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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3S 5MP Digital Camera with 6x Image Stabilized Zoom
 
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3S 5MP Digital Camera with 6x Image Stabilized Zoom

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Technical Details

  • 5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
  • 6x image-stabilized optical zoom; 2.0-inch LCD display
  • Playback of 9, 16, and 25 images is possible on a multi-split screen
  • Consecutive shooting feature lets you take up to five shots per second
  • Powered by 2 AA-size batteries; stores images on SD memory cards (includes 14 MB of internal memory)
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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 4 inches ; 8 ounces
  • Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000E18BTM
  • Item model number: DMC-LZ3S
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,201 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: January 4, 2006

Product Description

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Your son takes his first step, or your daughter takes her encore bow at her first recital. Luckily, you were ready with your digital camera and caught this historic moment. But wait! The photo you took is blurry. In your excitement, you accidentally shook the camera just as you snapped the shutter. If this has ever happened to you--and you are by no means alone!--then you'll want to take a close look at the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3 5-megapixel digital camera with 6x image-stabilized optical zoom.

The Lumix DMC-LZ3 was designed specifically to address the universal problem of "hand-shake"--the culprit of the majority of blurred digital images. At the heart of the Lumix DMC-LZ3 is Panasonic's Mega Optical Image Stabilizing System, or Mega O.I.S. A built-in gyrosensor detects any hand movement and relays a signal to a tiny microcomputer inside the camera, which instantly calculates the compensation needed. A linear motor then shifts the O.I.S. lens as necessary to guide incoming light from the image straight to the CCD. All this happens seamlessly and behind the scenes. All you'll notice will be the camera's outstanding results.

Mega O.I.S. is effective in most shooting situations, such as dimly lit indoor shots, nighttime shots, or macro shots. However, when taking indoor shots of moving subjects, such as children or pets, the movement of the subject tends also to contribute to the blurring. For this, the Lumix DMC-LZ3 features a high sensitivity mode to prevent hazy motion effects, further expanding your range of crisp, clear photo expression.

Another outstanding feature is the Lumix DMC-LZ3's 6x optical zoom. This powerful zoom--the equivalent to a 37mm to 222mm zoom on a 35mm film camera--lets you easily capture and magnify subjects in distant locations, and also produces impressive photos with soft-focused backgrounds. The zoom lens crystallizes Panasonic's optics technology, using two aspherical lenses to achieve compactness and boost optical performance. Together with the camera's 4x digital zoom, you can enjoy up to 24x zoom power--an amazing 888mm zoom equivalent on a 35mm camera.

With the consecutive shooting feature of Lumix DMC-LZ3, nothing will sneak past your photographic gaze. In one second, you can take up to five consecutive images in standard mode, and three images in fine mode with full resolution. In addition, the Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function lets you continue shooting until the memory card or built-in memory is full. All this is made possible by Panasonic's Venus Engine Plus, which reduces power consumption by about 50 percent compared with earlier Venus Engine-equipped models.

A bright 2.0-inch LCD monitor is easy to see when taking photos. The pixel-mixed readout method is used to automatically increase the brightness level of live images according to the level of ambient darkness. This allows bright, easy framing of scenes that would normally be too dark to see. The large LCD also allows the display of images even in tiny thumbnail size. Playback of 9, 16, and 25 images is possible on a multi-split screen in addition to the normal single frame playback. This helps you to search for the image you want out of a number of images stored on your SD memory card.

The DMC-LZ3 is PictBridge compatible, which lets you print directly on a compatible digital printer. Print size, layout, date, and other settings can be made with the camera. The camera is powered by either two AA alkaline or two rechargeable nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries. Alkaline batteries let you take about 175 photos and nickel-metal hydride batteries allow up to 390 photos. When you don't have an SD memory card on hand, the camera's built-in memory holds up to 14 megabytes of image data, which you can later upload to an SD card or PC. You can also download images from a memory card or PC to the built-in memory, and view them on the LCD anytime you like.

What's in the Box
Lumix DMC-LZ3 digital camera, two oxyride AA batteries, and software CD-ROM.


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156 of 157 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Lumix lineup!, May 3, 2006
By Brian Kerecz (Bethlehem, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this camera last year, and returned it because it did not have a Leica lens, which I wanted. However, after a family member bought a Lumix camera sans Leica lens, I was a convert. For the money, you simply cannot beat it!

What makes this camera special for the price is the 6x optical zoom (up to 24X in conjunction with the digital zoom, though that causes degradation), and the Mega-OIS, or more precisely Optical Image Stabilization. This feature adjusts the camera to compensate for imperceptible hand shakes which occur inevitably on every push of the button. I believe that in the future, all cameras will have this function as it is the single most common cause of blurred photos. I have a Panasonic LC80 with a Leica lens, but one of the reasons I went looking for another camera was the blurred photos I got, even though I was as steady as I could be. I cannot overstate the importance of this feature.

The burst mode is a very nice aspect of this camera too, one mode allowing sequential shots until the entire card is filled. There is absolutely no excuse not to "get that shot" with this camera.

Also nice is the ability to use AA batteries instead of proprietary batteries which cost $60 or more. A power supply which can be easily replenished is a necessity if you plan on being out of touch with civilization for any length of time.

If you want a "Con" to go with the "Pros" it would have to be battery life....battery life is very low and even moreso in colder weather. But this should come as no surprise as this camera does not use a viewfinder; instead it uses a 2 inch LCD screen to compose pictures. Because of this, battery life will necessarily be much lower than with a camera which uses a viewfinder for composition.

Batterly life per manual under normal conditions:
Panasonic Oxyride: 250 pictures or 125 minutes
Alkaline batteries: 155 pictures or 77 minutes
Ni-MH batteries: 400 pictures or 200 minutes

When the temperature is 32F:
Panasonic Oxyride: 45 pictures or 22 minutes
Alkaline batteries: 35 pictures or 17 minutes
Ni-MH batteries: 360 pictures or 180 minutes

One other thing I would change is the On/Off switch....it can too easily be hit sideways which would open it in the case. If this happens, it could all too easily damage the motor of the zoom lens. To obviate this potential danger, simply keep the dial mode at "play" when the camera is off, and the lens will not open.

And it should be noted that this camera does NOT have a microphone for recording in video mode; if this is what you want look at the DMC-LZ5. Because I did not plan on using this feature very often, it did not present an issue for me.

For picture taking, this is a 5 star camera. For design, there are a few possible improvements which give it 4 stars.

4 1/2 stars overall.
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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Overall great camera that takes beautiful photos!, July 20, 2006
By M. Walton (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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My previous camera before owning this one was a Canon Elph S230, so my comparisons are with that camera in mind.

PROS:
-A great price for 5MP and 6x optical zoom
-The 6x optical zoom, up to 24x digital zoom is awesome
-No time limit on movies, as long as you have memory
-Takes beautiful photos (Macro mode work great)
-Has some neat settings like fireworks, portrait and scenery that adjust everything automatically for you


CONS:
-Bigger than the Canon Elph series, can't really stick it in your pocket
-AA batteries (a pro for most people, I actually preferred the rechargeable Lithium battery on my Canon that already came with a recharger);
-no eye-hole (technical term?), only display to take photos (I got used to this real fast; most people only use the display anyways)
-only one movie size, and its not very big

What you need to buy along with the camera...
-AA rechargeables and recharger
-camera case
-SD memory card (size depending on how many photos you take at a time)
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Cam, June 11, 2006
By Juan F. Cordoba (Bogotá, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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I bought this Camera almost one month ago after selling my old HP 307 camera. Compared to my old camera this one rocks!!! Macro mode is excellent, and it's got 11 scenery modes which work really well.
Battery life is very good with the Oxyride batteries and rechargable batteries.
The M.O.I.S does it's job.
It's got 6x optical zoom when most cameras under $200 have 4x max and if you change the aspect ratio you can get a total of 7.5x optical zoom which is very good to say the least.
Would i recommend this camera: Yes, definitely

Only negative i've seen after having this camera for some months now is that it doesn't record video with audio
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