Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1

Type	digital camera
Sensor	CCD 1/2.5 " 6.37 million pixels
Maximum resolution	2,560 × 1,920 (4.9 million)
Lens type	Fixed, 35 - 350mm equiv (10x optical zoom), F2.8 - 4.2
Shutter speed range	8 - 1/2000 sec. (starry sky mode: 15, 30, 60 sec.)
Exposure Metering	1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Metering modes	Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Focus areas	1 point / 3 points / 9 points / Spot
Focus modes	Auto Focus System, Normal / Macro
Continuous Shooting	3 fps or 2 fps.
ASA/ISO range	Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / (High Sensitivity Mode 800 - 1600)
Rear LCD monitor	2.5" 207,000 pixels Field of View : approx. 100%
Storage	Secure Digital
Weight	8.3 oz. (234g.),

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 is a digital compact, point and shoot 10X zoom camera with image stabilization and Panasonic's new Venus III engine. Panasonic referred to the camera in advertising as "World Smallest Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom" for 1-megapixel digital still cameras or higher as of 14th February, 2006. This title was later taken by the Kodak EasyShare V610, announced April, 2006 though it lacks image stabilization. The TZ1 is still the smallest continuous 10X zoom, due to the Dual Lens system the V610 employs. A unique feature of the TZ1 (and first in the Lumix camera line) is the "high-angle" mode which allows for the LCD screen to be seen (i.e., it doesn't polarize) when raised above one's head. The camera also features the first use of folded optics which use a prism to allow for longer zooms in a smaller camera. Interestingly, the camera can use the full zoom length to zoom in and out while recording a movie, due to the autofocus system.