I love taking photos for web design, and about a year ago I decided I needed to upgrade my camera. I wasn't after anything fancy, just a simple point and shoot, but I wanted one of the best available so it would last a few years. After hours of reading reviews and trawling the web, I narrowed it down to a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 and an LX3. Unfortunately the LX3 was out of stock pretty much everywhere at the time, so I opted for the TZ7. Lumix cameras are well-known for their great lenses, and indeed it does have a big lens as you can see from the picture. This camera doesn't have the tiny form factor that make others popular and attractive, but the ...  Read the complete review

I have been using this camera for well over a year now and can still say it's exceeds all expectations. Whilst the User Interface is simple to use (Simple set to IA Intelligent Auto) it still allows more experienced users to adjust numerous factors. On a shopping trip to New York my girlfriend was even able to use the camera! Set to IA the images it records are sharp, clear and balanced. Battery life is more than sufficient for a days photography, infact I only recharged the camera once during a 4 day trip to New York. Build quality is as strong as you would expect from a Panasonic Camera. The rugged body hasn't dented, scratched or dulled in ...  Read the complete review

I bought this camera somewhat on a whim with the new version being released and the reduction in price. I was already aware from some friends (one of which used to work in a camera shop) that this camera is a great piece of kit. With the additional memory requirements and a case the cost neared £200, but that's still good value for money. The camera comes with a small amount of memory but it's not nearly enough to make good use of the full 10 mega pixels on a day out. Unlike some competitors it supports a standard memory format in SD or SDHC (meaning high capacity), this makes upgrading the memory quite cheap. Personally I would ...  Read the complete review

The TZ7 is a compact camera which I can take with me when I can't be bothered lugging around the SLR. It is small enough to fit into your pocket, or to hang from your belt. The pictures come out looking good for a digital camera, as long as you aren't shooting in the dark. The flash tends to over brighten the object closest to you. The lens is good, the zoom is amazing, it goes all the way up to 12x. This also does 720p video, which look quite good on a HDTV but its a shame it doesn't do 1080p. The great thing is that you can use the optical zoom while taking video, which is not the case with some other cameras. The noise that the lens makes when zooming isn't ...  Read the complete review

I bought this camera a few weeks after it came out to replace my very old camera. I researched this for a while checking out lots of good reviews. I was very impressed and mainly drawn to this model by the big Leica lens with a massive 12x optical zoom. Leica is one of the best camera makers out there as they make cameras which cost thousands. This is basically the little sister of the 'Leica V-Lux 20'. They almost look identical except Leica's costs around £500. This makes the TZ7 very good value for money as you get the same camera and lens just with Panasonic's circuitry inside. The camera comes with all the manual features you can think of in a compact ...  Read the complete review