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Panasonic DMC-TZ25 Review

03 May, 2012, 9:26 am IST | by Aaron Almeida | Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

The addition of a larger grip in the front

The addition of a larger grip in the front
The 16x optical zoom lens
Display does well in sunlight
The connectivity options at the side

PRICE IN INDIA

15,990

TECH2 RATING

8.0

AVERAGE USER RATING

8.0

How we test

CONTACT

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Performance
To test the performance of the camera, we shot images outdoors, indoors as well in a closed environment to check noise levels along with other factors that would determine the worthiness of the TZ25. To start off, the camera is a lot better to grip as compared to the TZ18. This is due to the enlarged hand grip at the front. Shooting images with a single hand is comfortable and one need not use both hands to shoot. With one hand, you can easily adjust the zoom rocker as well. This will help in shooting images quickly and without a hassle.

Indoor shot

Indoor shot

 


While clicking outdoor images, we noticed that the display does well when the lens is faced directly at the sun. There are no artefacts present onscreen showing that the display is good. This same performance is transferred onto outdoor images as well. Colour fringing is kept to a minimum when dark subjects featuring a bright background are shot. This is great as one can shoot images outdoors without any worries. During indoor shots, in fluorescent or ambient lighting, a minimal amount of image grain was visible. In macro photography too the camera does well and there was a significant amount of depth of field visible.

ISO sensitivity test

ISO sensitivity test

 


ISO Sensitivity Test
The ISO range on this superzoom compact is from 100 to 3200. At ISO 100 there was no image noise seen. Noise levels start to rise sharply from ISO 800 and at ISO 1600, along with image noise, there was colour bleeding seen. 


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