The crops are taken from the original images, saved as High Quality JPEGs in Photoshop CS2 and presented here at 100%. Each number represents 100 lines per picture height (lpph), so a figure of 20 means a resolution of 2000 lpph.

In terms of resolving power, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 delivers 2050 lpph of horizontal and vertical resolution respectively, which is about a 20% improvement over its predecessor. This is roughly what you’d expect from the TZ5’s increase of 2 Megapixels. The TZ5 also scores well against the other super-zooms shown below, although its image is much softer than that of the FZ18. So a good result here for the TZ5, although be sure to check our TZ5 Outdoor resolution page to see how this translates into real-life detail.

The big question though is whether the increase in resolution has compromised noise levels, so let’s look at how it handles different sensitivities in our TZ5 noise results.