a camcorder is a LOT bigger to carry around than a Lumix ZS3. plus the ZS3 can take VERY good 10Mpix photos to go with its 720p video. for travel and photos/videos of my kids, the ZS3 fits my purposes a lot better than a camcorder.
you can actually use optical zoom while recording videos with this camera, you can set up a button to focus while recording too. Search for CHDK, it is a firmware addon for canon cameras
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HC32KING 1 week ago
anlabo!
Flipanthony 1 year ago
Why did you use digital zoom?
CheapHomeFilms 1 year ago
@TyMaYoJa
yeeeeeeesssss !
dumbimperialism 1 year ago
@blalblal117
panasonic tz7 (or zs3) , 2009 best camera !!!
dumbimperialism 1 year ago
a camcorder is a LOT bigger to carry around than a Lumix ZS3. plus the ZS3 can take VERY good 10Mpix photos to go with its 720p video. for travel and photos/videos of my kids, the ZS3 fits my purposes a lot better than a camcorder.
TyMaYoJa 2 years ago
how much can you film ? can you put a bigger memory on it ? besided 2 or 4 giga ?
RonaldoGod 2 years ago
you can actually use optical zoom while recording videos with this camera, you can set up a button to focus while recording too. Search for CHDK, it is a firmware addon for canon cameras
oblongerer 2 years ago
thats why you buy a camcorder
carlos312 2 years ago
what in the world is the zs3 that you are talking about?
blalblal117 2 years ago