Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 12.1MP Digital Camera with 8x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD
- 12.1-megapixel resolution
- 25mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens; 8x zoom, Power O.I.S.
- Capture HD video at 1280x720, 30fps
- 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
The compact body of the ZR1 houses a LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens that ranges from 25mm wide-angle all the way to 200mm telephoto. In addition to its superb image rendering, the Leica DC lens lets you capture photos clearly without having to worry about hand-shake in all kinds of travel situations, thanks to the double corrective power of POWER O.I.S. as compared to previous models.Enjoy high-speed 1.1-second start-ups, AF speeds of approximately 0.27 second, and up to five consecutive shots at 2.3 frames per second with full resolution. You can also take up to 330 photos with a single battery charge (CIPA). This comfortable level of performance lets you capture even the most fleeting shutter chances.Simply switch to iA mode, and leave everything up to the camera. It automatically activates six detection and correction functions including POWER O.I.S., and lets you easily preserve your magnificent travel memories.The camera automatically arranges photos and movies using data such as the dates and locations of where they were taken. This makes it easier to enjoy your travel images in slideshows of photos and movies.
December 18th, 2009 - 23:16
I’ve been in the market for several months to replace my broken Panny LX3 so I decided to try Panny again. In a few words: “awful photos!” Don’t waste your money.
Rating: 1 / 5
December 19th, 2009 - 00:31
Stop the nonsense! This is a tiny camera – smaller than a deck of cards with an F3.3 lens and a necessarily tiny ccd, and people are expecting low light capability from it. Get real! Photography requires light. When you give this little thing light, it does an amazing job! Yes the images at night with poor incandescent light and without flash are grainy. Does anyone remember the grainy images from film cameras with pushed 400 iso? If you want a low light camera, get a big heavy camera with a large sensor and a nice F1.8 lens. If you want a tiny gem of an engineering miracle that takes sharp, well exposed, true colored photographs, get this little Lumix ZR1! It does everything one can rationally expect, given the laws of Physics, and does them extremely well!
Rating: 5 / 5
December 19th, 2009 - 02:55
Purchased this camera because it had a greater optical zoom than most cameras(10X), plus further digital zoom. It has a higher pixel count than the others in it’s class who had slightly larger zoom lenses. Not overly feature rich, but then how much do you really use them. Good size, able to control one handed and focuses quickly with good re-cycle time on the flash. Haven’t really used the video other to try it out, but with 12 megapixels, would think it is adequate. Only drawback is the actual trigger for the picture could be a little easier to find, but that is pretty picky.
Rating: 4 / 5
December 19th, 2009 - 03:08
Like one of the other reviewers said, this camera looks good on paper, but the picture quality doesn’t come close to other P&S cameras. I’ve used Casio and Canon before and they both took good pics. I still have an SD550 (7.1MP) and it takes much better shots than this Panasonic.
The noise and lack of sharpness in the panasonic pictures was more than I could handle.
If I could, I would post the two pictures I took (one with SD550 and one with DMC-ZR1). If it wasn’t for the smaller size of the Canon pic, you’d swear it was from the newer camera.
I just printed out the return shipping label.
Rating: 2 / 5
December 19th, 2009 - 04:05
I anxiously awaited this camera after having sat in front of my computer for 3 days reading review after review. I can’t say that my time was wasted because although I think I take great pics I learned a lot of the terminology that I didn’t understand previously. That being said I thought I had narrowed it down to exactly what I wanted. The zoom was important to me and the fact that this camera had 8x optical was great! However every single picture I took indoors that I zoomed in on was horribly grainy! In fact a lot the indoor shots I took turned out grainy and or blurry! I was able to get great outdoor shots but since at least 50% of my pics will be taken indoors this camera just doesn’t do it for me. The flash also seemed to go off excessively even when I was outside unless I was standing in direct sun light. I also did what I call the “jump test” I have my kids jump in front of the camera indoors on the auto setting and I take a picture of them to see if it turns out blurry. This camera failed miserably. I tried every setting and uploaded pics 2 separate times then gave up and shipped it back to amazon. I then went out and bought a canon sx110is, which I love so far, and I also bought the Panasonic Lumix FS8. The FS8 cost me $100 at Wal-mart and preformed great! It even surpassed my expectations on the “jump test”. I have owned a couple of Panasonic Lumix cameras but the Lumix DMC-ZR1 sadly fell short.
Rating: 3 / 5