Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ5

 

Panasonic's line of point-and-shoot digital cameras has long been known for outstanding performance, image quality and state-of-the-art features, and the new Lumix DMC TZ5 is easily the best camera in its class that the company has ever produced. The DMC TZ5 is equipped with a very capable 9 megapixel image sensor, an exceptional Leica 10x optical zoom lens with Image Stabilization, continuous auto-focusing, automatic face detection, and a very handy "Intelligent ISO" feature that can adjust the camera's ISO setting on the fly to better capture a moving subject or one that is being photographed under changing lighting conditions. This amazing little camera has so much functionality packed into its ergonomic point-and-shoot case that it approaches the capabilities of an entry-level DLSR. It does lack the ability to capture images in RAW format and it doesn't have a fully manual mode, but its host of other powerful features make the Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ5 one of the most capable point-and-shoot digicams you're likely to find anytime soon.