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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ10 Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 11th Mar 2008
Manufacturer Panasonic
Price £139.13 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £160.00 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 8 for Features
Image Quality Score 6 for Image Quality
Value Score 7 for Value
Overall Score 7 for Overall
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ10
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size images at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced for bandwidth purposes to let you see the full image, and a series of crops taken from original full resolution images at a range of ISO settings have been included in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.




This is the full frame at 100 ISO.




Even at 100 ISO there is a general haze of processing artefacts from the noise reduction system, and the picture just isn't as sharp and detailed as some 10MP cameras.




Slightly higher contrast at 200 ISO actually makes the picture look sharper.




At 400 ISO image noise is starting to break through.




At 800 ISO the noise reduction has wiped out most remaining fine detail.




Image quality is very poor at 1600 ISO, the highest manual setting.




This is the full frame at 1600 ISO.


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comment Sarah Joyce said on 22nd August 2008

I happen to own the Panasonic LZ-8, and as a professional digital camera instructor, I think that it offer a lot of bang for its low price. Just as does the Kodak Z-712 which is se... more

comment Tom MacFarlane said on 26th August 2008

I recently bought the LZ10 and it is certainly a flawed camera.
I found it to be at its best at the widest setting, and also for macro work.
At it's default sett... more

comment Kitcat said on 10th December 2008

I am a professional photographer, but don't carry my pro equipment 24-7. I need a little point-and-shoot to carry all the time.

I have a Panasonic DMC-LZ5 and ... more

comment drumdrum said on 16th January 2009

Panasonic's new 10 mega pixel Touch Screen - FX520 - uses similiar internals ( with a wider lens )and it retails for $750...photoreview.com.au
YOU DO THE MATH !!!
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