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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 12.1MP Digital Camera with 8x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Black)
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| 12.1-megapixel resolution |
| 25mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens; 8x zoom, Power O.I.S. |
| Capture HD video at 1280x720, 30fps |
| 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen |
| Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Customers Reviews
2009-11-16
Great camera design, POOR PHOTO QUALITY
I spent weeks reviewing cameras and chose the ZR1...
I love the contruction and the interface is easy to use-- many great scene modes.
The pictures looked great on the camera's LCD screen, but once I uploaded them to my computer I realized they were not as crisp as I had hoped.
I tried many different settings and most pictures appeared blurry or washed out.
Luckily I purchased the camera through Amazon and was able to return it.
Back to analyzing camera reviews...
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2009-11-15
All I expected
Purchased this camera because it had a greater optical zoom than most cameras(10X), plus further digital zoom. It has a higher pixel count than the others in it's class who had slightly larger zoom lenses. Not overly feature rich, but then how much do you really use them. Good size, able to control one handed and focuses quickly with good re-cycle time on the flash. Haven't really used the video other to try it out, but with 12 megapixels, would think it is adequate. Only drawback is the actual trigger for the picture could be a little easier to find, but that is pretty picky.
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2009-11-11
I want to love it, but indoor low light pix just aren't doing it for me
I thought I had found the perfect camera...
8x wide angle zoom: PERFECT! Love the image stabilization. It's lightweight, portable, with nice ergonomics and very easy to operate with one hand. Fits into a pocket or small purse easily. I bought the red one (love the color!) but am posting here since most of the reviews are under the black version (doesn't amazon usually combine the reviews for various colors? amazon, are you listening?)
ANYWAY, I put the camera in iA mode and started taking photos of my dogs, indoors, in medium to low light. Even with flash on, the shutter speed is often 1/8 second in low light. That's fine for taking pix if the pups are sleeping...but not to record the activities of my two high-energy terriers. Many of the photos are blurry, not from camera movement but from subject movement. My 5-year old Casio Exilim EX-Z55 is producing better pix under these circumstances.
I don't doubt this is a a very good camera...just not ideal for my situation. I saw another reviewer mention having his kids do a "jump test" (which this camera failed) and I think I've got pretty much the same issues. I'm going to play with changing default settings for the standard recording mode (vs iA) but what I was really hoping for was to use the iA mode with no fuss. Not sure I'll be keeping this one.
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2009-11-08
Excellent outdoor camera, poor low light indoor performance
After seeing drastically different review on this camera, you must be confused and puzzled. How can the same camera bring different results to different users?
The key is under what condition the ZR1 being used. After a month of use in different settings, I finally realize that the lighting condition is what make the ZR1 an excellent or a poor camera.
I have a TZ1 for 5 years and have been a big fan of it. But recently I can't stand its slow performance so I looked for a upgrade. I finally decided on ZR1 instead of DSLR or ZS3(TZ7) because of portability and high speed focus. In outdoor the ZR1 does deliver. Today I took my 4 years old daughter out for roller skating and I was able to shoot both beautiful photos and video while I myself was rolling! I wouldn't be able to do that with a DSLR.
But at indoor, the ZR1 failed quite miserably. It produced grainy picture. I have settled back to the TZ1 for indoor use now. I think the smaller lens of ZR1 is the root problem. I wish they keep the same lens size. That would be perfect!
So the conclusion? I can't complain much because it costs only about $250 and it does provide a lot of value: snappy shooting, good picture quality, good zoom, ok video and ultra portability.
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2009-11-07
Not up to expectations
After reading the reviews of both Panasonic ZS3 and Panasonic ZR1 and I decided to check out the ZR1 as it was supposed to have the newer/better image stabilization and smaller in size. The size was definitely small enough and image stabilization was decent. The picture quality was quite good in bright light conditions but lower in low-light conditions, but this seems to be an issue with any of the digital cameras at this price point.
But where it really disappointed was in the video mode. I noticed that when I switch the mode dial to the video mode the brightness of what was displayed on the camera's LCD screen became much lower compared to the photo mode. First I thought that this may be just an issue I'm seeing on LCD screen but when I transferred the video and watched it on my laptop and my TV I saw that the videos in fact looked dulled out compared to the photos. So pretty much any video that is shot indoors looked dull and kinda of poor quality.
I then decided to try out the ZS3 also and immediately saw that this issue isn't there in the ZS3. To capture video on the ZS3 you don't have to change the mode dial but simply have to press a "record" button and I don't know if this has anything to do with this, but the videos were as bright as the photos on the ZS3. So the videos shot indoors are much better, both brighter and better quality, with the ZS3 compared to the ZR1.
I also did comparisons of photos taken by the two models and surprisingly I felt the ZS3 was better there too (despite the fact that ZR1 boasts 2MP more). Also, I didn't find the image stabilization of ZS3 in anyway inferior to that of ZR1.
So after all my side-by-side comparisons I found the ZS3 to be definitely a better camera which I have kept and returned the ZR1. The ZR1 is definitely more compact than the ZS3 and does have quicker start up times (and possibly even faster zoom times). But, at the end of the day, in my opinion the ZS3 is a superior camera when it comes to videos and even photos, with the additional zoom capabilities (12X of ZS3 vs 8X in ZR1).
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Product Details
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Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
EAN: 0037988263714
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Model: DMC-ZR1P-K
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