Panasonic Lumix® DMC-TZ1 Digital Camera

Pros: Zoom, ease of use, video capability

Cons: No viewfinder; autofocus is a bit sluggish

Bottom Line: This is a fantastic camera--Good quality, ease of use, and packed with features at a great price!

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Pros: 10X optically stabilized zoom, Quality construction, feel and appearance, Value for price

Cons: Soft focus appearance in some shooting modes. Small buttons for cursor selection

Bottom Line: Bargain values available for a camera with unique capability of 10X optically stabilized zoom and high ISO mode.

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Pros: Zoom while videoing, Optical zoom size, excellent stabilization capabilities, ease of use, SD memory.

Cons: No viewfinder, difficult to see screen in strong daylight.

Bottom Line: Add a viewfinder to this, and I think it would be best point & shoot digital I've come across.

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Pros: 10x Optical Zoom. Quality Feel. Compact & Strong. Scene Presets. Good Focus Speed & Startup.

Cons: Sort of would like a view finder.

Bottom Line: Pocket size, great fun and easy to use yet has adjustments if desired. Optical Zoom is absolutely excellent. High Quality Pictures.

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Pros: Compact, image stabilized, high quality 10x zoom lens, fully featured.

Cons: No viewfinder, no RAW mode, needs very fast SD card for best video performance.

Bottom Line: This is a great little camera in a small package. Image quality and features are top-notch. Image stabilization is a tremendously good feature. I like it!

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Pros: Solid hold when taking picture .. Crispness, Stabilization, Zoom, even Movies are super

Cons: After four weeks and 100+ photos, no negatives, though do adjust color effect to "warm"

Bottom Line: 10x optical zoom outstanding, and movie function surprisingly useful - Stabilization is key. Larger than tiny cameras, but still quite portable. Plus feels more comfortably solid while taking pictures.

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Pros: 10x zoom, very portable, quick start-up, lots of setting choices, still simple for beginners.

Cons: Minor - manual lens cap. Upload to PC is 4 seconds per quality picture.

Bottom Line: Definitely recommend to beginner and moderate photographer.

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Pros: great picture quality, multiple settings, easy to use

Cons: no viewfinder

Bottom Line: Fantastic camera especially for the amount of money paid, I am always thrilled at the results I get with this camera, I would recommend it to everyone, and I do!!!

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Pros: 10X Zoom, Optical Image Stabilization, Leica Optics, Small.

Cons: No manual aperture or shutter controls. No optical viewfinder. Takes time to learn features.

Bottom Line: This is the camera you should take with you for travel. It has 10X zoom and is small and lightweight enough to carry all day.

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Pros: Excellent 10X Leica zoom with image stabilizer with lots of features in a smaller camera.

Cons: No viewfinder (but good LCD) and plastic body.

Bottom Line: I highly recommend this camera for it's crystal clear 10X zoom Leica lens w/ image stabilizer. It's loaded with easy to use features and all in a smaller sized camera.

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