Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC- ZX3

Are you interested in a camera that is compact and stylish? If yes, then you can go for a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3, a recently launched digital camera. This camera has 14 mega pixels resolution and 8x optical zoom lens. The camera clicks still photographs as well as shoots videos. This model has metallic body and is available in silver, black, blue and red colors. The camera is small in size and light in weight. It can easily fit in the trousers pocket.

The camera has a brand new feature in the form of Intelligent Resolution, which helps in magnifying the image with no loss to the quality of image. There is no optical viewfinder in the camera. The shooting mode dial is not placed at the right spot and is loose in action.  The LCD screen of the camera is really good and works well. The functions in the camera are quite simple and user friendly. It is easy to use. There are features like Intelligent Exposure, Intelligent Auto shooting mode and Red eye detection.

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On the topside of the camera, there are on/off buttons, shutter button, zoom buttons. The play button is on the backside of the camera. The important settings of image size, image quality, white balance, etc. are present in Q menu button on the backside of the body of the camera. This Panasonic model has one single button to start recording a video. The camera also has anti shake system. This model has good options when it comes to replaying and managing images. The start up time for this camera is just one second.

The image quality is really good. There is no major problem with noise. The issue of chromatic aberrations is handled well but there is some purple fringing observed at the edges. The snaps taken indoors as well as during night time are good. The pictures are clear, sharp and natural. The color quality is great in the snaps. This model has ID-Security Li-ion batteries. The battery life is good and lasts for 330 shots. The packed box of the camera comes with the body, battery sets, charger, USB cable, hand strap, CD-ROM.

Let’s take a look at the camera from top side:

This model of Panasonic is a good compact camera that gives good quality images and videos. The light weight body, small size, large zoom and good speed are the significant features of this camera. The camera is priced at $299, which is quite affordable. One thing that deters the users is that the model does not offer any thing new and is just same as the other models from Panasonic in this range.