Power Source DC 5.1 V
Power Consumption When recording: 1.7 W (DMC-TZ3)/1.4 W (DMC-TZ2)
When playing back: 0.8 W
Camera effective pixels DMC-TZ3: 7,200,000 pixels DMC-TZ2: 6,000,000 pixels
Image sensor DMC-TZ3: 1/2.35” CCD, total pixel number 8,500,000 pixels
DMC-TZ2: 1/2.33” CCD, total pixel number 7,390,000 pixels
Primary colour filter
Lens Optical 10 x zoom
f=4.6 mm to 46 mm (35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to 280 mm)/F3.3 to F4.9
Digital zoom Max.4 x
Extra optical zoom Max. 15 x (DMC-TZ3)/Max. 13.8 x (DMC-TZ2)
Focus Normal/Macro
9-area-focusing/3-area-focusing (High speed)/
1-area-focusing (High speed)/1-area-focusing/Spot-focusing
Focus range
Normal 50 cm (Wide)/2 m (Tele) to
Macro/Simple/Motion picture/
Intelligent ISO/Clipboard
5 cm (Wide)/ 1 m (Tele) to
(2 m unless max.T)
Scene mode There may be difference in above settings.
Shutter system Electronic shutter + Mechanical shutter
Motion picture recording 848 × 480 pixels*/640 × 480 pixels* /320 × 240 pixels
(*Only when using an SD Memory Card)
(30 or 10 frames/second with audio. The maximum recording time depends
on the capacity of the built-in memory or the card.)
Burst recording
Burst speed DMC-TZ3:
3 frames/second (High speed), 2 frames/second (Low speed),
Approx. 2 frames/second (Unlimited)
DMC-TZ2:
Approx. 2 frames/second (Unlimited)
Number of recordable
pictures
DMC-TZ3:
Max. 7 frames (Standard), max. 5 frames (Fine),
Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card (Unlimited).
DMC-TZ2:
Depends on the remaining capacity of the built-in memory or the card.
ISO sensitivity AUTO/100/200/400/800/1250
[HIGH SENS.] mode: 3200
Shutter speed 8 to 1/2000th
[STARRY SKY] mode: 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds
Motion picture mode: 1/30th to 1/20000th
White balance AUTO/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/White set
Exposure (AE) AUTO (Programme AE)
Exposure compensation (1/3 EV Step, -2 EV to +2 EV)
Metering mode Multiple/Centre weighted/Spot
LCD monitor DMC-TZ3:
3.0” low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD (Approx. 230,000 pixels)
(field of view ratio about 100 %)
DMC-TZ2:
2.5” low-temperature polycrystalline TFT LCD (Approx. 207,000 pixels)
(field of view ratio about 100 %)
Flash Flash range: (ISO AUTO) Approx.60 cm to 4.2 m (Wide)
AUTO, AUTO/Red-eye reduction, Forced flash ON (Forced flash ON/
Red-eye reduction), Slow sync./Red-eye reduction, Forced OFF
Microphone Monaural
Speaker Monaural
Recording media Built-in Memory (Approx. 12.7 MB)/SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card/
MultiMediaCard (Still pictures only)
Picture size
Still picture
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
DMC-TZ3:
3072 × 2304 pixels / 2560×1920 pixels / 2048×1536 pixels /
1600 × 1200 pixels / 1280 × 960 pixels / 640 × 480 pixels
DMC-TZ2:
2816 × 2112 pixels / 2048 × 1536 pixels / 1600 × 1200 pixels /
1280 × 960 pixels / 640 × 480 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
DMC-TZ3:
3216 × 2144 pixels / 2560 × 1712 pixels / 2048 × 1360 pixels
DMC-TZ2:
2976 × 1984 pixels / 2560 × 1712 pixels / 2048 × 1360 pixels
When the aspect ratio setting is [ ]
DMC-TZ3:
3328 × 1872 pixels / 2560 × 1440 pixels / 1920 × 1080 pixels
DMC-TZ2:
3072 × 1728 pixels / 2560 × 1440 pixels / 1920 × 1080 pixels
Motion pictures
(*Only when using an SD
Memory Card)
848 × 480 pixels* /640 × 480 pixels* /320 × 240 pixels
Quality Fine/Standard
Recording file format
Still Picture JPEG (based on Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21
standard)/DPOF corresponding
Still pictures with audio JPEG (based on Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21
standard) + QuickTime
Motion pictures QuickTime Motion JPEG
Interface Digital: USB 2.0 (Full Speed)
Analogue video/audio:
NTSC/PAL Composite (Switched by menu)/Audio line output (monaural)
Terminal DIGITAL/AV OUT: Dedicated jack (8 pin)
DC IN: Dedicated jack (2 pin)
Dimensions (excluding the
projection part)
DMC-TZ3: Approx. 105.0 mm (W) × 59.2 mm (H) × 36.7 mm (D)
DMC-TZ2: Approx. 105.0 mm (W) × 59.2 mm (H) × 36.3 mm (D)
Mass
Excluding card and battery DMC-TZ3: Approx. 232 g/DMC-TZ2: Approx. 222 g
With card and battery DMC-TZ3: Approx. 257 g/DMC-TZ2: Approx. 247 g
Operating temperature 0 °C to 40 °C
Operating humidity 10 % to 80 %
Battery charger
(Panasonic DE-A46A): Information for your safety
Output CHARGE 4.2 V 0.8 A
Input 110 V to 240 V 50/60Hz, 0.2 A
Battery Pack (lithium-ion)
(Panasonic CGA-S007E): Information for your safety
Voltage/capacity 3.7 V 1000 mAh
Digital Camera: Information for your safety
