Panasonic ZS7 Hands On

For years, Panasonic have been producing great compact cameras with huge zoom range. The ZS7 is the latest camera in this line, and it adds several great features we've been waiting for, like manual control and GPS tagging. Chris takes a look at this great new camera.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Panasonic ZS3
• superzoom
• Chris Niccolls
• The Camera Store
• 720P
• compact digital
• photography
• Jordan Drake
• Lumix

[ItsKirgan]

Great review! Im thinking of picking this camera up. I have a question though, how long does the battery last // either in general or when recording in HD?

Thanks!

[TheCameraStoreTV]

@ItsKirgan We got about an hour recording HD video.

[BornDistracted]

regarding video editing, can this camera take pictures from the video it records?

[TheCameraStoreTV]

@BornDistracted Yes, the camera allows you to extract stills from your videos in its editing menu. Remember, however, a 720P frame is only equivalent to a 1 Megapixel image.

[mileycyruslvr101]

Great video...thanks! "Camera swag" love it! :) Does anyone know what the battery life is like on this camera? Also, what's the best way to get a lot of video time? I heard that even with an external memory card, you still barely get any video time.

[TheCameraStoreTV]

@mileycyruslvr101 With a class 6 card, shooting AVCHD format, you can record a maximum of 30 minutes. Once you hit the cap, you start recording again almost immediately afterwards.

[iceeman23]

great review. I'm a wedding photographer and mostly use pro dSLR for photography. However, with the bulk and luggage that comes with dSLR ( full frame) it gets bit cumbersome.

Thus I decided to get myself and decent and affordable point/shoot with HD video capabilities. After much research, I decided to purchase panny ZS7 for its low light capabilities and stunning sharpness.

I looked at Sony HX5v and Canon SX210is. Both could not match the sharpness of the panasonic nor it's low light shoo

[ItsKirgan]

@TheCameraStoreTV OK, thanks :)

[robert99a]

Kind of dumb that the face recognizing thing only works with four letter names.

[surfstyle78]

is it possible to program the camera for taking automatic shots every X minutes? i want to take shots every 5 minutes at the sky watching then the evolution.... thanks

[BornDistracted]

@BornDistracted thank you. i wish the ZS3 which i currently have would do that...