Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Type	Point-and-shoot
Sensor	CCD
Maximum resolution	3072 × 2304 (7.2 million effective)
Lens	Fixed
Shutter speed range	60-1/2000s
Focus areas	9-points, 3-points, 1-point, spot
Continuous shooting	3 frames/s, 5 consecutive frames
Viewfinder	Liquid crystal display
ASA/ISO range	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, High sensitivity 3200
Rear LCD monitor	3.0 in (7.62 cm), 230,000 pixels
Storage	Secure Digital Card (SD) and Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC)[1]
Battery	3.7V, 1000 mAh
Weight	232g

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 was a compact 'Travel Zoom' camera announced on January 31, 2007^[2]. It was the successor to the 2006 TZ1 announced in 2006, and was released in parallel with the TZ2. It has a 10x optical zoom with the focal range equivalent to 28-280mm (35mm film equivalent) coupled with Mega O.I.S. image stabiliser. It is a fully automatic compact camera, without manual control of aperture and shutter time. The TZ3 was awarded both the TIPA "Best Superzoom Digital Camera" award^[3] and the EISA "European Compact Camera" award^[4] in 2007. The TZ4, TZ5 (known as TZ15 in Asia, Australia and New Zealand) and TZ50 succeeded the TZ2 and TZ3.

References

1. ^ [1], TrustedReviews.
2. ^ [2], Digital Photography Review, dpreview.com, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ2/TZ3 press release
3. ^ [3], Technical Image Press Association.
4. ^ [4], European Imaging and Sound Association.