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We first previewed this camera back in February when Panasonic invited us to give it a whirl around Norfolk Island. We liked what we saw then, and after spending some more time with a full production model this time around, we still like it — perhaps even more. Panasonic almost always does well when it comes to creating compact cameras with versatile lenses for its Travel Zoom range, and the TZ30 is a good example of a model that is indeed perfect for travellers.
It's a camera that's small and easy to fit into a pants pocket, yet its lens can capture images from a wide angle of 24mm, all the way up to a telephoto angle of 480mm. If you're on a tourist beat, this means you can potentially take a photo of a landmark that fits in the entire frame, and you can then zoom in and get very close shots of all its details. And you can do it all without changing lenses.
Pictures can be framed using the camera's 3in LCD screen, which can be a little hard to view outdoors on sunny days, but that's a complaint we have of most cameras on the market. What you see on the screen isn't what your final picture will look like; to see how your photo will be exposed, you'll need to press the shutter button halfway down first. The shutter button has a distinct two-step feel to it, but we think it could stand to be a little firmer.
The controls on the rear of the camera include a typical ring of functions surrounding an OK button, a display button, a Quick Menu button, a dedicated exposure button (which can be used to either adjust exposure compensation or to move between shutter and aperture values, depending on which mode you are in), and a switch for playback and recording mode. There is a dedicated video recording button at the top, right next to the shutter, which is very convenient. The buttons feel a little cheap though, and we think they could stand to be a little better constructed. There is a built-in stereo microphone, a speaker, a built-in flash, and mini HDMI and micro-USB output ports.
We like the Quick Menu settings, which can be brought up so that the ISO, white balance, focus type and shooting mode can be adjusted from a logically laid out interface. We also like the fact that you can just point on the screen to whichever part of the picture you want to focus on, and you can even enable an on-screen shutter so that a picture is taken the moment you touch the screen at your desired focus point.
We really like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 and think that it really does live up to its purpose as a travel camera. It possesses excellent versatility thanks to its 20x optical zoom lens, has a wealth of features, is easy to use and it performs well, both in terms of speed and image quality. There are a few things about its build quality that we would change, such as making the buttons feel a little more solid, but overall, it's a great compact camera.