A Step by Step Guide to the Features of the Panasonic Lumix Tz10

In a highly competitive
compact digital camera
segment of the photography
market, the more features you
can pack inside a small
compact body, the more are the chances that you will be
able to woo the potential
customers. Users increasingly
love having a simple no frills
attached point and shoot
camera that can take sharp pictures and videos to start off.
However the demand does not
end there and more and more
users are looking for meatier
megapixels, optical zoom, GPS
receivers, manual controls, wireless printings and so on.
Imagine a camera that has all
of these and more. This is why
the Panasonic Lumix tz10 is
such a formidable opponent to
beat in the compact segment of the digital camera market.
There have been some recent
launches of compact cameras
with similar features; however
the Panasonic still commands a
good market share.

The Panasonic Lumix tz10 is a
12.1 megapixels camera and
has a 12x optical zoom that
open up to 25mm in the wide
angle and 300mm in the
telephoto range. The wide angle functionality is distinctly
better and if you want that
really tough shot or want to
squeeze in each and every one
of your extended family in one
shot, this is the camera that you can rely on. The telephoto
range of the Panasonic Lumix
tz10 is quite good and being a
compact sized camera that fits
into your pocket Panasonic has
done a really good job of fitting so much power into the
camera. For travelers who
want a small yet functional
mode, the tz10 will certainly
rate quite high.

Apart from some of the
obvious and more illustrious
features such as the built in GPS
receiver, the power OIS system
and the Auto Intelligent
modes, that have been packed into the Panasonic Lumix tz10
there are some discreet ones
that may lose the eye. Simply
turn the camera so that the top
side faces you and you will
notice the dial on the left of the shutter release. This is a change
from the earlier tz7 where the
dial was towards the right of
the shutter release and often
created problems while
shooting. Look closer to the dial and you will notice the
letters 'A', 'S' and 'M'. These are
the aperture priority, shutter
priority and the manual
modes. Panasonic has given its
consumers something which is the prerogative of the DSLR
users, using manual modes on
a compact body.