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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8S 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: Photography
List Price: $149.95
Buy New: $126.46
You Save: $23.49 (16%)
New (35) from $99.99
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1421
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 26
Minimum Focal Length: 5.2
Maximum Resolution: 8.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 2.4 x 1.3 x 3.9
MPN: DMC-LZ8S
Model: DMC-LZ8S
UPC: 037988987429
EAN: 0037988987429
ASIN: B0011Z9W4I
Release Date: March 3, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 8.0-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for photo-quality 16x 22-inch prints | | • | 5x wide-angle optical zoom; Mega Optical Image Stabilized | | • | 2.5-inch Intelligent LCD screen; Face Detection | | • | Intelligent ISO; Intelligent Scene Selector | | • | Captures images to SD memory cards (not included) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
With both a 32mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens and a 5x zoom, this is one camera that does it all. You can fit more in the photo than you can with a 35mm lens, so you can get more of a sweeping landscape in a single shot. The 5x zoom is great for capturing dramatic shots of small or distant subjects. There's also an Extra Optical Zoom function that boosts zoom power to 8.9x in 3-megapixel resolution mode. Simply set the Lz8 to iA mode and let the camera do the rest. Intelligent Scene Selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation; MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent motion blur; and Face Detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings. The brightness and contrast of the large 2.5" diagonal LCD adjust automatically in 10 steps as ambient light conditions change, so images are clear, bright and easy to see day or night, indoors or outdoors. f=5.2-26mm (35mm Equiv. - 32-160mm) Focal Length 2.5 Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K dots) Focusing Area Normal - Wide 50cm/ Tele 100cm - infinity, Macro / Intelligent AUTO - Wide 5cm / Tele 100cm - infinity 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode - 15, 30, 60sec. Shutter Speed Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode - Auto(1600 - 6400) ) ISO 27MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Built-in Flash, Microphone and Speaker SD/SDHC, MultiMedia Card Slot DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB Connections PictBridge Compatible Approximate Battery Life - 260 Shots (Oxide Batteries) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.33 lbs
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Just what I wanted October 6, 2008
Douglas E. Fitzgerald (Colorado USA)
Compact and takes quality photos of my family, friends, and puppy. Simple enough for my wife to use.
Easy to Use! September 15, 2008
John Hellman (Port Orchard, WA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm a photography novice and wanting a quality camera that was light (easy to tote), comfortable in my hand (contoured slightly), easy-to-use (uncomplicated) and reasonably priced (under #200). If you're like me, this may be the perfect camera for you. It is for me! Just got our first round of photos back....nice quality. Highly recommend it!
Fantastic Camera! August 12, 2008
Not M. Stewart (Lincoln, RI)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Upon comparing many brand name digital cameras, I decided to purchase the 8MP Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8S. I have been searching for a few months and many reviews for other brand names just did not compare to the reviews for this camera. I was a previous HP digital camera user and decided to take a chance on a Panasonic since I also have a Panasonic camcorder and have been quite happy. I am glad to say that I am very happy with this camera, as well. It has a larger display than I expected. After taking several pictures, the quality is truly fantastic! It has the usual bells and whistles in relation to other cameraa in this price range and more. It is a great size and easy to use. The one thing that I have also enjoyed is the quick picture taking. It has no delay whatsoever compared to the 6MP HP digital camera I have. The other good thing is that you can change the scenery option quickly prior to taking the appropriate picture. The picture mode is also available through the menu option but the separate turnstyle button is a great feature. The HP I have you need to enter through the menu and change it from there which makes no sense. The Lumix has has more professional type options that I will become more familiar with over time. It's design is sleek, visually appealing, user friendly and offers many features that I am looking forward to using in the near future.
Great camera anyone can use August 6, 2008
S. Shoop (West Virginia)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this camera for a 9 day trip to Costa Rica after analyzing all of the possibilities. I was drawn to Panasonic because I bought my daughter a similar camera a few years ago that takes great pictures of my black pets, which is sometimes very tricky. That camera was no longer available, so I had to research the newer ones.
I chose this camera for its size, zoom (I settled for 5x since I didn't want to spend a lot on another camera) and use of AA batteries, which would be easy to find in Costa Rica if the need aroze.
The instructions are easy to understand!!!!! You need to read through them, just the basic part, then look up anything else you are interested in as you go along. I didn't get lots of practice before the trip, but have FANTASTIC photos! I took 1,042! I even got good at having the camera ready, and timing when we'd pass something on the road and getting it centered!!! The 5x zoom with the extra boost to 8x did a great job! I was used to a 10x zoom with my older, large camera which I didn't want to fuss with on this trip.
My travel companions thought I spent a fortune on such a little camera that could do so much! I took movies or bull riding, a close up of a rattle snake, gorgeous sunset photos, and on and on! I could not be happier and I think anyone could easily use this camera and take professional looking photos.
The part you need to know which is hard to find out without digging, is that you need NiMH batteries. I only had to recharge them twice for the almost 4GB of photos I took! Keep a charged set in your camera case, and you'll never miss a shot. Well, I did miss a great shot when my daughter locked us out of our room in the rainforest and on the way I ran into an armadillo on the sidewalk - WITHOUT MY CAMERA!!!!!! We had a great encounter though. He snorted at me and ran away.
I am very happy that I chose this camera for my trip of a lifetime in the rainforest, climbing up volcanoes, hiking to hot springs, and riding through the mangroves. My photos are my treasured memories, thanks to this camera.
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