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ASU2003 · 12-30-2009, 09:54 PM

I had the TZ5 and the only thing I had a problem with was that pictures were a little blurry. Thy crammed too many megapixels onto a small sensor. Now, it wasn't that they couldn't be sharpened in post-processing, but it was work. It also was a little slow at taking multiple shots, and night time/low light & quick shutter speeds were an issue, but that will be true for any camera you are looking for.

It was very versatile, and performed well on my trips and vacations. I went to Europe for two weeks and took 3000 pictures with it, and hardly missed any shots.

The only competitor is the Canon G9/G10/G11. In the end, the zoom won out for me, but I think the normal picture quality might be better with the Canon. But if I was taking pictures from far away, I wanted to put as many megapixels on the subject as possible.

I do wish I had known a few more photography tips when I had that camera (I have a DSLR now). Like use 3x for taking pictures of people, you may need to stand back some ways. And I think I could of done better with the burst mode.

I'm not sure about the cost, but look into the micro four-thirds cameras like the Lumix GF1 or the EP-1/EP-2. They are getting into the non-pocket size if you want a zoom on it however.

12-30-2009, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
ASU2003 immoral minority Location: Back in Ohio	I had the TZ5 and the only thing I had a problem with was that pictures were a little blurry. Thy crammed too many megapixels onto a small sensor. Now, it wasn't that they couldn't be sharpened in post-processing, but it was work. It also was a little slow at taking multiple shots, and night time/low light & quick shutter speeds were an issue, but that will be true for any camera you are looking for. It was very versatile, and performed well on my trips and vacations. I went to Europe for two weeks and took 3000 pictures with it, and hardly missed any shots. The only competitor is the Canon G9/G10/G11. In the end, the zoom won out for me, but I think the normal picture quality might be better with the Canon. But if I was taking pictures from far away, I wanted to put as many megapixels on the subject as possible. I do wish I had known a few more photography tips when I had that camera (I have a DSLR now). Like use 3x for taking pictures of people, you may need to stand back some ways. And I think I could of done better with the burst mode. I'm not sure about the cost, but look into the micro four-thirds cameras like the Lumix GF1 or the EP-1/EP-2. They are getting into the non-pocket size if you want a zoom on it however. Last edited by ASU2003; 12-30-2009 at 10:01 PM..