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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

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Product Description The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 is the digital camera, which is renowned for packaging a remarkable 10x optical zoom in a compact, stylish body. To further add to its appeal, the DMC-TZ3 goes one step further to feature a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC lens (equivalent to 28-280mm on a 35mm film camera) for wide-angle shooting.The 28mm wide-angle lens opens up a plethera of photographic opportunities, allowing photographers to easily capture a large group of people, or expansive architectural structures and landscapes with dynamic width and rich perspective. The wide-angle lens is particularly helpful in situations where you cannot step back or move away from a subject - ideal for shooting group portraits in a small room for example.The diminutive size of the 7.2 megapixel DMC-TZ3 belies the wealth of technological features. Incorporating a powerful 10x optical zoom in such a slim and stylish body is impressive in itself. Add to this the incorporation of Panasonic's Mega O.I.S that prevents blurring from shaky hands, Intelligent ISO to prevent motion blur, and the high quality, high performance image-processing Venus Engine III to name but a few - and the caliber of these new additions becomes apparent. Reviews I have had this camera for over a year now and I still love it. It might not be as small as some of the cameras you see but this one has more stability when you shoot your pictures. It is small enough it goes in my pcoket.. The zoom feature at10X is excellent. I have taken some wonderful pictures with this camera.. I read a number of reviews before I bought this camera and they were all so favorable. This is one time you can really believe the reviews... I love this camera. I bought it over a year and a half about from another website and paid $280. Why is it now $500 everywhere I look? I used this camera all the time, though I have to say it was a bit heavy and not nearly thin enough to keep in my purse. I am highly disappointed with Amazon's and many other online retailer's price with this camera. $500 is absolutely ridiculous considering I paid almost HALF of that over a year and a half ago. It's a great camera, I'll give you that, but I think you can get similar quality with another brand and newer model. I am most disappointed with it's short life. It worked great while I had it until I had it on my tripod. I knocked it over on the CARPET and it dropped in slow motion. It barely hit the ground and managed to jam the lens in. I did every suggestion online. I even took the camera and lens apart. It won't budge. It's $160 to fix so I thought it'd be the same price to buy a new one. It's not. My conclusion? It's a great camera, but not worth this "new" price. The fact that the lens jammed this easily was a shock, and even more of a shock that this camera costs TWICE what I paid for it OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO!!! I bought this camera a week ago as a used special on another site, and once I learned what it can and cannot do, I'm quite pleased. I am a semi-pro photographer who was looking for a p&s to give me a viable photo tool for those times I don't want to carry my DSLR and related equipment. I believe I've found it - the Leica glass is great for a camera like this, and convenient access to important options via intelligently designed button/function features make this a pretty easy camera to enjoy. It is not a serious camera so don't ask it to be, but once you gain a familiarity with it's functions and capabilities, it will do a very nice job of capturing respectable photos for you. Important: any ISO over 200 will produce noise/graininess that for my tastes is unacceptable, so I won't do that. I stay at ISO 100 and 200 and I stay pretty much happy with the results. The site [...] did a complete review a few years back - great info source for what to expect. No disrespect to Amazon, but seek out used/refurbished alternatives for much better pricing, or go with a more current version of this camera. Happy shooting... This was a great purchase for me. I've had it now for 1 1/2 yrs. The screen view is great. The down side is that I think the picture quality isn't as good as some of my friends cameras who don't have quite the zoom. Next time I purchase, I'll prob go with a little less zoom, higher quality for my point and shoot camera and then get a high grade professional camera for photography fun. I wanted the best of both worlds, compact body with maximal zoom. Overall I am happy with my camera, however, you never get the best of both worlds. It's much heavier and bulkier than other compacts, and the zoom and picture quality don't really reach the bigger cameras. You should decide which feature is more important to you, if you want a compact, get a SONY DSC-W170. Picture quality is better than the Panasonic and you get at least 5x zoom. If you want a really good camera get a Canon Powershot G10. Or a Nikon. So, after saying all this, I wouldn't buy it again.