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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 21st Mar 2009
Manufacturer Panasonic
Price £252.17 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £290.00 (Inc VAT)
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Build Quality Score 9 for Build Quality
Features Score 10 for Features
Image Quality Score 9 for Image Quality
Value Score 7 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7
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Over the next few pages we show a range of test shots. On this page the full size image at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced to let you see the full image, and a series of full resolution crops have taken from original images at a range of ISO settings to show the overall image quality. These ISO test images are shot indoors using reflected natural light for maximum consistency.




This is the full frame at minimum ISO.




Image quality is superb at 80 ISO, although this shot is slightly under-exposed. My fault really, I'd forgotten that the minimum shutter speed was set to 1/8th of a second.




Better exposure at 100 ISO and the image quality is still flawless.




There is some sign of noise reduction at 200 ISO,but the image quality is still very good.




Some traces of noise are visible at 400 ISO, and there is slightly less detail.




Colour fidelity is breaking down at 800 ISO.




1600 ISO is looking rather shaky.




This is the full frame at maximum ISO.

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comment Kalos Geros said on 12th October 2009

I have seen at least one AVCHD footage from TZ7 which is supposed to be (and is according to mediainfo) 720@50p...after viewing this sample video, being in video producton for 20 y... more

comment Alan Mayo said on 12th October 2009

I cannot open the videos taken on my TZ7 (.mts files) with imovie on my Apple Mac - can anyone advise?

comment Williamn said on 22nd October 2009

@Alan Mayo

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mts+files

comment nichhit25 said on 28th October 2009

iMovie must import the file from the connected camera.
Do not try to open the file directly. Let iMovie "find" it.
Personally, I dislike watching my .MTS f... more

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