Discuss (10) -
Posted at 12:48 PM on Monday 12/21/09 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
JR.com has the Panasonic DMC-ZS3K LUMIX 10.1 MP Compact Digital Camera for $242 with free shipping. Add item to cart to receive discounted price. [Compare]

  • 10.1 Megapixels, leica 12x optical zoom lens, shooting mode
  • True 25mm Wide-Angle, HD video recording, optical image stabilization
    • 1
      ahtin - Posted 1:50 pm PST 12/21/09 (129 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is a cool camera! Hard to find one out there with 12x optical zoom and zoom capability in movie mode!

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 2
      swreynolds - Posted 2:06 pm PST 12/21/09 (818 Posts)  Report Spam

      I've got one of these. Not only will it do HD recording, it has stereo microphones!

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 3
      Crash And Burn - Posted 2:39 pm PST 12/21/09 (3057 Posts)  Report Spam

      This is on my wish list. Current camera is getting flaky but my Christmas budget is gone. Bummer. I could drop my current one then I guess I wouldn't have a choice! Wink

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 4
      djrussell - Posted 3:13 pm PST 12/21/09 (211 Posts)  Report Spam

      best deal i've seen so far

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 5
      y2early - Posted 3:18 pm PST 12/21/09 (59 Posts)  Report Spam

      lumix is really awesome.
      i love this camera.
      i was in japan for 1 year working.
      and lumix is by far the coolest thing i saw over there.
      and the company is pretty good.
      the camera have all the latest technology on it.

      if you are looking for a camera to take pictures, this is the one to buy.

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 6
      rex96 - Posted 3:26 pm PST 12/21/09 (81 Posts)  Report Spam

      Hmmm, it has all the bells and whistles one could ask for, but how is the low light picture quality? Given the lens, I don't expect S90 quality, but how does it compare with Fuji F200EXR?

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 7
      fatbaldandhappy - Posted 6:29 pm PST 12/21/09 (91 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have this camera- low light quality is on par or slightly better than other good quality compact camera's. While I love this camera I do find myself grabbing my SLR most of the time so I'm not stuck in a lighting condition where I just can't get a good picture without my SLR. This camera is very handy though, when an SLR just isn't an option due to the size. Good luck!

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 8
      cameraz - Posted 6:43 pm PST 12/21/09 (412 Posts)  Report Spam

      #2, the "stereo" microphones are only a half inch apart. That's not much separation.

      #6, this is not the camera to buy if you plan to do a lot of low-light shooting. At ISO 80 -- which you're going to want to use most of the time -- the flash is good for about 5 feet. And the slowest shutter speed is 1 sec., so you're limited as far as time exposures.

      On the plus side: 12x zoom, sharp Leica-designed lens, AVCHD video recording with zooming and autofocus.

      I got one. It's a great camera if you can learn to live with its limitations.

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 9
      whitetrash69 - Posted 8:03 pm PST 12/21/09 (463 Posts)  Report Spam

      Did they fix the focus hunting in video mode on these? I love everything about my TZ-5 except that when recording videos, the auto focus constantly "hunts" for the correct setting which leads to blurring to clear to blurring to clear...

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0
    • 10
      arby - Posted 1:02 am PST 12/22/09 (70 Posts)  Report Spam

      #9 download the new 1.2 firmware..

      Was this useful?
      Voting ...
      0 0

    Already a member? Sign in below.

    Forgot Password?

    Registration takes seconds! Once registered you’ll have members only access to:

    • Favorites bookmark list
    • Fully customizable User Profile
    • Discussions on all products
    • Forums & more
    or