Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10
Overview
Type	Point-and-shoot
Lens
Lens	Fixed
Sensor/medium
Sensor	1/2.33" CCD
Maximum resolution	4000 × 3000 (12.1 million effective)
Film speed	Auto, 100-6400
Storage media	Secure Digital Card (SD), Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) or SDXC
Shutter
Shutter speed range	60-1/2000 s
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Liquid crystal display
General
LCD screen	3.0 in (7.62 cm), 460,000 pixels
Battery	3.76, 895 mAh
Weight	218 g
Made in	Japan

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 (or DMC-ZS7 in North America)^[1] is a compact "Travel Zoom" digital camera released in 2010. It is equipped with a 12x zoom lens, a GPS receiver for geotagging, has 12 Megapixels, and can film at up to 720p resolution at 30 frames per second in MJPEG and AVCHD formats. The camera can be connected to a USB port for file transfer and weighs 218 grams.^[2]

Since initial release, Panasonic have published two firmware upgrades for the TZ10. Version 1.1 was released in June 2010, and improved stability on camera startup, and support for several external flashes. Firmware version 1.2 was released in September 2010, and improves GPS location retrieval time.^[3]

Description

12.1 megapixel
Flash
12x optical zoom Leica lens
Objective focus length: 4.1~49.2 mm (35 mm equivalent: 25~300 mm)
Objective aperture: f/3.3~4.9
POWER O.I.S. automatic utilisation with processor Venus Engine HD II
Intelligent Resolution Technology
Automatic ISO control
4x Digital Zoom lossless
PASM modes
AVCHD film type with HD resolution 720P (1280x720 / 30 fps) and Sound stereo dolby
GPS module with 500,000 Point of Interest in the world
3" screen 460,000 pixels
Cards: SD, SDHC and SDXC