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| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $299.99
Buy New: $199.99
You Save: $100.00 (33%)
New (3) Used (5) from $138.00
Rating:  428 reviews
Sales Rank: 6722
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
System Memory: 12.7
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 300
Optical Zoom: 10
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 3
Battery: 1 Lithium Ion
Maximum Focal Length: 46
Minimum Focal Length: 4.6
Maximum Resolution: 7.2
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.1 x 1.4 x 2.3
MPN: DMC-TZ3-S
Model: DMC-TZ3-S
UPC: 037988986248
EAN: 0037988986248
ASIN: B000MW3YEU
Release Date: March 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Showing reviews 421-425 of 428
 Great feel, retro look, awesome zoom, nice shots April 13, 2007
Brad P (Columbia, MD USA)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
Upgrading to the TZ3 from a 4yr old Canon 3.2 megapixel. Waited a few months to purchase when I heard the TZ1 was being updated. With the TZ3, Panasonic has fixed the main complaints about the TZ1 which were: No build in lens cover, noisy images at higher ISO speeds. IMO, the build in lens cover alone is wirth the price permium over the TZ1.
As others have said, this camera has a great build quality, easy operation, and a high-quality look. I ordered the black model and was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box. It has the look of a retro 35mm cartridge camera, which is cool. The chrome (or polished stainless steel, cant tell), is first rate and looks great with the matte black case. The LCD is huge and bright. The camera's "Simple Mode" does a great job the the other modes are fully customizable. The zoom is fantastic, but you need a really steady hand at full zoom, even with Optical Stabilization turned on. I did take some surprisingly sharp shots zoomed way in from my car as I came across a herd of deer. Shot to shot speed is really great, unless you are using the flash. The red-eye reduction works better than any other digital camera I have used. Overall, I am extremely pleased. If you are looking for a great zoom camera in a small form factor, you should seriously consider the DMC-TZ3.
Fantastic, extremely versatile camera April 13, 2007
Orion (NJ)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
Extremely impressed with the TZ3. This gem should get 5 stars on construction and finish alone. Just holding it in your hands it screams quality and feels like a tank. Love it. It seriously feels like a $700 camera. No exaggeration. I was a little worried about it not being able to fit in my jean pockets before buying it. Women may have issues with really tight jeans but for us guys no problem. It fits fine. I seriously cant believe I can carry around a camera with a 10x zoom inside my jean pockets. Truly remarkable. The 3" screen is amazing. You can practically enjoy your pics right on screen w/o even printing them with the High Res output. Navigation is so easy on this camera. Something not surprising though if your already coming from another panny (FZ7 here). Picture quality is great. I tested it out today on standard and I would say its just as good as my FZ7 in daylight and better in lowlight (indoors). Image quality is great, and if you need extra sharpness you could always use the camera on "Vivid mode" or add a little with some post processing. The pics in Standard and natural mode PP very well. The wide angle is something new to me. Took some neat shots that looked very nice with the extra viewing angle. Very distinctive and after having this i'm not sure if I could go back.
If your looking for a do it all camera this may very well be your tool of choice. Combine it's extreme versatility coupled with excellent image quality, superb lens, build, and finish you have yourself a winner.
 Checked it out today April 12, 2007
John Weingartner (Hartford)
11 out of 19 found this review helpful
I went to Ritz Camera today and took a good look at the TZ3. I'll tell you, its pretty nice. The build quality is really good, as a previous person mentioned. The body is metal. The dials and buttons click with precision, and have a nice resistance. It has a nice weight to it.
I took some nice shots in the store. I must have clicked off 100 pics. I'm impressed with it. If you want something relatively small, powerful and tough, this camera is for you. The 10x zoom is great, but on such a small camera it is difficult to hold it steady enough(at least for me) to use the zoom too much.
I love the build quality and style, so I may be biased. It's a nice piece of equipment. I cannot speak to the photo quality only having seen pics on the camera's LCD.
What more could you want? April 11, 2007
T. Holzel (Boston, MA)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
I came off a Canon PowerShot S40, a little 4-megapixel brick of a camera that gave me 4 years of excellent results. That was my first digital camera after a closet-full of film Nikons.
Many buffs claim that 4 megapixels is all you need, and I made a number of nice looking A3 prints. Now that I have 7 megapixels to work with, I see that I was wrong: Four is not enough. Seven is wonderful.
[...]points out strongly that above ISO 200 noise is a real problem--but you always wonder just how picky they are. Well not too picky in this case. Using a higher than 200 setting (i.e., most indoor flash shots) resulted in a lot of noise, making the camera almost unusable except for the simplest 4 X 6 snapshots.
But I take almost entirely outdoor shots--scenics and candids. I set the ISO at 100 and get gorgeous results. It has taken some getting used to the different color rendition of the TZ3 from my Canon. The Canon seems more balanced while the TZ3 caused reddish orange to really pop out. There is something cool (color temperature-wise, not "fashionable") about the color that is not entirely fixed in PhotoShop. Sometimes the results are marvelous, especially shots of cloudy or rainy days. Other times they are not so great--too desaturated for my taste. So I have been playing around with the various settings--"Natural" and "Vivid." "Vivid" is closer to what I want right out of the camera, but is less easy to spruce up. "Natural" is easier to modify, so that is the setting I am using now. I also set the exposure compensation to one stop under.
I was pleasantly surprised at how small the TZ3 is: it slips easily into pants pocket (but not shirt pocket). The zoom lens starting at a decent wide-angle (28mm) is utterly fantastic and really makes the camera stand out head & shoulders from the pack.
Thus, I am delighted with the choice. However, to answer my question "What more could I want?", here it is:
1. The selection disk ALWAYS moves when I pocket the camera, so I ALWAYS have to check, when I pull it out, to reset it to the desired setting. Its detents need to be strengthened.
2. The back-side controls are too easy to activate accidentally when shooting one-handed with the fleshy part of the thumb. A headache because you then need to press "select" to get back in operation.
3. DPreview is right when they moan about the Venus III sensor. It's good but, for an otherwise sensational camera like this one, not good enough.
Terrific camera... my first March 31, 2007
Joshua Morrison (San Jose, CA)
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
I just received the DMC-TZ3A. I love this camera. This is my first camera ever. I love the features, build quality, and menu system. I am still getting used to learning how to take quality pictures. For example, I have trouble getting it to focus at times. I am certain this is just the learning curve for me. One feature I am disappointed that it lacks is - auto retraction of the lens when in playback mode. Most other cameras automatically retract the lens to protect it when viewing pictures from the camera. This one does not do this and you have to turn the camera off to get it to retract. I really wish they would update the firmware to support this important safety feature. All-in-all I definitely recommend this camera!
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