Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
Travel zoom Travel zoom
January, 2011

Summary Panasonic DMC-ZS8

Prices Price
Camera only $170 - $271
all DMC-ZS8 prices
Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #3 of 17 Among similar cameras #43 of 83
details details
Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 16x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/3.3 Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Wide angle Help 24 mm Movie format Help 720p @ 30fps
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Also known as: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

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reviewsWhat are people saying about the DMC-ZS8

"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 is a basic compact megazoom with very good photo quality and shooting performance for its class, as well as long battery life."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the camera's overall-performance
"The color noise that I'm used to seeing from Panasonic's cameras isn't as prevalent in the ZS8's images"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the camera's iso-noise
"Video quality is good, on par with an HD pocket video camera"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the camera's video-quality

Pros

The Panasonic DMC-ZS8 vs other recent compacts

Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro Help
3 cm
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second
Wide angle Great wide angle lens Help
24 mm
Zoom Great zoom Help
16x
Longest exposure Very long exposures Help
60 seconds

The Panasonic DMC-ZS8 vs other recent travel zooms

Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$169.99

Cons

The Panasonic DMC-ZS8 vs other recent compacts

Size Slightly large Help
Compact 105x58x33 mm
Touch screen No touch screen Help
More buttons
Thickness Thick Help
1.3"
Weight Heavy Help
210 g
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
January, 2011

The Panasonic DMC-ZS8 vs other recent travel zooms

Screen resolution Low resolution screen Help
230k dots
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
Not supported
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
1.9 fps
Sensor type Sensor type Help
CCD
Movie format HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

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