Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3 inch LCD (Black) (B001QFZMCO)
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The ZS3 records HD motion images at a smooth 60 frames per second with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. It uses the AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) format, via AVCHD lite, which stores less data than other formats and thus lets you shoot more minutes of HD motion images before running out of memory.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. In the ZS3, iA mode cannot be used when shooting motion images.The ZS3 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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
DMC-ZS3 vs Samsung TL320:
I spent many days researching compact digitals online before choosing the TL320 and the Panasonic DMC-ZS3. I am not a pro photog but am very particular about my photos. I have used a Casio Exilm EX-P700 for many years and it is, or was an excellent camera that always got it right, until recently it will only focus indoors about 30% of the time. My hope was to find something as good. The TL320 is built exceptionally well, menu system is a breeze, the Amoled screen is unbelievable, strong flash. The smart... more info
Great Point and Shoot - 12x Zoom Super:
This offering by Panasonic is a good value and a very good camera. The strength is obviously the 12x zoom lens. What can you say - it zooms..... The video capability is what led me to purchase the DMC-ZS3. It has image stabalizer which is a must. The recording options are JPEG-movie (.MOV) and AVCHD Lite (which I have not yet found use for). I had bought the Flip HD prior to this purchase. I returned it due to lack of image stabalization and lack of any adjustment features. I did like its video... more info
You can't build a skyscraper on a marsh:
Long story short: the DMC-ZS3 is a grainy, noisy, blurry camera. Grainy: even in sunlight and the lowest ISO settings, zooming in to full image shows noticeable graininess in all areas of the picture. Completely unacceptable for a 10MP camera. Going toward ISO 400 and it just gets worse and worse. Noisy: Try setting your ISO at 400 or higher, and its noise-city, baby. Blurry: Seems the optical image stabilization on this pocket rocket is sub par. Indoors shooting at a party, exposures were... more info
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3:
Its a brilliant camera primarily because of the fact that its excellent value for money !
There is no other camera (within this price range) giving you such amazing features and pictures. I previously owned a panasonic lumix 6.1 MP wide angle camera and was really satisfied with it. The reasons for switching to this one was to upgrade to 10.1 MP as well as to get extended zoom (previous one had only 3x) and last but not the least was to be able to record high quality video recording. The ZS3 delivers... more info
