Point, hold and click for the magic. Simple, lightweight, rechargeable lithium battery and a 10X optical zoom. Add in the digital zoom and Panasonic Lumix TZ4 is a pocketsize telescope. Priced accordingly at around $200 last Xmas, these little gems are being sold off at less than $100 if you're lucky to find one. Comes complete with software and usb cables. Takes standard SD cards and has built-in memory for a dozen shots or so. Lots of bells and whistles for onboard editing, but basic enough for anyone to use. The definitive driver in your vacation bag.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ4 8 megapixel (and DMC-TZ5 9 megapixel) has some of the best features on the market for a consumer base camera. One of the best feature is the 10x optical zoom! Forget Digital zoom, the most useless feature on any camera (unless your trying to capture grainy images of Big Foot or UFO's). While most point and shoot come with a 3x to 5x optical zoom . The DMC-TZ Series sports a 10x optical zoom, which will allow you to focus in and take crisp image with an amazing amount of details, especially when combine with the (Tele) Macro Settings. Another great thing is the rechargeable...
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