Panasonic's Venus Engine HD, with its twin CPUs, has exceptional processing capabilities and low power consumption, enabling both HDMI support and HD movie recording in AVCHD Lite
The TZ7's LCD features a large 3.0 inch 460000 dot resolution and a wide-viewing angle that lets you frame your shot in a variety of ways for both shooting and viewing
Intelligent LCD function also automatically adjusts the brightness in 11 steps according to shooting conditions providing sharp, clear images in virtually all shooting situations
Intelligent Auto Mode controls the optical stabiliser, intelligent ISO control, intelligent scene selector, face recognition, intelligent exposure and AF tracking making it easy for anyone to take beautiful pictures and video
The new Face Recognition function memorises faces automatically and works to optimise both focus and exposure settings by prioritising on the registered personÂ’s face
Records HD movies (1Digital Cameras0 x 720-pixels) in AVCHD Lite, which lets you shoot beautiful HD video with almost twice the recording time compared to the conventional Motion JPEG
The TZ7 is also the world's first compact camera to feature Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, which records dynamic, true-to-life audio that brings out the power of the HD video and with a wind cut function minimises distracting sound from the background during audio recording
The new TZ7 packs a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 12x optical zoom into a compact body. This versatile lens lets you shoot everything from sweeping landscapes at the 25mm wide-angle setting to dynamic 300mm telephoto shots
Image Processor
Venus Engine
Lens
4.1-49.2mm equivalent to 25-300mm on a 35mm camera
Optical image stabiliser
N/A
f3.3 - 4.9
Optical 12x Digital approx. 4x
Focusing
Normal / Macro: Continuous AF, AF Tracking, Quick AF
Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set, White Balance
View Finder
None
LCD Monitor
3.0 inch 460 000 dots
Flash
0.6 - 5.3m Wide/ISO Auto, 1.0 - 3.6m Tele/ISO Auto
Auto, Auto with Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync.Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Yes
Shooting
( Full-Resolution Image: 2.3 frames per sec Max. 5 images in Standard mode and Max 3 images in Fine Mode ) (High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 6.0 frames per sec "image priority" approx. 10 frames per sec "speed priority" recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2,
Intelligent AUTO, Normal Picture, MySCN1, MySCN2, SCN, Clipboard
Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, / Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, Pinhole, Film Grain, Underwater, High Sensitivity
Recording Pixels / Compression
Fine, Standard
4:3 Mode: 3648 x 2736 (10M) 3072 x 2304 (7M EZ) 2560 x 1920 (5M EZ) 2048 x 1536 (3M EZ) 1600 x 1200 (2M EZ) 640 x 480 (0.3M EZ) 3:2 Mode: 3776 x 2520 (9.5M) 3168x2112 (6.5M EZ) 2656x1768 (4.5M EZ) 2112x1408 (3M EZ) 2048 x 1360 (2.5M EZ) 16:9 Mode: 3968 x
Yes
Unknown
1280 x 720, 30 fps, 848 x 480, 30 fps, 640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps
File Types
AVCHD Lite
JPEG
Supported Operating System
Unknown
Interface
Hi-Speed USB
miniHDMI, A/V
Power Source
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
1. Rechargeable Battery & Battery Carrying Case 2. Battery Charger 3. AV Cable 4. USB Cable 5. Wrist Strap 6. Software