded, with new
Intelligent Exposure and Digital Red-eye Correction.
With the
addition of Intelligent Exposure and Digital Red-eye Correction,
Panasonics Advanced Intelligent Auto mode consists of seven intuitive
technologies, all which are specifically designed to help make
photo-taking an enjoyable and seamless process unnoticed by the consumer
-- helping them to take clear photos. When in Advanced Intelligent Auto
mode, the following technologies all operate automatically; no settings
need to be manually changed.
Also new to the TZ5 is the Venus
Engine IV, Panasonics new high-performance image processing LSI. The
Venus Engine IV produces higher-quality pictures than its predecessor,
the Venus Engine III, by using a more advanced signal processing system.
The new Venus Engine IV also improves noise reduction, elevates the
detection accuracy and corrective effects in both Mega O.I.S. and
Intelligent ISO and reduces the shutter release time lag. Both models
also incorporate Intelligent LCD, which detects the lighting condition
and controls the brightness level of the LCD in 11 fine steps, to offer
optimal clarity in any situation, whether dark or light; indoors or
outdoors. With a newly developed 460,000-dot high resolution in the TZ5s
3.0-inch LCD, photos can be easily viewed on the display, regardless of
the shooting environment.
The TZ5 is also capable of
recording 720p high-definition motion pictures, and because of its
support of SD memory cards, is easily compatible with Panasonic Viera
plasma HDTVs that have an integrated SD memory card slot, so viewing
photos is simple. Also, with the newly added HD component output
capability, users can also connect the TZ5 to an HDTV and watch a
slideshow complete with mood-appropriate music, choosing from natural,
slow, urban and swing.
Lumix DMC-TZ5A Highlights
Intelligent Exposure
With this new feature, photos will no longer be under- or over-exposed.
Instead, the TZ5 instantly analyzes the framed image and adjusts the
brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting,
backlighting or the use of the flash. The camera will automatically
adjust the brightness accordingly.
Digital Red-eye Correction
This feature helps to eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes
results when taking flash shots at the night. Incorporated into the
built-in flash, the camera emits a small preliminary flash before the
main flash, detects red-eye and will digitally correct it.
Mega O.I.S.
Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate,
helping to prevent hand-shake from creating a blurry image.
Intelligent ISO
With Intelligent ISO, the TZ5 can determine if the photo subject is
moving and change the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly, thus
giving a blur-free photo.
Intelligent Scene Selector
Intelligent Scene Selector senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the
shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate
scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night
Scenery mode. This intuitive technology, helps you use the most common
scene modes that are built into the camera, but often go unused, without
making any manual adjustments.
Face Detection
Panasonics Face Detection detects faces anywhere in the frame and
automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure settings so
portraits come out clear and crisp. Detecting up to 15 faces, Panasonics
Face Detection can even track a face if the subject is moving.
Continuous AF
The Continuous AF (auto focus) system maintains focus on the subject
even without pressing a shutter button halfway, thus minimizing the AF
time.