Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5

The DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 are the latest members of the Lumix TZ family, which is renowned for packaging a remarkable 28mm wide angle 10x optical zoom lens in a compact body. The new DMC-TZ5 newly integrates recording capabilities for 720p HD (high-definition) motion pictures, together with its direct output function as a stills camera, allowing users to enjoy watching both still and motion images in impressive HD quality on a large-screen HDTV via an optional component cable.*

The DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 boast Intelligent LCD function, which detects lighting conditions and controls brightness levels of the LCD in 11 steps, to offer a display with the clearest image in any situation with newly developed 460,000-dot high resolution in 3.0-inch (TZ5) and 230,000-dot in 2.5-inch (TZ4).

Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto mode, comprising various shooting-assist functions, has been developed further for the DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4. New Intelligent Exposure feature and Digital Red-eye Correction** are included in addition to the conventional Mega O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Quick AF functions. Mega O.I.S. to suppress unsteady hand-shaking and Intelligent ISO Control to prevent motion blur. Intelligent Scene Selector sets the appropriate scene mode by automatically selecting it from the most frequently used scene modes such as Portrait, Scenery, Macro, Night Portrait and Night Scenery. Face Detection system detects human faces to set the focus and appropriate exposure for them automatically within a potential shot. Unwanted red-eye effects caused by the use of flashes can be digitally corrected** now and the newly added Intelligent Exposure function automatically controls the ISO sensitivity partially to increase the exposure of only darkened areas in shot due to backlighting or insufficient flash lighting to capture the scene as you see it, by suppressing extreme brightness and darkness in the picture. Continuous AF system allows the camera to keep focus on a subject without having to press the shutter button halfway, to achieve the best result out of a potential shot by minimizing the AF time. Once entering iA mode, these multi-capable functions happen automatically to ensure users can shoot without the hassle of adjusting settings every time conditions in the shooting environment change, guaranteeing simple, trouble-free shooting for a range of environments.

The high-performance image-processing LSI has entered a new fourth generation, reborn as Venus Engine IV. This assures higher-quality images with an advanced signal processing system.

The slideshow format now offers a musical effect to match the mood of a screening for audiences so users can personalise pictures for emotional impact.

Integrating high performance, multi-capable lens and a host of unique, easy-to-use functions in a compact body, the DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 are the ideally built for travel. Clad in stainless steel, the DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 will be available in silver and black .*** * 720p HD(high definition) motion image recording capability comes with DMC-TZ5 only. ** Digital red-eye correction comes with DMC-TZ5 only. *** Availability of models and colors may vary depending on the sales area.

28mm Wide-angle* 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens and 9.1-megapixel CCD (TZ5) / 8.1-megapixel (TZ4) CCD in a compact Body

The 9.1-megapixel DMC-TZ5 and 8.1-megapixel DMC-TZ4 condense a 28mm wide-angle**** LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 10x optical zoom into a compact body. Comprising 11 elements in 9 groups, including an ED (extra-low dispersion) lens and 3 aspherical lenses, this advanced lens unit surpasses Leica’s exceptional standards and delivers an outstanding optical performance. The 28mm wide-angle lens makes capturing dynamic wide-perspective shots of a sweeping landscape or large architectural structure as well as fitting a whole group of people into a group shot indoors easy. In 3-megapixel resolution mode the Extra Optical Zoom function provides additional magnification, extending zoom power to 16.9x (TZ5) or 15.9x (TZ4) by using the centre part of the CCD. Using this feature in combination with the 4x digital zoom provides a total zoom factor of up to 67.5x (TZ5) or 63.8x (TZ4). This powerful zoom also works during motion picture recording.

The CCD in DMC-TZ5 can reproduce images shot with the lens set from 28mm to 280mm in any of three aspect ratios – 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9 – ensuring you can always capture dynamic, richly expressive shots with a wide perspective. New Multi Aspect mode***** allows the camera to take an image in all three aspect ratios simultaneously and allows the photographer to choose the one that best takes the advantage of the scene after shooting. **** When the picture size is set to 3 megapixels or larger, the photo is automatically resized to 3 megapixels. When the lens is shifted back to the wide-end, the picture size is set to the original size automatically. The original size is maintained for photos smaller than 3 megapixels. ***** In standard compression format only.

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