Manufacturer: Panasonic Part number: DMC-ZS3S
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Design: 8.0
Features: 7.0
Performance: 7.0
Image quality: 8.0
Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars) - Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)
price range: $271.95 - $349.97
As long as you don't want much in the way of manual features, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 is a very nice camera that can handle a variety of shooting situations.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 16 reviews
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
by oljoshe8743 on May 22, 2009
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
"Best camera I ever head, finally a proper hybrid"
by peterlam268 on June 16, 2009
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
"Great camera for when I don't need the power of my SLR."
by 3xranger on September 1, 2009
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"Best Digital camera we have owned!!"
by whaase on August 26, 2009
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"THE POINT AND SHOOT FOR THIS YEAR"
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: DMC-ZS3S
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 1.3 in
- Height 2.4 in
- Weight 7.2 oz
- Enclosure Color Silver
Main Features
- Resolution 10.1 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO auto (1600-6400)
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Pet, Food, Snow, Baby1, Baby2, Beach, Candle, Sunset, Scenery, Pin hole, Fireworks, Low light, Soft skin, Transform, Film grain, Starry sky, Underwater, Night scene, Sports mode, Aerial photo, Beach & surf, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Hi-speed burst, Night portrait, High sensitivity
- Special Effects Cool, Warm, Sepia, Vivid, Natural, Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical (MEGA O.I.S.)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Shade, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight
- Digital Video Format QuickTime, AVCHD Lite
- Still Image Format JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 848 x 480, AVCHD Lite - 1280 x 720
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 45 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 3072 x 2304, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 3776 x 2520, JPEG 3168 x 2112, JPEG 2656 x 1768, JPEG 2112 x 1408, JPEG 2048 x 1360, JPEG 3968 x 2232, JPEG 3328 x 1872, JPEG 2784 x 1568, JPEG 2208 x 1248, JPEG 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 2 ft - 17.4 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4.1 mm - 49.2 mm - F/3.3-4.9
- Focal Length 4.1 mm - 49.2 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 300 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 19.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 3cm
- Lens Aperture F/3.3-4.9
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 8 group(s) / 10 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features ED glass, Aspherical lens, Built-in lens shield
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Audio dubbing, Face detection, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, Built-in help guide, YouTube capture mode, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Backlight compensation, Digital image rotation, RGB primary color filter, Intelligent Scene Selector, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 460,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Microphone Features Wind noise reduction
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x HDMI output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft MediaImpression, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.0
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Hand strap, Battery case
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 940 mAh ( Included )
Product series
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (blue)
Price: $274.95 - $349.97
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10.1 megapixels, 12 x, 3 in LCD display
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (black)
Price: $271.95 - $349.97
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10.1 megapixels, 12 x, 3 in LCD display
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)
Price: $271.95 - $349.97
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10.1 megapixels, 12 x, 3 in LCD display
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Price: $271.95 - $349.97
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: 10.1 megapixels, 12 x, 3 in LCD display
Manufacturer info
- Panasonic
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.panasonic.com/
- Address: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ. 07094
- Phone: 800/662-3537
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