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Top Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 Camera Reviews
DC Resource wrote a review on the
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 and said: "Photo quality was hit and
miss. The hits include good exposure, sharpness, and color,
while the misses include noise, vignetting, and occasional
blurry corners. The biggest negative was the noise -- there's
too much of it at ISO 80, and it goes downhill from there. The
high sensitivity modes border on uselessness, as they look more
like paintings than photographs."
Imaging Resource reviews the
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 and said: "Color-wise, the Panasonic
LZ5's images looked very nice when printed on the i9900, with
bright, vibrant color. Users who prefer more subdued,
technically accurate color saturation levels may find the LZ5's
images a little too bright, but the majority of consumers should
find the LZ5's bright, colorful images highly appealing."
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5 News Release Summary:
Las Vegas, Nv (January 4, 2006) Panasonic today introduces two
new models for its compact, consumer friendly LZ series of Lumix
digital still cameras. The six megapixel DMC-LZ5 and five
megapixel DMC-LZ3 incorporate Panasonic’s top-rated MEGA Optical
Image Stabilization, large and bright LCD displays, 6x optical
zoom, and a 1-point high-speed autofocus feature that is new to
the LZ product line.
“The DMC-LZ5 and DMC-LZ3 provide consumers with features that
are easy to understand and use, but that don’t compromise on
capability,” says Monica Helmer, national marketing manager for
Panasonic’s Optical Group. “And while these are compact cameras,
the 6x optical zoom and MEGA Optical Image Stabilization give
users the tools that are usually available only in larger and
more expensive cameras.”
The MEGA Optical Image Stabilization, which Panasonic puts into
all of its cameras, moves the lens to compensate for the slight
hand movements most people make when taking a picture. It’s hand
movement that leads to most blurry pictures, a common complaint
for amateur photographers. With MEGA Optical Image
Stabilization, pictures come out clear, even when using the zoom
feature or shooting in low light.
The LZ5 and LZ3 also have Panasonic’s Venus Engine Plus, the
processor that manages image capture and energy use for the
cameras. Both cameras also come packaged with Panasonic’s
Oxyride AA batteries, which feature longer life and power than
alkaline batteries. With Venus Engine Plus and Oxyride, users
can get the most out of their picture-taking experience. With
Venus Engine Plus and Oxyride, the LZ5 can take up to 235 images
and the LZ3 up to 250. (The LZ5 and LZ3 also can use regular
alkaline AA batteries.)
The LZ5’s 2.5-inch LCD and the LZ3’s 2.0-inch LCD are greatly
improved over the previous cameras in the LZ series, with higher
sensitivity for viewing in low-light situations as well as easy
viewing from angles, which helps the user when holding the
camera overhead for a high-angle shot.
In addition to the 5-point, 3-point high speed, 1-point normal
speed and Spot autofocus, the LZ5 and LZ3 can be set to 1-point
high-speed autofocus. This setting reduces autofocus time by
about 40 percent compared to previous models. An autofocus
assist lamp is also added for the first time to the LZ series
cameras.
New features include an additional six scene modes, bringing the
total to 14. That, plus Simple Mode, which offers easy shooting
to novice photographers, makes these two cameras ready for just
about any picture-taking situation.
Both the LZ5 and LZ3 have 14 megabytes of built-in memory, so
they are ready to take pictures right out of the box. For
additional picture-taking capacity, the cameras take SD Memory
cards. Picture files can be transferred from the internal memory
to an SD card and vice versa. Pictures can also be transferred
to a computer using the included USB cable.
The DMC-LZ5 will have a retail price of $279.95 and the DMC-LZ3
will have a retail price of $229.95. Both cameras are scheduled
to be at retail in March.
About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the
principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: MC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S.
marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Information about
Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com.
Additional company information for journalists is available at
www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
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