Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 Camera Review

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The Panasonic DMC-TZ40 is a slim and stylish camera incorporating a 24mm wide angle Lexica lens with 20x super zoom. The feature-packed Lumix DMC-TZ40 boosts an 18.1 megapixel MOS sensor and a Venus Engine processor for outstanding image quality, even in low-light situations. WiFi connectivity and NFC technology make sharing still photos and video clips easier and more fun than ever before Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 Review .

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 is slightly smaller and lighter than the previous TZ30 model that it replaces., but Panasonic have still somehow fitted in a 20x zoom lens, equivalent to 24-480mm on a 35mm camera, which provides an incredibly versatile focal range that will cover every subject from ultra-wide angle landscapes to close-up action shots. Even when set to 480mm, the lens doesn't extend too far from the front of the TZ40, making it looks to all intents and purposes like a "normal" compact camera. This helps to make the DMC-TZ40 great for candid moments, as people assume that you're using just a standard point and shoot with a much more limited range.

At the other end the 24mm focal length provides an entirely new wide angle of view that can only increase your creativity. You won't want to go back to a "standard" 35mm zoom, or even a 28mm one, after using the 24mm lens on the DMC-TZ40 - 4mm at the wide-angle end really does make a big difference. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ40 Charger features Panasonic's now well-established Intelligent Auto Mode. Panasonic have tried to make things as easy as possible for the complete beginner by providing this shooting mode, which allows you to point and shoot the camera without having to worry about choosing the right mode or settings. Intelligent Auto Mode automatically determines a number of key criteria when taking a picture, including selecting the most appropriate scene mode and ISO speed, and turning face detection, image stabilization and quick auto-focus on. Intelligent Exposure increases the exposure only in the under-exposed areas of the image, and Digital Red-eye automatically detects and removes red-eye. Intelligent Exposure can also be turned on in the Normal Picture mode.

This last option is important because the DMC-TZ40 has a tendency to keep using an old position if you, say, catch the London tube and travel a few miles underground, in which case it needs to be manually updated. Other than this idiosyncrasy, the TZ40's GPS receiver works a lot better than previous GPS-capable cameras that we've reviewed, saving accurate positioning information for most of the images that we shot in built-up central London, making this camera much more useful for urban photographers.

Completing the top of the camera are the Off/On button, responsive zoom lever, tactile shutter button, holes for the stereo microphone and for the speaker, and the one-touch Movie Record button. The TZ40 Panasonic Battery Chargers offers stereo sound which used in combination with the Wind Cut menu option makes a real difference to the sound quality in movies.

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