Best Panasonic Digital Cameras - 4 to 8 x Optical Zoom, 2 x AA Batteries Included Accessories

'digital cameras are more like slide film than negative film (in that they tend to have a more limited tonal range), we test them in the harshest situations to see how they handle scenes with bright highlights and dark shadows, as well as what kind of sensitivity they have in low light.'

'The LZ5 is very light on accessories.'

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'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'