Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 Digital Camera (Silver)

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100/TZ100 is an enthusiast travel zoom with a 1"-type BSI CMOS sensor and a 25-250mm equivalent lens. The camera has very good photo and 4K video quality, a great autofocus system, and a plethora of genuinely useful 'extras', such as Post Focus.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS100 is the first premium travel-zoom . It elevates the travel-zoom concept which packs a long optical zoom into a compact camera body to premium level with dual control-dials, highly efficient controls and a built EVF with Eye-Start sensor.

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  Very compact for its sensor and zoom, Low image noise up to ISO 800, Good dynamic-range and image contrast, Reliable metering, Excellent resistance to chromatic aberrations, Low optical distortion, No visible vignetting, Instant shutter-lag, Fast shot-to-shot speed, Excellent LCD visibility, Nice...

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  Less softness, much worse along edges, Below-average color accuracy, Occasional cast with Auto White-Balance, Very dim at telephoto, Exposure-Priority only in Manual mode, Tiny low-resolution EVF, Highly variable AF, 1s Filming delay, Very short battery-life

I'm a relatively new convert to the mirrorless cameras having purchased my first, a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000, about a year ago. Before that, I was a lifelong pro Nikon user for over 25 years as a photojournalist for several major newspapers.