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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Gordon Laing, May 2007

Panasonic TZ3 results : Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 corner sharpness comparison

  To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix TZ3's corner sharpness we photographed the Enhanced Digital Camera Resolution Chart with it and a number of rival super-zoom models, each using their best quality JPEG and default image tone and sharpening settings.

We set each lens to their widest and longest focal lengths and tested them at various apertures. The crops are taken from the extreme lower left corner of the chart and presented here at 100%. Note the TZ3 and TZ1 only have two aperture settings.

Zoomed-out to wide angle, the Panasonic Lumix TZ3 delivers acceptable results in its corners. They may not be the sharpest we've seen, but there's no coloured fringing to worry about. Zoomed-into its longest focal length, the story remains the same for the TZ3 - again nothing remarkable, but again nothing to complain about either including any coloured fringing. It's not a bad result for the TZ3 considering its long optical zoom range and the confines of a compact body.


Panasonic Lumix TZ3
Panasonic Lumix TZ1
Panasonic Lumix FZ8
Olympus SP-550UZ
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 at 4.6mm f3.3
Panasonic TZ1 at 5.2mm f2.8
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 6mm f2.8
Olympus SP-550UZ at 4.7mm f2.8
4.6-46mm at 4.6mm f3.3
5.2-52mm at 5.2mm f2.8
6-72mm at 6mm f2.8
4.7-84.2mm at 4.7mm f2.8
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic Lumix TZ1 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 6mm f4
Olympus SP-550UZ at 4.7mm f4
Only two aperture settings available
Only two aperture settings available
6-72mm at 6mm f4
4.7-84.2mm at 4.7mm f4
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic TZ1 at 5.2mm f5
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 6mm f5.6
Olympus SP-550UZ at 4.7mm f5.6
Only two aperture settings available
5.2-52mm at 5.2mm f5
6-72mm at 6mm f5.6
4.7-84.2mm at 4.7mm f5.6
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 at 4.6mm f8
Panasonic Lumix TZ1 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 6mm f8
Olympus SP-550UZ at 4.7mm f8
4.6-46mm at 4.6mm f8
Only two aperture settings available
6-72mm at 6mm f8
4.7-84.2mm at 4.7mm f8
             
Panasonic Lumix TZ3
Panasonic Lumix TZ1
Panasonic Lumix FZ8
Olympus SP-550UZ
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 at 46mm f4.9
Panasonic TZ1 at 52mm f4.2
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 72mm f3.3
Olympus SP-550UZ at 84.2mm f4.5
4.6-46mm at 46mm f4.9
5.2-52mm at 52mm f4.2
6-72mm at 72mm f3.3
4.7-84.2mm at 84.2mm f4.5
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic Lumix TZ1 - Only two aperture settings available
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 72mm f5.6
Olympus SP-550UZ at 84.2mm f5.6
Only two aperture settings available
Only two aperture settings available
6-72mm at 72mm f5.6
4.7-84.2mm at 84.2mm f5.6
Panasonic Lumix TZ3 at 46mm f11
Panasonic TZ1 at 52mm f7.1
Panasonic Lumix FZ8 at 72mm f8
Olympus SP-550UZ at 84.2mm f8
4.6-46mm at 46mm f11
5.2-52mm at 52mm f7.1
6-72mm at 72mm f8
4.7-84.2mm at 84.2mm f8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 results continued...

Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting


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