Perfect Click

The search went on for about one-and-a-half months. The zoom quality was checked and cross-checked,its high-definition recording feature was put to test and its wide angle coverage was taken into consideration. “It was after checking all its features that I finalised on the Panasonic Lumix TZ7,” beams Prashant Garcha,a marine engineer,who prior to this was hooked on to Sony’s VX 2000 digital handycam. “I wanted something that was compact and easy to use. So I bought this one from Delhi for

Rs 25,000. Complete with 12x zoom image-stabilised Leica lens with a maximum aperture of f/3.3-f/4.9 and a focal length range equivalent to 25-300mm,an impressively sharp 3.0-inch 460,000 dot wide-view LCD monitor,a dual-processor Venus Engine HD,and most significantly 1280 x 720 pixel HD video recording with stereo sound and full optical zoom capability,it is right on the top,” says this 25-year-old,who’s feels that its weight at 229 gm including battery and card makes it a perfect travel camera.

While it’s body in aluminum,finished in semi-matt texture is visually appealing,this camera is designed to survive a bit of rough treatment. Garcha says,“The overall build quality is extremely good,and almost all the controls are robust and solidly mounted. What’s more is that its picture quality is very good and can be worked upon on photoshop,” as he shows us the albums he’s created on the software and uploaded on Facebook. Click on!