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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black)

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Product Description Here's a camera for the serious tourist that is incredibly easy to use. The Panasonic Lumix ZS1 has a 12x magnification zoom lens that offers extreme wide angle for landscapes and long telephoto making objects far away seem close. This camera takes great still pictures but also lets you shoot movies. Blurry images from normal hand movements? Panasonic's Mega Optical Image Stabilizer helps keep images in focus. Multiple auto focus and exposure modes make use of this camera really easy. Leica optics make the images seem as if you're a professional. The Panasonic DMCZS1K Lumix 10.1 Megapixel Digital Camera packs a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 12x optical zoom into a compact body. This versatile photographic tool lets you shoot everything from sweeping vistas at the 25mm wide-angle setting to dynamic 300mm telephoto shots. And the lens system's exquisite rendering ability lets you capture even the subtle nuances of the sights and scenes in your travels. Just set the camera to iA mode, aim and shoot. The camera does all the rest. It automatically determines the most suitable Scene mode and helps correct blurring, focus, and brightness problems. With iA mode, it's easy to get beautiful, clear results. File Format - JPEG (Exif 2.21), Quicktime Motion JPEG 25mm Ultra Wide-angle 12x Optical Zoom LEICA DC (25-300mm in 35mm equiv.) 2.7 High-resolution Intelligent LCD with Wide-viewing Angle ISO Sensitivity - Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 Optical Image Stabilizer - MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) Shooting Mode - Intelligent AUTO, Normal Picture, My Scene Mode,Scene Mode, Motion Picture, Clipboard iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with AF Tracking Power - Rechargeable Battery Dimensions (H x W x D) - 2.35'' x 4.07'' x 1.29'' Weight - Approx. 7.2 oz Reviews As others say -- very portable and versatile (esp. extra-wide) and capable of taking amazingly sharp pictures in good light. Image stabilization works well, but for extra sharpness, prop camera against support (I have a 12x picture of 5 people at > 1 mile distance and you can see what they're wearing.) So far, results in low light (restaurant) without flash are fairly poor; I've limited autoISO to 400. Small sensor can only do so much. The processing (computation) is amazing -- corrects all distortions and aberrations. For scenery, bracketing exposures and post-processing with HDR image fusion software makes this almost a mid-range SLR in a tiny silent device. First, I have to say I love this camera. I didn't purchase it for its camera function however, I purchased it to be able to have a portable HD video solution with superior optics (as compared to the "digital" only zooms of many of the other single purpose HD handhelds), one that I could easily have with me and whip out to record whenever and wherever an opportunity presented itself. And that that end, for a non-enthusiast like me, it works very well: 720P, stereo mic, wide angle lens, great optical zoom (which can be used while filming) and optical stabilization coupled with short turn-on time and flash memory is a real winner for me. Or it was anyway: about three weeks into ownership, I went to grab to use it and when I turned it on, I saw that the LCD screen had cracked rendering it unreadable. The unit suffered no drop or bump whatsoever, and was inside so cold wasn't a factor. In fact, just to stave off this from happenning, I had purchased and installed an optical glass screen protector which was placed on the unit when I unpacked it. Sigh. Of course, there's no way to prove a negative of course (save the camera itself which has no visible damage that would indicate it suffered any kind of impact); I've been so bitter that I've left it alone since this happened (over a month ago now), bitter because I'm sure this is "my fault" warranty-wise. Perfect camera for those who are not pro photographers but still want to be able to take amazing pics. The presets are fabulous and finally you can take flattering portraits of people that aren't so HD that you see each pore on someones face! Just nice pics, great color and great presets. Plus the size is great. You can take the kind of quality pics you would by bringing a huge Canon or Nikon but this just fits in your bag. Bigger than the Canon elph but not by too much. Also, takes great low light pics. That's a huge plus! The camera has not arrived. We have called several times and have been told it is coming. The last time we called they said they have no idea if they will ever be able to obtain the camera and send to us. The cameria was ordered on Amazon.com, paid for more than 1 month ago. Pretty shoddy!! The producet is Panasonic Lumix DMC=ZSI 10MP Digital Camera. The company that has our $'s but has no idea when they can send the camera is Electronics Expo, 70 Demarest Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 Most of the indoor photographs taken by this camera are blurred, out-of-focus, colorless, dark, poorly contrasted with poor sharpness. The flash does not produce very good light and there is a gap of time between the two flash cycles when the camera is set for red-eye reduction. This causes a majority of the pictures, taken indoors, to be of poor quality as described above. The camera has several nice physical features such as the zoom, automatic settings, ease of use, portability, LCD screen etc. However, if the final product (developed pictures on the computer and on prints) are poor, then what good are the nice features. Panasonic still has alot to learn about making a camera that can take good indoor photographs before attempting to sell cameras like these on the market. Do not waste your money on this camera. Panasonic needs to get the message from their customers that they need to assure all around performace quality before putting a camera like this on the market.