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Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ95 review

Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ95

CHOICE Expert Rating

65%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Very good monitor / viewfinder
  •  Very long zoom (30X)
  •  Monitor has vertical swivel (180 degrees)
  •  Wide angle (24 mm)
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Poor face detection performance
  •  Poor image quality in manual mode
  •  Very poor pictures in low light with manual exposures
  •  Flash lacks power close-up and at moderate distances (5m)
  •  Noisy pictures in low light

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Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
65%
Picture quality score – auto mode
61%
Picture quality score – manual mode
33%
Ease of use score
73%
Movie quality score
73%
Monitor/viewfinder score
80%
Flash score
50%

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Availability
Tested model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 720
Lens factor
30
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
3.3 – 6.4
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/2000
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
30
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
Live Mos
Sensor size
6.1 x 4.6
Effective resolution (MP)
20.6
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
112 x 69 x 41
Weight (g)
330
Tripod socket
Metal (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.8
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.05
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.31
ISO rating
80 – 3200
Exposure correction (lower)
-5
Exposure correction (higher)
5
Continuous shooting mode
8.7
Frame limit in continuous mode
1000
Number of selectable exposure programs
30
Closest focus wide (m)
0.5
Closest focus tele (m)
2
Closest focus macro (m)
0.03
Focus points (auto mode)
49
Monitor size (mm)
62 x 41
Monitor ratio
3:2
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
180 x 0
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
-4 x 3
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MP4 (codec AVCHD, MP4/H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
60
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
4
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SD, SDHC, SDXC (UHS-I)
Internal memory (MB)
None
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
fixed built-in
Battery type
Li-Ion (1)
CIPA battery cycles
380
Image editing software
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 AE (win)
RAW converter software
SILKYPIX Developer Studio SE (Win/Mac)
Video editing software
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 10.0 AE (win)

Cost

Price
$599.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Lens hood supplied
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, handstrap

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