Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10 GPS Enabled Digital Camera

The LUMIX ZS10 has a 24mm ultra wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with impressive 16x optical zoom and full HD 1920 x 1080 video recording capability. The ZS10 features a newly incorporated 3.0-inch Smart Touch Intelligent LCD screen with 460,000-dot resolution and intuitive touch controls that let you shoot, zoom, focus and more without ever taking your eyes off the frame. There’s even a built-in GPS system that lets you geo-tag images and easily share them with friends and family.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS10

Key specs for the, Panasonic Lumix DMCZS10

Price, (MSRP)$399.95

Dimensions (WHD), 4.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 inches

Weight (with battery and media) 7.7 ounces

Megapixels, 14 megapixels effective

LCD size, viewfinder 3-inch touch-screen

Lens (zoom, aperture, focal length), 16x, f3.3-5.9, 24-384mm (35mm equivalent)

File format (still/video), JPEG/AVCHD (.MTS); Motion JPEG (.MOV)

Highest resolution size (still/video), 4320x3240 pixels/ 1920x1080 at 60fps

Image stabilization type, Optical and digital

Battery type, Li-ion rechargeable, 260 shots

As Panasonic's highest-end compact megazoom, there is no shortage of shooting options. For automatic shooting there is the company's Intelligent Auto that combines an ever-growing number of technologies to get the best results. There are 29 scene modes for those times when you want to get specific with your auto shooting or get creative, and you can store two favorites to MySCN spots on the mode dial. For the most part they are the ones you'd find on any point-and-shoot, but there are a few artistic ones like High Dynamic and Pinhole as well as a Handheld Night Shot that takes 10 pictures in a row and then combines them into one to reduce motion blur and noise. The downside is that it only works if your subject is stationary.