Panasonic TZ15
Longest zoom range in a compact.
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
The Straits Times, Digital Life
Price: $649
Claim to fame: Longest zoom range in a compact
Made for: Holiday-makers who travel light
DL low-down: At just 240g, it's lighter than a 250ml packet drink. In girth, a little wider but no thicker than two packs of playing cards. The metal-skinned TZ15 packs in an amazing 28-280mm (35mm equivalent) zoom for a compact. Even at the maximum zoom of 280mm, the lens doesn't protrude more than 35mm.
It has the most luscious LCD screen in this roundup - 3 inches and 461,000 pixels - that's nearly twice as much detail than most other LCD screens.