Best 5x Zoom Digital Cameras - 0 to 5 Megapixel Resolution, 4 to 6 x Digital Zoom

'In Record mode, the up button accesses the Exposure Compensation adjustment, while the down arrow switches to Review mode.'

'the images were a little on the dark side and a little soft in some areas'

'Unfortunately, this camera's motion-picture features are particularly anemic: there's no microphone for recording audio, and resolution is limited to 320x240 pixels at 10fps or 30fps'

'flash coverage wasn't great, with significant edge falloff'

'The new LZ2 lacks manual functions and the Leica lens which dresses other Lumix models'

'Few manual settings'

'bad image writing lag outdoors'

'with its only average performance and handling, this product will struggle against similarly priced and specced offerings'

'It has less zoom, fewer manual controls, and poorer performance than most of the competition, making it a tough camera to recommend enthusiastically.'

'the image was somewhat dull, with a cold, cyanic cast.'

'no manual exposure modes'

'Low light focusing performance was poor'

'regardless of whether the Z10 was badly bullied as a prototype, there's no excuse for a grown-up camera carrying a design joke this far.'

'Low light focusing performance was poor -- guess that Rapid AF sensor isn't so hot for those conditions.'

'The camera could certainly use an AF-assist lamp'

'at 1.5-inch, it looks awfully small by current standards.'

'no buffer stall in continuous shooting'

'Average visual resolution and pixel transition'

'no rechargeable batteries'

'the size of the handgrip and the placement of the zoom control (at the back of the grip) make operating the Z2 one-handed difficult'

'it does lack the must-have feature du jour; image stabilization.'

'poor focusing'

'Boot time was slow, at 6.8 seconds, as was recycle time, at 2.5 seconds.'