Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Type	Point-and-shoot
Sensor	1/2.35" CCD res = 3072 × 2304 (7.2 million effective)
Lens	Fixed
Shutter speed range	60-1/2000 s
ASA/ISO range	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, High sensitivity 3200
Focus areas	9-points, 3-points, 1-point, spot
Continuous shooting	3 frames/s, 5 consecutive frames
Viewfinder	Liquid crystal display
Rear LCD monitor	3.0 in (7.62 cm), 230,000 pixels
Storage	Secure Digital Card (SD) and Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC)[1][2]
Battery	3.7 V, 1000 mAh
Weight	232 g

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 was a compact 'Travel Zoom' camera announced on January 31, 2007.^[3] It was the successor to the 2006 TZ1 announced in 2006, and was released in parallel with the TZ2. It has a 10x optical zoom with the focal range equivalent to 28–280 mm (35 mm film equivalent) coupled with Mega O.I.S. image stabiliser. It is a fully automatic compact camera, without manual control of aperture and shutter time. The TZ3 was awarded both the TIPA "Best Superzoom Digital Camera" award^[4] and the EISA "European Compact Camera" award^[5] in 2007. The TZ4, TZ5 (known as TZ15 in Asia, Australia and New Zealand) and TZ50 succeeded the TZ2 and TZ3.

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