LCD Size:
2.7 inches
Resolution:
12 MP
Optical Zoom:
8 x
Ease of use
10
Show what experts say (3 reviews)
"The ZR1 is primarily a point-and-shoot camera, with no controls over aperture or shutter speed."
Experts and beginners will be able to quickly find what they want without too much fuss or confusion.
"As this is purely a point and shoot camera with no manual controls, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1 is not overly complex in terms of the number of external controls that it has."
Picture Quality
6
Show what experts say (4 reviews)
"Overall, the photos produced by the ZR1 are very good to excellent, depending on if you care about how pictures look when viewed or printed at the full 4,000x3,000-pixel resolution."
"I was generally happy with the overall quality of the images I captured, though the 52 percent drop in sharpness at the edges of the frame is a bit of a bummer."
"There is a slight mottled effect on areas of flat colour and some signs of fringing around areas of contrast."
"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1 produced images of very good quality during the review period."
Low light shooting
5
Show what experts say (3 reviews)
"The maximum ISO 1600 setting remains brightly coloured but the level of detail falls off rapidly."
"At ISO 800, photos take on a painterly appearance, but fine detail is still fairly good. Though there's still some detail at ISO 1,600, photos are for the most part unusable because they are covered in faint yellow splotches along with a good amount of noise."
"You don't notice that the camera is actually doing anything different when anti-shake is turned on, just that you can use slower shutter speeds than normal and still take sharp photos."
Video Quality
8
Show what experts say (4 reviews)
"There is a Movie mode capable of capturing some very good video at HD quality and you get use of the quiet optical zoom while recording."
"In my tests, recording video with the ZR1 was also a fantastic experience—and it looked great. Video can be captured in 720p high-definition at 30 frames per second and footage is saved as MOV files, making it easy to upload the videos to YouTube."
"For video capture the ZX1 records in 1280x720P high definition, or a range of lower qualities, down to QVGA (320x240). This is recorded at 30 frames per second in an AVI motion JPEG format and produces very smooth looking video."
"The ZX1 can record 720p video at 1280x720 pixels at 30 or 15 fps in the Motion JPG format. There's no dedicated video button as on other recent Panasonic compacts, which means that you need to turn the Shooting Mode dial to the Video position and then press the shutter button to begin recording."
Build Quality
10
Show what experts say (2 reviews)
"Feels solid and well built."
"As with most Panasonic cameras, the DMC-ZX1 is a well-built device with a high quality metal body. There are a couple of external controls that don't instill much confidence. The cover for the battery compartment and SD card slot feels a little insubstantial and is locked using a cheap plastic switch."
Battery Life
10
Show what experts say (1 reviews)
Battery life rated at 370 shots.
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