Компьютеры и смартфоны
Asus ZenBook 17 Fold OLED — первый в мире ноутбук со складным экраном. По сути, это трансформер — гибрид ноутбука и планшета при отстегивании Bluetooth клавиатуры.
Экран OLED 17″ сенсорный, соотношение сторон 4:3, разрешение 2.5К. Он может складываться посередине, превращаясь в два бесшовно примыкающих друг к другу 12″ дисплея с соотношением сторон 3:2.
- Процессор Intel Core i5U 12-ого поколения.
- Аккумулятор 75Вт*ч.
- Два порта Thunderbolt 4.
- 4 динамика.
Ноутбук поступит в продажу в середине 2022 года. Гаджет выглядит очень футуристично, но с практической стороны есть вопросы.
Компания Samsung представила Flex S — это смартфон-гармошка, складывающийся в двух местах.
Flex G по факту представляет из себя обычный ноутбук, но вместо физической клавиатуры у него сенсорный экран.
Project Sophia — концептуальный модульный ПК от компании Razer, выполненный в виде стола. В корпус встроено 12 различных слотов под графические планшеты, дополнительные дисплеи, нагреватели для кружек и т.д.
Все компьютерные комплектующие располагаются в отдельном корпусе и крепятся при помощи магнитов к столешнице. За счет чего можно быстро менять процессор, память, SSD или видеокарту. Информация отображается на 65″ или 75″ OLED экране.
Портативный планшет Asus Rog Flow Z13 с толщиной корпуса 12 мм и весом 1,1 кг.
- Видеокарта Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti.
- Процессор Intel Core i9-12900H.
- До 32 Гб оперативной памяти.
- До 1 Тб SSD.
Через порт Thunderbolt можно подключить док-станцию, чтобы добавить производительности до RTX 3080, заодно расширив набор портов.
Features
The tiny built-in flash is released by sliding a button on the back
It’s safe to say that the TZ100 offers one of the richest feature sets of any pocket camera to date. First of all there’s that hugely flexible lens range, which covers a very respectable 25mm equivalent wideangle to a decently long 250mm equivalent telephoto. This immediately places the TZ100 in a class of its own among 1in sensor compacts for compositional flexibility; its closest competitor, the Canon G5 X, tops-out at 100mm. To get any more range, you’ll need a considerably larger bridge-type model.
The price you pay is a pretty modest f/2.8-5.9 maximum aperture (via f/4.1 at 50mm, and f/5.2 at 100mm), which makes the TZ100 less suited to low-light shooting or experimenting with shallow depth-of-field effects compared to shorter zoom cameras such as the Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV or the Canon PowerShot G5 X. The minimum aperture is f/8, which makes sense on a 1in sensor to avoid excessive diffraction blurring, but means that overall there’s only limited adjustment available, especially at the long end of the zoom.
Headline specs include a native sensitivity range of ISO 125-12,800, which is extendable to ISO 80-25,600. Continuous shooting is available at 10fps with focus and exposure fixed at the start of the burst, or 5fps with focus adjustment between frames. Hybrid 5-axis optical/electronic image stabilisation helps avoid image blur from camera shake.
The DMW-BLG10E battery is rated for between 240 and 300 shots per charge
As I mentioned at the start, Panasonic has included 4K video recording, at frame rates up to 30fps. This technology enables 4K Photo mode, which in effect allows users to shoot high speed bursts of images and easily extract single frames as 8MP stills. It’s well implemented and genuinely useful when shooting moving subjects.
The firm’s recent 4K Post Focus mode is also included. This takes a series of images at different focus distances and stores them together as a movie format file, which in playback mode effectively allows you to refocus the image by tapping on the screen. Panasonic considers this sufficiently clever to merit its own button on the camera’s back, but I’m really not convinced it’s much more than a gimmick. There just aren’t that many situations where it’s useful.
Naturally, Wi-fi is built in, allowing you to control the camera remotely using your smartphone or tablet, and copy images to the device for sharing with friends and family. Oddly for a travel camera, however, the TZ100 doesn’t have built-in GPS. Instead, the idea is that you use your smartphone to record a GPS log via the Panasonic Image App, then geo-tag your images by syncing the data with the camera over Wi-fi. In practice, this actually works just fine as long as you remember to enable it on your phone, but it’s an additional step and less convenient than having the process built-in.
Other camera comparisons
Did this review help to inform your camera decision process? In case you are interested in seeing how other cameras pair up, just make a corresponding selection in the search boxes below. There is also a set of direct links to comparison reviews that other users of the CAM-parator app explored.
- Canon 7D II vs Panasonic TZ200
- Canon S120 vs Panasonic TZ200
- Fujifilm X30 vs Panasonic TZ200
- Leica S2 vs Panasonic TZ100
- Leica V-LUX 3 vs Panasonic TZ200
- Nikon 1 J4 vs Panasonic TZ100
- Nikon D300 vs Panasonic TZ100
- Panasonic GX85 vs Panasonic TZ200
- Panasonic TZ100 vs Sony A99
- Panasonic TZ100 vs Sony WX800
- Panasonic TZ100 vs YI M1
- Panasonic TZ200 vs Ricoh WG-6
Samsung The Freestyle
Проектор можно вращать на 180°, выбирая удобный угол — устройство автоматически выровняет картинку и покажет точные пропорции. Особенная фишка устройства — переходник на цоколь Е26: проектор может анализировать музыку и превратится в эдакий диско-шар, создавая визуальные эффекты и добавляя уютный свет.
На Samsung The Freestyle можно вывести изображение со смартфона на iOS или Android, также у него есть HDMI и порт USB Type-C. Для питания можно использовать не только адаптер от сети, но и внешний аккумулятор. Не забыли добавить и встроенный звук, мощность встроенной акустики составляет 5 Вт. Проектор весом 830 граммов поддерживает разрешение 1080p, а максимальная яркость составляет 550 лм. Цена — $900.
Технические характеристики DMC-TZ80
В фотоаппарате Lumix DMC-TZ80 установлена 18 мегапиксельная КМОП-матрица, имеющая размер 1/2,3 дюйма.
Движение объектива обеспечивает получение 30-кратного оптического приближения объектов. Получение стабильного изображения гарантируется работой 5-осевого оптического стабилизатора изображения Hybrid OIS+.
Из технических преимуществ фотоаппарата отметим поддержку сохранения фотографий в формате RAW, наличие ручных настроек выдержки и диафрагмы, удобство выбора режима работы при помощи кольца вокруг объектива.
Управлять процессом съёмки можно как при помощи 3-хдюймового сенсорного монитора разрешением около 1 млн. точек, так и посредством 0,2 дюймовым видоискателем, имеющим чёткость 1,16 млн. пикселей.
Отметим способность фотоаппарата записывать видео в формате 4К (с разрешением 3840х2160 точек) со стереозвуком и битрейтом до 100 Мбит/с.
Наличие системы Wi-Fi позволяет передавать Ваши снимки на смартфон, планшет, телевизор или принтер, не используя при этом провода.
Также можно использовать смартфон для беспроводного управления фотоаппаратом.
Преимущества Lumix DMC-TZ100
Преимуществом фотоаппарата Lumix DMC-TZ100 является размер применённой в нём матрицы, составляющий 1 дюйм (13,2-8,8 мм). Разрешение сенсора при этом составляет 20 мегапикселей.
Хотя фотоаппарат и не обладает таким большим увеличением, как DMC-TZ80 (в данном случае оно составляет 10х), однако он имеет лучшие параметры светосилы оптики (f/2,8-5,9).
Многие характеристики, описанные выше, верны и для рассматриваемого здесь фотоаппарата.
Отличия между данными моделями покажем в конце статьи.
Режим пост-фокус
Одним из преимуществ фотоаппаратов с сенсорным экраном является возможность сфокусироваться на объекте съёмки путём нажатия на его изображение на экране. Особенностью моделей Lumix DMC-TZ80 и TZ100 является поддержка функции пост-фокус, позволяющей выбрать фокусировку на любом фрагменте кадра уже после съёмки.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XJjvEe6VbM0
За счёт чего появляется возможность выбрать зону фокусировки после совершения фотографии? За счёт скоростной работы модели, снимающей серию из 30 кадров в секунду с разрешением 3840х2160 точек. При этом распознаётся 49 зон кадра, что позволяет в дальнейшем выбрать необходимый ракурс.
Образцы фотографий
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Lumix DMC-TZ80, |
Lumix DMC-TZ100, |
Lumix DMC-TZ100, выдержка 1/1000 с, диафрагма f/3,2 , ISO 125 |
Сравнение фотоаппаратов
Отличия фотоаппаратов Lumix DMC-TZ80 и DMC-TZ100 покажем в виде таблицы
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Lumix DMC-TZ80 (цена) |
Lumix DMC-TZ100 (цена) |
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| Размер матрицы, дюймы | 1/2,3 | 1 |
| Разрешение матрицы, Мп | 18 | 20 |
| Оптическое увеличение | 30х | 10х |
| Светосила оптики | f/3,3 — 6,4 | f/2,8 — 5,9 |
| Серийная съёмка, к/с | 40 | 50 |
| Кол-во кадров от полного заряда аккумулятора | 320 | 300 |
| Дальность действия вспышки, м | 5,6 | 8 |
| Минимальное расстояние для макросъёмки, см | 3 | 5 |
| Размеры, вес с батареей |
112х64х38 мм, 282 г |
110,5х64,5х44,3 мм, 312 г |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ101: режим видео
Модель высшего класса, такую как Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ101 невозможно представить себе без видеорежима: у новой камеры видео Ultra HD с хорошей скоростью 30 кадров в секунду. Благодаря режиму 4K, который среди всех системных камер впервые появился именно у фотоаппарата от Panasonic (Lumix G70), можно сохранять отдельные кадры в формате JPEG с разрешением 8 мегапикселей.
Кроме того у Lumix DMC-TZ101 есть режим замедленной съемки (100 кадров в секунду), правда, в разрешении только HD. При съемке видео очень удобно использовать возможности сенсорного управления на резком, но не поворотном 3-дюймовом экране.
Image Quality
All of the sample images in this review were taken using the 20 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 7Mb.
JPEG images directly from the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 are great. They show a good level of saturation, to be nicely warm and vibrant, without edging too far into unrealistic colours.
The overall impression of detail is excellent, especially when viewing an image at normal printing or viewing sizes (A4 or below). If you zoom in at 100%, it’s possible to see some degree of image smoothing for even low ISO (100-200) shots, but it’s impressively quite comparable to some of Panasonic’s compact system cameras.
As you move up the ISO range, then image smoothing starts to become a bit more noticeable at smaller printing sizes, but images remain impressively sharp at ISO 800 and ISO 1600. For now, it’s not possible to open raw format files in Adobe Camera Raw, but upon it’s release you’ll be able to download Silkypix software from the Panasonic website.
All-purpose metering does a good job of helping to produce accurate colours, however if you’re photographing something which has areas of very high contrast, you may find you need to dial in some exposure compensation. Automatic white balance also copes with a range of lighting conditions, including artificial lighting. It perhaps ages towards slightly warmer tones under some artificial lights, so switching to one of the presets may result in more accurate tones.
Images taken at the far reach of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100’s 10x optical zoom focal lens have a great amount of detail, which is pleasing to see. Similarly, images taken at other focal lengths throughout the range are also good.
Noise
There are 8 ISO settings available on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100. Here are some 100% crops which show the noise levels for each ISO setting.
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ISO 125 (100% Crop) |
ISO 125 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 200 (100% Crop) |
ISO 200 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 400 (100% Crop) |
ISO 400 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 800 (100% Crop) |
ISO 800 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 1600 (100% Crop) |
ISO 1600 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 3200 (100% Crop) |
ISO 3200 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 6400 (100% Crop) |
ISO 6400 (100% Crop) |
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ISO 12800 (100% Crop) |
ISO 12800 (100% Crop) |
Sharpening
Here are two 100% crops which have been Saved as Web — Quality 50 in Photoshop. The right-hand image has had some sharpening applied in Photoshop. The out-of-the camera images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting and benefit from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. You can change the in-camera sharpening level via the Picture Adjust menu option.
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Original (100% Crop) |
Sharpened (100% Crop) |
Focal Range
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100’s 10x zoom lens provides a versatile focal length of 25-250mm in 35mm terms, as demonstrated below.
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25mm |
250mm |
Chromatic Aberrations
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 handled chromatic aberrations well during the review, with just a little purple fringing present around the edges of objects in certain high-contrast situations, as shown in the examples below.
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Chromatic Aberrations 1 (100% Crop) |
Chromatic Aberrations 2 (100% Crop) |
Macro
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 offers a Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 5cms away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle. The first image shows how close you can get to the subject (in this case a compact flash card). The second image is a 100% crop.
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Macro |
Macro (100% Crop) |
Flash
The flash settings on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 are Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off. These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m.
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Forced Off — Wide Angle (25mm) |
Forced On — Wide Angle (25mm) |
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Forced Off — Telephoto (250mm) |
Forced On — Telephoto (250mm) |
And here are some portrait shots.
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Flash On |
Flash On (100% Crop) |
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Redeye Reduction |
Redeye Reduction (100% Crop) |
Night
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100’s maximum shutter speed is 60 seconds, which is great news if you’re seriously interested in night photography. The shot below was taken using a shutter speed of 60 seconds at ISO 125. The camera takes the same amount of time again to apply noise reduction, so for example at the 15 second setting the actual exposure takes 30 seconds.
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Night |
Night (100% Crop) |
Характеристики и результаты тестирования Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ81
| Соотношение цена/качество |
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| Тип камеры | |
| Максимальное разрешение | |
| Макс. разрешение фото | |
| Макс. разрешение видео | |
| Дисплей: диагональ | |
| Дисплей: разрешение | |
| Дисплей: поворотный | |
| Дисплей: регулировка яркости | |
| Матрица: тип | |
| Матрица: размер | |
| Оптический зум | |
| Минимальное фокусное расстояние | |
| Максимальное фокусное расстояние | |
| Оптический стабилизатор изображения | |
| Диафрагма объектива (Широкий угол — Теле) | |
| Режимы съемки | |
| Панорамный режим съемки | |
| Минимальная выдержка (авто) | |
| Максимальная выдержка (авто) | |
| Минимальная светочувствительность (ISO мин) | |
| Максимальная светочувствительность (ISO макс) | |
| Баланс белого | |
| Разрешение по центру при ISO мин | |
| Разрешение по краям при ISO мин | |
| Разрешение по центру при ISO 400 | |
| Разрешение по краям при ISO 400 | |
| Разрешение по центру при ISO 800 | |
| Разрешение по краям при ISO 800 | |
| Разрешение по центру при ISO 1600 | |
| Разрешение по краям при ISO 1600 | |
| Точность передачи текстуры (Kurtosis) / деталей (Dead Leaves) при ISO мин | |
| Точность передачи текстуры (Kurtosis) / деталей (Dead Leaves) при ISO 400 | |
| Точность передачи текстуры (Kurtosis) / деталей (Dead Leaves) при ISO 800 | |
| Точность передачи текстуры (Kurtosis) / деталей (Dead Leaves) при ISO 1600 | |
| Экспертная оценка: детализация при ISO мин | |
| Экспертная оценка: детализация при ISO 400 | |
| Экспертная оценка: детализация при ISO 800 | |
| Экспертная оценка: детализация при ISO 1600 | |
| Шумность при ISO мин | |
| Шумность при ISO 400 | |
| Шумность при ISO 800 | |
| Шумность при ISO 1600 | |
| Макс. хроматическая аберрация (Широкий угол / теле) | |
| Виньетирование (Широкий угол / теле) | |
| Искажения (Широкий угол / теле) | |
| Форматы изображений | |
| Время включения (до получения первого фото) | |
| Задержка спуска затвора в широкоугольном положении (с автофокусом) | |
| Задержка спуска затвора в телефото (с автофокусом) | |
| Пауза между двумя последовательными кадрами | |
| Скорость серийной съемки в JPEG | |
| Максимальная длина серии в JPEG | |
| Название аккумулятора | |
| Стоимость аккумулятора | |
| Фото на одной зарядке аккумулятора | |
| Видео: макс. время записи на одном заряде аккумулятора | |
| Видео: контейнер | |
| Видео: кодеки | |
| Видео: максимальная длина ролика | |
| Поддерживаемые карты памяти | |
| Встроенный накопитель | |
| Горячий башмак | |
| Приемник GPS | |
| Датчик ориентации | |
| Водонепроницаемый корпус | |
| Габариты | |
| Вес |
VersaNotes
Думаю, что разноцветные квадратики с липкой лентой видел каждый — на них обычно пишут напоминания и наклеивают где-то на видном месте. В том случае, если вас раздражает бездумное потребление бумаги, то можете сделать вклад в экологию и добавить в список обязательных покупок заметочники VersaNotes.
Это своего рода микропланшет или электронный листок бумаги для записей размером 10 × 10 см или 10 × 15 см. На многоразовом устройстве можно делать записи, а при необходимости поверхность очищается нажатием на специальное углубление.
Комплект из трёх таких разноцветных электронных листков, которые крепятся на магните к поверхности, и стилуса VersaPen будет стоить около $30.
Sample RAW Images
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 enables users to capture RAW and JPEG format files. We’ve provided some Panasonic RAW (RW2) samples for you to download (thumbnail images shown below are not 100% representative).
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1/800s · f/3 · ISO 125 30mm (35mm)
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1/2000s · f/2.8 · ISO 125 27mm (35mm)
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20/10s · f/3.1 · ISO 125 27mm (35mm)
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13/10s · f/3.1 · ISO 200 27mm (35mm)
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1/2s · f/3.1 · ISO 400 27mm (35mm)
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1/3s · f/3.1 · ISO 800 27mm (35mm)
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1/6s · f/3.1 · ISO 1600 27mm (35mm)
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1/13s · f/3.1 · ISO 3200 27mm (35mm)
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1/25s · f/3.1 · ISO 6400 27mm (35mm)
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1/50s · f/3.1 · ISO 12800 27mm (35mm)
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1/40s · f/2.8 · ISO 1600 25mm (35mm)
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Review summary
So what is the bottom line? Is the Panasonic LX100 better than the Panasonic TZ100 or vice versa? The listing below highlights the relative strengths of the two models.
Arguments in favor of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100:
- Flexible image proportions: Has a multi-aspect sensor that allows for alternative image shapes.
- More detailed viewfinder: Has higher resolution electronic viewfinder (2764k vs 1166k dots).
- Larger viewfinder image: Features a viewfinder with a higher magnification (0.70x vs 0.46x).
- Faster shutter: Has higher mechanical shutter speed (1/4000s vs 1/2000s) to freeze action.
- Better light gathering: Has a lens with a wider maximum aperture (f/1.7 vs f/2.8).
- Wider view: Has a wider-angle lens that facilitates landscape or interior shots.
- Better lighting: Features a hotshoe and can thus hold and trigger an external flash gun.
- Easier device pairing: Supports NFC for fast wireless image transfer over short distances.
- More heavily discounted: Has been on the market for longer (launched in September 2014).
Reasons to prefer the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100:
- More detail: Has more megapixels (20 vs 12.7MP), which boosts linear resolution by 28%.
- More detailed LCD: Has a higher resolution rear screen (1040k vs 921k dots).
- Fewer buttons to press: Has a touchscreen to facilitate handling and shooting adjustments.
- More tele-reach: Has a longer tele-lens for perspective compression and subject magnification.
- Less heavy: Has a lower weight (by 81g or 21 percent) and is thus easier to take along.
- Easier travel charging: Can be conveniently charged via its USB port.
- Easier fill-in: Has a small integrated flash to brighten shadows of backlit subjects.
- More affordable: Was released into a lower priced segment (22 percent cheaper at launch).
- More modern: Was introduced somewhat (1 year and 3 months) more recently.
If the count of individual advantages (bullet points above) is taken as a guide, the match-up finishes in a tie (9 points each). However, the pertinence of the various camera strengths will differ across photographers, so that you might want to weigh individual camera traits according to their importance for your own imaging needs before making a camera decision. A professional wildlife photographer will view the differences between cameras in a way that diverges
from the perspective of a family photog, and a person interested in architecture has distinct needs from a sports shooter. Hence, the decision which camera
is best and worth buying is often a very personal one.
LX100 0909 TZ100
How about other alternatives? Do the specifications of the Panasonic LX100 and the Panasonic TZ100 place the cameras among the top in their class? Find out in the latest
Best Travel-Zoom Camera and Best Superzoom Camera listings whether the two cameras rank among the cream of the crop.
In any case, while the comparison of the spec-sheets of cameras can offer a general idea of their imaging potential, it says little about, for example, the shooting experience and imaging performance of the LX100 and the TZ100 in practical situations. User reviews that are available, for instance, at amazon can sometimes shed light on these issues, but such feedback is all too often partial, inconsistent, and inaccurate.
Features
- 1.0-inch CMOS sensor, 20.1MP
- 25-250mm f/2.8-5.9 zoom lens
- 4K video capture
A 1.0-inch sensor immediately raises the ZS100 / TZ100 above the level of many other rival travel cameras. It’s the same same sensor as is found in Panasonic’s top-end bridge camera, the very successful Lumix FZ1000. In the ZS100 / TZ100, it is combined with a new Venus Engine processor and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 25-250mm f/2.8-5.9 zoom lens. There’s also Panasonic’s Power OIS stabilisation system for stills photography and 5-axis hybrid OIS stabilisation for video.
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Despite the increase in pixel count over that of last year’s ZS50 / TZ70, the fact that the sensor is 4x larger in the ZS100 means that the pixels are 2.4x bigger, which should be very good news for image quality and noise control in particular. This has given Panasonic the courage to give the ZS100 a native sensitivity range of ISO125-12,800, and there are also expansion settings of ISO80, 100 and 25,600.
The 10x optical zoom means that Panasonic is describing the ZS100 as belonging to an entirely new sector of the travel compact market – premium superzoom. All of the other small form (pocketable) one-inch sensor cameras are limited in their zoom range, so it’s quite exciting to see the company coming up with a camera which should appeal even more to travelling photographers.
Given Panasonic’s enthusiasm for all things 4K, it’s no surprise that the ZS100 has 4K recording capability (at 30 or 25 frames per second) and 4K Photo modes are present to make it easy to shoot 8MP still images at 30 frames per second (fps). There’s also Panasonic’s latest addition to the 4K fold, Post Focus mode. In this mode the camera takes a sequence of images with different focus distances and you can choose the shot in which your subject is sharp post capture.
In addition, the ZS100 has 4K cropping which enables the composition of 4K footage to be improved and down-sampled to Full HD in-camera.
Viewfinders are making a welcome comeback to compact cameras and the ZS100 / TZ100 has a 0.2-inch, 1,160,000-dot electronic viewfinder built-in to make it easier to compose images in bright ambient light. Naturally this is accompanied by a larger screen on the back of the camera, and in this instance it’s a 3-inch 1,040,000-dot unit that is touch-sensitive. Helpfully there’s an eye sensor to detect when the camera is held to the eye to switch off the main screen and activate the EVF.
Another cherry on the specification cake is the fact that the ZS100 can record raw files as well as JPEGs. This sits well with the aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure modes that accompany the automated shooting options. Also, the shutter speed may be set to 60-1/2000 secs when the mechanical shutter is in use or 1-1/16000 secs with the electronic shutter. It should therefore be possible to freeze very fast movement and use the widest aperture in bright light.
Interestingly, although Wi-Fi connectivity is present, NFC technology is not – Panasonic says that this hasn’t proved as widely used as expected. In terms of competition, the ZS100 goes up against the latest one-inch compact cameras from rivals Sony and Canon, including the RX100 IV and the G7 X Mark II – but neither feature such extensive zooms. Arguably, therefore, the ZS100 doesn’t currently have any close competitors.
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Sample Images
This is a selection of sample images from the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 camera, which were all taken using the 20 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.
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Autofocus
Panasonic’s AF system makes it easy to focus on off-centre subjects
Panasonic has spent a long time perfecting its AF systems and the TZ100 benefits from the firm’s unique Depth from Defocus technology. This uses knowledge of the lens’s optical characteristics when the image is out of focus to determine the correct focus distance.
The system works remarkably well, focusing quickly and accurately in almost any situation. The focus point can be placed anywhere in the frame using the touchscreen, and face detection and subject tracking modes can be enabled.
Often cameras with relatively slow zoom lenses struggle with focusing in low light, but the TZ100 performs remarkably well. It’s only really when trying to shoot in extremely dark conditions that it shows any sign of failing. So if you want to take a lot of pictures in very dimly lit bars, it may not be the best choice; otherwise it should be just fine.
Switch to manual-focus mode and the dial around the lens becomes a manual-focus ring. Panasonic has included a peaking display and magnified view, which can be combined together. I found this made it easy to achieve manual focus when desired, except in very low-light situations where the display becomes too noisy.
Metering, white balance and colour
The TZ100 gives quite attractive, if somewhat subdued colours and plenty of detail
Left to its own devices, the TZ100’s metering handles most scenes relatively well. It doesn’t quite have the uncanny consistency of the best of its peers, though, and I found myself using exposure compensation fairly frequently to either tame clipped highlights in bright light, or brighten up dark exposures in dull conditions. Of course, the great advantage of electronic viewing is that you can see all of this before you take the shot, and there’s the option of a live histogram to help you judge correct exposure.
Panasonic’s standard JPEG colour rendition is accurate and perfectly pleasant, although not as punchy or crowd-pleasing as some other brands. In terms of white balance, under most conditions the TZ100 gives neutral results, and while under artificial light it errs to the side of warmth, it’s not unpleasant. Crucially, the odd colour casts that previously could beset Panasonic cameras seem to have been eliminated. On occasions when the camera does get things wrong, you can use the well-implemented in-camera raw development to choose a more appropriate white balance.
The TZ100 gives great results even at ISO 1600
Low ISO images are packed full of fine detail, but even at ISO 400 noise starts to have a visible impact in detail if you look closely at your images. Even so, I was quite happy shooting up to ISO 1600, which gives results plenty good enough for online sharing and small prints.
Higher settings result in noisy images with little shadow detail, but can still be usable on occasion, especially when converted to black & white. Meanwhile, the lens delivers plenty of detail at wideangle and holds up well through to about 100mm equivalent, but gets noticeably softer beyond. The optical image stabilisation works well, but only within reason: if you try to shoot one-handed at full telephoto, for example, you’ll likely get shaky results.
Specifications and features
As well as the Leica-branded 10x zoom, the ZS100/TZ100 has 5-axis Hybrid OIS and adopts the maker’s quick-to-focus Depth from Defocus (DFD) AF technology. Along with a 3-inch touchscreen LCD with 1.04 M-dot resolution, there’s a 1.16M-dot electronic viewfinder as well. Continuous shooting at up to an impressive 50 fps is possible with a low-vibration electronic shutter option, falling to a still-respectable 10 fps with the mechanical shutter (6 fps with AF). Video is another of the ZS100/TZ100’s strong points. It has internal recording of UHD 4K clips at 100 Mbps at 25/30p and 24p, as well as Full HD 1080 at 25/30/60p, and there’s a high-speed 1080/120p option as well.
The new model measures 4.37 x 2.56 x 1.73” / 111 x 65 x 44mm and weighs 0.69 lb / 312g with battery and SD card. The ZS100/TZ100 is available now at a price of $649 (USD).
- 20.8-Mpix full-frame CMOS sensor
- Venus image processor
- Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 25-250mm equivalent zoom
- 5-axis Hybrid OIS, DFD
- 3” 1.04 M-dot touchscreen LCD monitor
- 1.16M-dot electronic viewfinder
- 4K UHD video at 30/25/24p
- ISO 25,600
- 6 fps shooting in RAW with AE/AF
- WiFi with NFC
Introduction
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 (also known as the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100) was announced at the start of 2016 and features a 20.1 million pixel 1-inch MOS sensor. It’s also got a 10x optical zoom which covers a 35mm equivalent focal length range of 25-250mm. The maximum aperture range is f/2.8-f/5.9.
Panasonic says that the TZ100 forms a new market in the compact camera arena, as its the first compact camera with a large, one-inch sensor, to also feature a notable (10x) optical zoom. That should make it ideal for travelling photographers who want the flexibility of different focal lengths.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 also has a new Venus engine, and the same 4K video and photo modes as found in some of Panasonic’s compact system cameras. That includes the ability to “post focus” and extract photos from 4K video files. A 0.2-inch, 1160k-dot electronic viewfinder is joined by a 1040k-dot touch-sensitive screen.
There’s not really any like-for-like competition with the TZ100 as it stands, but in terms of its size and shape, it’s reasonably similar to the Canon PowerShot G9 X.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ100 / ZS100 is available in silver or black for £549.99 / $699.99.
