<![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @Jeremias:
BTW, are you happy with your TZ3?
foi uma boa dica que te dei?

AndersonBMX

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I REALLY want one of these bad boys.

Ill add it to my list.

89macrunner

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @optimus-prime: Yeah, that's a norm for almost all cameras with IS. Very handy.

jibbly

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Problem with these is the Motion JPEG compression for the video. With the TZ3, a 1GB card would only hold 9-11 minutes, and that want even HD :-(

I am bummed because this camera looks like a really cool point and shoot otherwise...

OmBass

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @draconis2941: Canon's IS S2 records stereo audio and even has a decent wind-noise blocker. Unfortunately I won't be replacing my 18 month old DEAD S2IS. I'm not the only one who's IS S2 died at the 18 month mark... I know several people locally. Canon lost us all forever.

Jason

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @AndersonBMX: hheheheh

Jeremias

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I know most of you people have a bias against Kodak (I used to), but there's already the V1253 camera out last year with HD (720P) video recording with zoom, stereo audio mic, and 3" widescreen display on the back. All the video I took looked fairly decent on my Mac...

colormedavid

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I saw that it had image stabilizing for still pictures. Does it stabilize in video mode as well?

Optimus-Prime

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @HJTravels: Not true. Everything is good for that.

And I bid you, adieu - I said ADIEU!

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @HJTravels: You may be able to hold the camera with one hand...

geschmidtt

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> YO! Did you see that main picture? WTF Matt, are you eating grease for lunch or hitting the all you can eat fried buffet? I am sure there was some other way you could make the camera look any more crappy, no? I mean wipe your hands 1st before touchin the darn thing. Didn't Mom tell you to wash your hands? Yuck and don't shake my hand at CES next year!

Awesome camera and based off the TZ3 ratings I read about yesterday this will be my next camera. Thanks for the info Giz!

Grifter

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @wymea: I would have to say "yes"

Venus Engine IV

...and "no" ("manual" not mentioned in press release)

Modes
• Intelligent AUTO
• Normal Picture
• Motion Picture
• Clipboard
• Scene 1
• Scene 2

[www.dpreview.com]

Tony C

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @ryetronics: True that. Guess I'm expecting too much since it's not a "real" camcorder. Truthfully, I don't expect any integrated camera mic to be able to isolate and supress the noise of its own mechanical operations (or of the person behind the camera).

Tony C

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> DO WANT! (i have tz1 and tz3)

According to Amazon.com it will be out in April.. 2 months? WTFOMGBBQ!!

EL_RIEL

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @Tony C:

Sure, but I seriously doubt it has a mic input.

ryetronics

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @dcartist: Camera noise problem solved by using an external boom mic?

Tony C

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @pipper: No such luck. The specs specifically state "Quicktime Motion JPEG". Can you say "I EAT GINORMOUS SDHC CARDS FOR BREAKFAST!"?

Tony C

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Hope the movie mode is a decently compressed MP4 format not Motion Jpeg. Hate to transcode movie after uploading to save HD space.

Size wise the TZ-5 looks about the same as my old faithful Sony W1 I am going to replace. (ie thick in today's standard, but I don't mind)

pipper

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @wymea: Nope and probably yup. It's unfortunate that Panasonic hate's incorporating any sort of manual mode into these. Maybe they're afraid including them would eat into their ultra zoom market?

Their noise reduction needs to "step off, yo" as the young whipper snappers would say in modern vernacular.

jibbly

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Seems like a nice upgrade to the TZ3. I'm not sure why they eliminated the ability to zoom video in the TZ3. The TZ1 did it. The only thing is I'd like to see the ability to choose the output format for video. I hate the .mov format. I want to be Apple product free on my PC, and I don't want to have to convert all my movies.

diveatlas

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> was thinking about getting another Canon....but i am thinking this might be the one.

brendanm14

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> The big question is: any manual modes?

The other big question: does it use Panasonic's overly-aggressive noise reduction?

wymea

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I don't think it would be too good for shooting porn.

HJTravels

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> @draconis2941: Good point. Interestingly enough the only digicams I've used with halfway decent audio have been Sony W series.

jibbly

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Yay! zoom during video. FINALLY. I'm sure it's slow zoom, to (1) stay in focus (2) reduce noise during zoom (which is a major distraction if your camera does this).

I hope Costco carries this (they carry the TZ3)

dcartist

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> How's the audio quality on that HD video. Every other dicital camera video I've ever shot has crap for audio.

draconis2941

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I think I might have just found my next camera.

TableZero

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> ...hopefully the "manual" controls on this bad boy are better than the TZ3.

edstate

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> do want

blue one

and the panasonic 32gb sd card class 6

AndersonBMX

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Boy I'm jonesin hard...

jibbly

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Or are you saying bloggers would post still frames from the HD clips? At least that makes some sense to me, since HD frames are bigger than most photos posted online (my HV20 produces amazing still images from HD footage).

liquidsoapdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> Aww that screen SUCKS for HD. Why? Because its not widescreen.

daftrok

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> "...this could be a great point-and-shoot for bloggers (or even regular people!) who want to be able to shoot quick clips in HD..."

Am I out of it? When did bloggers start posting HD clips? Or even SD clips, for that matter?

liquidsoapdispenser

]]> <![CDATA[Hands On Panasonic Lumix TZ5 10X Zoomer and HD Camcorder]]> I would definitely buy one of these, it looks great! Btw the Gallery is named 'Lumix LZ5 Hands On' instead of 'TZ5'.

sova

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