My first ever digital camera was a Lumix and I loved it, I found it intuitive and it produced great photos compared to my film camera. Unfortunately it eventually got damaged and it was replaced. I was never that happy with its replacement so about 18 months ago we decided to upgrade our camera again. My husband wanted another Panasonic and my memories of my original Lumix were still very rosy so I agreed with him and he decided on the Lumix DMC-TZ6 even though it was over £230 at the time. The camera arrived in a box with the battery, a battery charger and a Disc for the manual. I think there was probably also a wire to connect it to the computer to ...  Read the complete review

I recently spent a lot of time researching the Panasonic TZ6 before I purchased it, comparing it with other cameras in it's class, as I needed a new camera and I'm a fairly casual amateur photographer; I like to get out and about hiking, mountain biking, and take plenty of pictures. I'm lucky enough to live in a very scenic part of England, right by the coastline, and there is plenty to capture at any time of year. I needed a good zoom and wide angle for all those landscape shots, and according to the reviews, the TZ6 seemed to be the best all round (or at least, the most consistently recommended). The first positive thing about the TZ6, for me, is the remarkably good  Read the complete review

The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 is a great little camera that I have used to compliment my large DSLR (a Nikon D90 I have also reviewed), which is too big and expensive to be taken everywhere. Specification The TZ6 is compact camera with 10.1 MP, which is plenty of pixels for all but the larger prints and harshest crops. This means that in normal conditions there will never be pixelation, in fact too many megapixels squashed onto a sensor can actually reduce the image quality. The most important feature of this camera is the 12x zoom, 25mm wide angle, Leica lens. Leica is a quality brand, and this lens is no exception, it produces quality images and the ...  Read the complete review

I always find it a little strange when a company releases two similar models at the same time, especially when the price difference is only around £40. The Panasonic Lumix TZ6 and TZ7 are similar stable-mates, with the TZ7 being the superior of the two. Having said that, the extra features of the TZ7 are things I can quite comfortably live without, such as the superior video capability with stereo sound, an HDMI output, and the ability of the camera to recognise up to 15 of your friends when they appear in a picture. Why would I want that? I don't have 15 friends - and even if I did, I'm sure I could remember them myself! The TZ6 is aimed at people ...  Read the complete review

I haven't been using this camera long so from the outset I cannot talk about reliability or robustness. I originally looked at the TZ7 model which is the top of the range however I decided I could not justify the extra cost, heck this camera is regarded as one of the best compacts around anyway! Upon opening the box the first thing I noticed was the camera is quite heavy and a bit larger than a typical compact, however, this is due to the absolutely fantastic 12x optical zoom and to be honest the camera is very small relative to housing such good zooom capabilities. The camera has 6 different mode settings, automatic, manual, MS, scene, ...  Read the complete review