Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
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Written by Gordon Laing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 wide-angle geometry comparison
| Barrel distortion was measured at 0.98% which is comfortably below that of the other cameras presented here. It’s an impressive result for the TZ1. |
Canon PowerShot A620 |
Fujifilm FinePix F11 |
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 | ||
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7.3-29.2mm at 7.3mm Distortion: 2.7% barrel |
8-24mm at 8mm Distortion: 1.53% barrel |
6.2-66.7mm at 6.2mm Distortion: 2.38% barrel |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 telephoto geometry comparison
 | To measure and compare the Panasonic Lumix TZ1’s geometric distortion we photographed a test chart consisting of a grid pattern, using it and a number of rival models. Here are the results for each camera with their built-in lenses at their longest focal length; where possible, the aperture was closed. The images were analysed with Imatest using 5th Order line calculation and the full areas presented here at a reduced resolution. The image left was taken with the Panasonic Lumix TZ1 zoomed-in to 52mm. | |
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15.2-52mm at 52mm Distortion: 0.12% pincushion | ||
| Pincushion distortion was measured at 0.12%, which again is lower than the other three cameras presented here. The Lumix TZ1’s lens is clearly well-corrected against geometric distortion. |
Canon PowerShot A620 |
Fujifilm FinePix F11 |
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 | ||
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7.3-29.2mm at 29.2mm Distortion: 0.27% pincushion |
8-24mm at 24mm Distortion: 0.18% pincushion |
6.2-66.7mm at 66.7mm Distortion: 0.24% pincushion |
Results continued…
Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting
5.2-52mm at 5.2mm
Distortion: 0.98% barrel
