If you are searching for a feature packed digital camera, you need to look no further. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 belongs to the Panasonic Lumix TZ series of point and shoot digital cameras. This advanced camera is ideal for the photography enthusiast. This Panasonic digital camera has a Leica DC Vario-ELMAR lens with a focal length of 4.3 - 68.8 mm and a 35 mm equivalent focal length of 24 - 384 mm.

The Lumix DMC-TZ20 has a 16x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom. With the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ), the Lumix camera reduces the image resolution to 3 megapixels to let you shoot images at 33.8x zoom. This Lumix digital camera has a CMOS image sensor, and lets you shoot images at 14.1 megapixel resolution.

This Panasonic digital camera weighs 219 g and is ergonomically designed to fit comfortably in your hands. The dedicated video recording button is on the top panel of this Lumix camera, making it easy to access.

With the Lumix DMC-TZ20, you can shoot videos in Full HD at 1920 x 1080 dot pixel resolution (30 fps). This Lumix digital camera has 3D image capturing function, which takes 20 panning shots of a subject, and selects the 2 most suitable images to produce a composite 3D image. With the GPS feature, you can tag where each photograph is taken for future reference.

This Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20 is powered by the Venus Engine which has advanced signal processing capabilities. The Lumix digital camera supports aspect ratios of 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and 1:1.

The Panasonic DMC-TZ20 has a 3 inch TFT touchscreen LCD display with a resolution of 460,000 dot pixels that you can use to compose and preview images and videos. The anti-reflective coating of the display screen minimizes glare when you're taking images in bright sunlight.

Battery and Storage

You can take up to 260 images with the rechargeable Lithium Ion battery on a single charge. This Lumix digital camera has an inbuilt memory of 18 MB that can be expanded by using SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. You can transfer images from this Panasonic point and shoot camera to a PC or laptop using the USB 2.0 high speed port. You can also view your images and videos on an HDTV using the HDMI micro connector.

Performance

Aperture of a camera is the size of the lens diaphragm controlling the amount of light falling on the image sensor. The Lumix DMC-TZ20 has an aperture range of f/3.3 - 5.9. The Panasonic Lumix camera has a focus range of 500 mm onwards (Wide) and 2000 mm to infinity (Tele) in the Normal mode. In the Macro mode, you can focus in the range of 30 mm onwards (Wide) and 1000 mm to infinity (Tele).

ISO refers to the light sensitivity of the image sensor in a camera. The light sensitivity of this Lumix digital camera has a range of ISO 100 - 1600. This range can be increased from ISO 1600 - 6400 in the High Sensitivity mode.

The Panasonic DMC-TZ20 digital camera has a shutter speed range of 60 - 1/4000 second. In the Starry Sky mode, you can choose between shutter speeds of 15, 30 or 60 seconds to get sharp pictures of the night sky. The inbuilt flash of this point and shoot digital camera has a range of 600 - 5000 mm (Wide) and 1000 - 2800 mm (Tele), letting you take bright and well lit images in the dark.

Features

The Panasonic digital point and shoot camera has 29 scene modes like Food, Fireworks, Beach, Party and many more. In the Food mode, the digital camera adjusts settings to ensure that all colors look fresh and vivid in all kinds of lighting. The optical image stabilizer of this Lumix DMC-TZ20 compensates for subject and hand movement to give you blur-free pictures.

With the Face Recognition function, you can register up to 6 of your favorite people in this Lumix camera. The DMC-TZ20 will automatically identify them in future images and prioritize focus and other settings for them. With the self-timer, you can choose to delay the shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds, and join your friends in all pictures. In the Continuous Shooting mode, you can shoot up to 15 images at a speed of 10 frames per second.

Dimensions
Weight:	219 g
Dimensions:	104.9 (W) x 57.6 (H) x 33.4 (D) mm
Pixels
Optical Sensor Resolution In MegaPixel:	14.1 Megapixels
Zoom
Digital Zoom:	4x
Optical Zoom:	16x
Lcd
LCD Info Display:	TFT Full Touch Screen LCD Display
Image Display Resolution:	460,000 dots
Video Display Resolution:	1280 x 720, 30 fps
LCD Siz:	3 inch
Sensor
Sensor Type:	MOS
Sensor Size:	1/2.33 inch
Lens
Auto Focus:	Yes
Lens Type:	LUMIX DC VARIO - ELMAR
Color Filter:	Primary Color Filter
Focal Length:	4.3 - 68.8 mm (24 - 384 mm in 35 mm equiv.)
Battery
Power Supply:	3.6V, Minimum: 895mAh
Battery Type:	ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack
Interface
Microphone:	Stereo
USB Cable:	USB 2.0 High Speed
Audio Video Interface:	AV Output
Inbuild Memory:	18 mB
Memory Card Type:	SD / SDHC / SDXC   Buy Memory ›
Image
Image Sizing:	4320 x 3240
Video Format:	AVCHD, QuickTime Motion JPEG
Image Format:	JPEG
Shutter Speed
Maximum Shutter Speed:	1/4000 sec
Minimum Shutter Speed:	60 sec
Other Features
Macro Mode:	Yes
Metering:	Face, AF Tracking, 23-area, 1-area, Spot, Touch Ar
Image Stablizer:	Optical Image Stabilizer
ISO Rating:	Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 High Sensitivity Mode (1600 - 6400)
Picture Angle:	24 mm Ultra wide angle
Face Deduction:	Photo / Movie
White Balancing:	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Panorama Assist, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Pinhole, Photo Frame, High Dynamic, High Speed Movie)

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