Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 Reviews

7.7 out of 10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4

8.1 megapixels, first seen: 31 January 2008

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User Score (267)

9.1
Expert Score (5)

8.0
Design (11)

6.8
Value for money (14)

6.9
Features (8)

7.5
Ease of use (12)

7.7
Performance (11)

6.8
Picture quality (18)

8.0

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Pros & Cons

easy to carry, easy setup, best in its category, decent feature set, easy to keep clean

low light performance, takes time to focus, poor movie sound quality, no viewfinder, slow focusing

Manufacturer's Description

Now you can fit sweeping landscapes into a single frame with the 28mm wide-angle setting. Pull in subjects from far away to capture even subtle facial expressions with the dynamic 280mm telephoto setting. Ideal for traveling, Panasonic’s DMC-TZ4 Lumix ® 8.1-megapixel digital camera combines a wide-ranging LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens with a handy, compact body. The Extra Optical Zoom function also extends the zoom to as much as 15.9x, giving you even greater telephoto…

Specifications

Format

Compact
Max resolution

3264 x 2448
Low resolution

3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1840, 2560 x 1712, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1440, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h

4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels

8.1 million
Sensor photo detectors

8.3 million
Sensor size

1/2.5 " (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Pixel density

33 MP/cm²
Sensor type

CCD
Sensor manufacturer

Unknown

Release Date

First seen

31 January 2008

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Expert Reviews

Reviewer: Livingroom
31 January 2008
The Panasonic Lumix TZ4 (known in Asia as the TZ11) is an 8.1 megapixel (CCD) digital camera with 10x optical zoom (Vario-Elmar Branded) with an aperture maximum of F3.3-F4.9. The Panasonic Lumix TZ4 has a 2.5 inch LCD with 230,000 pixel resolution and 20 megabytes of internal memory. It has face detection, continuous auto focus, red eye correction (in camera), intelligent exposure, intelligent scene selector and intelligent ISO (lots of intelligent modes - meaning it'll... Read more
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4

Reviewer: TrustedReviews
4 April 2008

Overall 9

Value for money 7

Features 9

Picture quality 9

Two of the big success stories of the past year have been Panasonic's Lumix TZ2 and TZ3 . In a market saturated with tiny over-powered 3x zoom compacts, the 6-megapixel TZ2 and the 7-megapixel TZ3 offered a unique specification, with a relatively large but ergonomically designed body, a high quality Leica-branded 10x optical zoom lens and a range of easy-to-use automatic functions. Both cameras sold very well, especially the higher resolution TZ3, so it's no surprise... Read more
Reviewer: Cameras
16 May 2008

Overall 8

"This camera will do a good job for you. It manages to do more or less exactly what it sets out to do. So if you are after for a straightforward, compact camera, with a longer zoom that can take a good photo take a look at this one." Read more
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 (Silver)

Reviewer: CNET
30 August 2009
Specifications: Resolution: 8.1 megapixels ; Optical zoom: 10 x ; Display type: 2.5 in LCD display ; See full specs Read more
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4

Reviewer: Steve's Digicams
24 April 2008
The 8.1-megapixel TZ4, joins the TZ5 in Panasonic's TZ series offerings for 2008. These models pack a 28mm wide-angle, 10X optical zoom Leica DC lens in a compact design, ideal for the active user needing a versatile camera. By combining a 28mm wide-angle lens with the 10x optical zoom - consumers are empowered to take expanded shots, both wide and far. Adding to these feature-rich digital cameras, Panasonic also expands its Intelligent Auto technologies with new... Read more

User Reviews

Great for Amature Wildlife Photographers

Reviewer: snoopydoobiedog, J&R
29 July 2009

Overall 10

I had this camera for only a week and took over 3000 shots. I love to photograph wildlife and needed a great zoom - this camera was Awesome, bad thing is, someone else thought so too. I have missed it so much these last few days, that I just ordered it's bigger brother the TZ5 - I would have ordered this same exact one, but was unable to locate it reasonably priced (all wanted more than I initially paid). Though not a Pro - I was able to capture some pro shots of a momma... Read more
Worthy member of the TZ family

Reviewer: B&H Photo
5 March 2009

Overall 8

Recently I have upgraded my TZ1 to the TZ4 (Great value at the time of purchase). I was extremely pleased with the TZ1 once I got to know the camera limitations. However, I decided to upgrade the camera mainly for the wide angle lens of the TZ4 and reported better high ISO quality. Like the the TZ1 this camera has it's own limitations largely due to noise in low light situations. However, there is a noticable quality improvement between the photographs of the TZ4 and... Read more
Great zoom in a small package

Reviewer: PriceGrabber
2 July 2008

Overall 10

It's one of the most versatile cameras I've ever owned. It's great for indoor shots to get many people in one shot because of the wide angle 28mm lens. And it's pretty small for a 10x zoom camera. I love the ability to optically zoom while shooting movies because most other digi-cams can only shot using digital zoom while in movie mode. Too bad the camera does not good sound quality for movies and is not very good at shooting movies in the dark. Read more
"Everything but the size"

Reviewer: CNET
23 July 2009

Overall 8

I love the image quality, the auto-stabilization, and the zoom, but its size and design are just a bit off. The lcd juts another quarter inch from the rest of the already inch and a quarter thick camera. But I don't really consider it an ultracompact camera, so I guess that's fine. Performance is awesome when you're doing straightforward shooting. Read more
Not for pics of kids indoors

Reviewer: Ruth Princess "Your Fairy Godmother", Amazon
4 weeks ago See Product at Amazon ($199.96)

Overall 2

I used to have the FX01 and everyday that I used it, which was close to every day, I would say how much I loved this camera. Then it fatally broke and I "upgraded" to the TZ4. Every other day that I use this camera, I say how much I hate it!!! I know I should give it 3 stars because for outdoor shots it is 5 stars but candid indoors a 1 star might be too generous. I feel as though I was ripped off by several hundred dollars. When I first got the camera 2 years ago, I... Read more or see product