Still, it's an excellent camera. The GPS tagging comes into iPhoto flawlessly, the colors are rich and well saturated, and the macro mode works well enough that I also sold my dedicated SLR macro lenses.
A hands-down winner in the point-and-shoot world, and a camera I'll hang onto for a while. Read full review. I use my DMC-ZS7 camerea exclusively for video at 30 fps to record action sports and then transfer the video to video slow motion software for reviewing golf swings.
It's the best 12x optical zoom on the market with excellent resolution. The Stereo Mic works great and very sensitive picks up everything. Highly recommend this product. Verified purchase: Yes Condition: Pre-owned. It's a great camera. It's so good that it's the only camera I've needed to take pictures of my new baby, born a year and a half ago, even though I have a Nikon D90 slr.
I literally have not picked up the D90 since the baby was born. One minor complaint is that the zoom feature, both in shooting and playback mode, is in steps rather than smooth and continuous. Very happy with the sharpness and color on monitor and images. Features and controls are well-placed and intuitive. So good that I bought a back-up ZS7K rather than "upgrading" to a more current model. This is THE best point-and-shoot digital camera I have ever owned.
The Leica lens makes the difference. The photos are so crisp, even on the macro mode. Many times I don't even need the flash mode for evening shots. I took it on a recent trip to Japan. I do recommend that on big trips, you take at least 3 batteries and 2 8gb or 16gb cards so you don't have to wait for a battery to be re-charged, etc. The cost of this camera is more than worth the price; it's only when you purchase one and use it that you will truly understand! The software technology used by this camera is the best available.
You can shoot a picture from a moving vehicle and there is NO BLUR -- the picture looks absolutely still -- try doing that with anyother brand of small camera. Here are examples of each setting. Black and white. Shooting modes are typical automatic and scene options, along with full manual exposure controls. The monitor can be difficult to use in bright outdoor conditions.
There is no viewfinder. Editor's Rating. The shot-to-shot time is 2. Use the flash and you're waiting an average of 4. The shutter lag in bright conditions--how quickly the camera captures an image after the shutter-release button is pressed--is 0. Those aren't great numbers if you're trying to shoot a moving subject. On the upside, the full-resolution continuous burst mode captures at a quick 1.
The photo quality from the ZS7 is very good to excellent with the understanding that this is a compact camera--regardless of its features and price. Photos at ISO 80 and are great; they're sharp with nice color and fine detail. Jump to ISO and subjects get slightly softer and less detailed, but photos are still very good.
At ISO noise starts creating color issues including yellow blotching, though detail remains good. Going up to ISO , photos get pretty bad; they're soft and yellowy with visible noise.
Forget about ISO 1, unless you're shooting in black and white or simply must capture a photo regardless of the results. In other words, if you're looking for great low-light photo quality or if you typically do a lot of heavy cropping, the ZS7 will disappoint.
The camera's new processing engine--Venus HD II--brings with it an Intelligent Resolution IR feature that automatically detects outlines, detailed texture areas, and soft gradation areas and performs "optimum signal processes" to each area. Think of it as smart sharpening that improves textures and makes subjects sharper and clearer. The results were generally very good, though occasionally shots appeared oversharpened and crunchy, especially when used in conjunction with the Intelligent Zoom.
The Intelligent Zoom is a digital zoom that extends the range of the optical zoom from 12x to 16x by cropping in on the center of the frame. It then applies IR to improve the shot. The outcome is a better digital zoom, but it's still not great; fine if you really need to get a little closer, but not something you'd want to rely on. Panasonic keeps both barrel distortion at the camera's wide end and pincushion distortion at the telephoto end under control. There was no purple fringing immediately visible in test shots, either.
As long as you're shooting at ISOs below , colors are just shy of accurate and overall rich and pleasing. Exposure is also very good, though there is some highlight clipping.
Video quality is good, on par with a pocket minicamcorder. However, with the ZS7 you get that zoom. Just select the mode while in photo mode and press record. Its manual controls, ample feature set, and 12x zoom, wide-angle lens make it very flexible.
The GPS is a nice addition, too, especially for frequent travelers. The biggest issue is the high-ISO photo quality, which will be a deal-breaker for a lot of people. But, if you're doing most of your shooting outside or indoors in good lighting, the ZS7 is capable of turning out some very nice pictures.
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