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Posted at 2:12 PM on Tuesday 09/16/08 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
Dell Home has the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5A 9.1-Megapixel Digital Camera - Blue for $350 - $100 code KSZCCXHGRG9K0M [Exp 9/17] = $250 with free shipping. Available in Black, Blue, and Silver. [BizRate]

  • 9.1MP, 10x optical zoom, 3" LCD screen, optical image stabilizer
  • Face deetection, Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens, High ISO support
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      Bugs - Posted 10:02 pm PDT 09/16/08 (23 Posts)  Report Spam

      Holy baconnaise face deetection! no kidding....

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      EchoTony - Posted 10:11 pm PDT 09/16/08 (472 Posts)  Report Spam

      very close to pulling trigger on this, but want to confirm HD video quality.... Anyone?

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      rmistry - Posted 5:08 am PDT 09/17/08 (40 Posts)  Report Spam

      The HD video quality is decent...theres only one microphone and they seem to have put it on the top left side of the camera...basically where your left first-finger is supposed to go...but its not that big of a deal. Definitely gets the job done. I've recorded segments at concerts and they came out fine. The thing I kept in mind when deciding to buy this is that its a great POS camera with amazing zoom for its form factor. The HD video was more supplemental for me...great that its there...but its not the reason I'm getting it.

      Heres a very comprehensive review: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz5/

      and heres a link to a sample video:
      http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz5/samples/movie/P1030354.MOV

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      arby - Posted 6:48 am PDT 09/17/08 (70 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have the tz3 and the video quality on it is great for a still camera. The sound is so so. I just took all our vacation footage and put it on dvd and was really impressed. I will sell this camera and buy the TZ5 for sure. I like shooting pics then switching to video without carrying two camera's . these will slip in my pocket and with the 10x zoom is pretty nice . the tz5 zooms while shooting video and that's my main reason for upgrading

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      Crash And Burn - Posted 8:39 am PDT 09/17/08 (3056 Posts)  Report Spam

      Very tempted. Have been a Canon IS fan but this may be better. More compact if nothing else.

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      EchoTony - Posted 9:19 am PDT 09/17/08 (472 Posts)  Report Spam

      #3 & #4, thank you. Glad to hear. Off to Dell....

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