Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS3K – A Super Zoom Camera!
Introduction:
Panasonic has added a new camera, the ZS3 to its highly popular and successful Lumix series with the aim of providing a compact Super Zoom camera that will offer superior quality pictures with minimum effort and fuss. To watch the enlarged versions of your images with your family, link up the camera to a HDTV and see how colorful and clear your pictures will look on screen.
Features:
Do not be taken in by the tiny size of the camera; it has all the essential features that will make way for a rewarding shooting experience. Unless there is audio, the images look lifeless; Panasonic understands this well and has embedded a Dolby Digital Stereo Creator in the camera so that you can enjoy watching the images with the accompanying narration. A special zoom-related feature that is available in ZS3 is the flexibility to zoom in and zoom out while shooting action sequences.
Pros:
• A sizzling combination of 12 x optical zoom and LEICA DC VARIO ELMAR lens renders pictures of amazing clarity even when shot from distant places. However vast the landscape in front of you might be, your camera will cover the setting in its entirety with its 25 mm wide-angled lens.
• For instant pictures, set the camera to iA mode, point and shoot. Perfect pictures will be rendered in front of your eyes within a matter of seconds. Upon selecting the iA mode, the camera will adjust the exposure, focus and brightness settings on its own.
• Edit, chop and trim the AVCHD Lite motion images with the PHOTOfun STUDIO 3.0, HD edition software that comes bundled with the camera kit.
Cons:
• Shooting motion images with iA mode is not possible.
• There is no viewfinder.
• Lack of manual controls will disappoint the seasoned shooters.
Pricing Range: To make this Super Zoom camera yours pay just 277$-350$!
Final Verdict: The DMC ZS3K is meant for those who want to travel light with a pocketable camera. Sans a barrage of manual controls, this camera is suitable for normal shooting, vacations and wedding functions where you are more focused in capturing the moment rather than showing off your shooting prowess.