Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 12.1MP Digital Camera with 8x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD
January 8th, 2010 | 
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- 12.1-megapixel resolution
- 25mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens; 8x zoom, Power O.I.S.
- Capture HD video at 1280×720, 30fps
- 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
The compact body of the ZR1 houses a LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens that ranges from 25mm wide-angle all the way to 200mm telephoto. In addition to its superb image rendering, the Leica DC lens lets you capture photos clearly without having to worry about hand-shake in all kinds of travel situations, thanks to the double corrective power of POWER O.I.S. as compared to previous models.Enjoy high-speed 1.1-second start-ups, AF speeds of approximately 0.27 second, and up to… More >>
Posted in Digital Cameras, Panasonic Cameras | Tags: 12.1MP, Camera, Digital, DMCZR1, Image, inch, Lumix, Optical, Panasonic, POWER, Stabilized, Zoom
I’ve been in the market for several months to replace my broken Panny LX3 so I decided to try Panny again. In a few words: “awful photos!” Don’t waste your money.
Rating: 1 / 5
Purchased this camera because it had a greater optical zoom than most cameras(10X), plus further digital zoom. It has a higher pixel count than the others in it’s class who had slightly larger zoom lenses. Not overly feature rich, but then how much do you really use them. Good size, able to control one handed and focuses quickly with good re-cycle time on the flash. Haven’t really used the video other to try it out, but with 12 megapixels, would think it is adequate. Only drawback is the actual trigger for the picture could be a little easier to find, but that is pretty picky.
Rating: 4 / 5
Like one of the other reviewers said, this camera looks good on paper, but the picture quality doesn’t come close to other P&S cameras. I’ve used Casio and Canon before and they both took good pics. I still have an SD550 (7.1MP) and it takes much better shots than this Panasonic.
The noise and lack of sharpness in the panasonic pictures was more than I could handle.
If I could, I would post the two pictures I took (one with SD550 and one with DMC-ZR1). If it wasn’t for the smaller size of the Canon pic, you’d swear it was from the newer camera.
I just printed out the return shipping label.
Rating: 2 / 5
really really bad indoor picture quality. uncomparable with any other digital camera.. my six year old olypus c4000 took way way better pictures. ZR1 gave me the worst experience I could receive from a digital camera.
I will return the ZR1 as I received a ZS3 which is comparable to other cameras in the market ( i mean its way way better than a ZR1)
don’t be fooled by the reviews…they compare picture quality in good lighting (not even slightly bad lighting)…. and Dpreview and the top reviewers did not review it yet.
Rating: 1 / 5
I anxiously awaited this camera after having sat in front of my computer for 3 days reading review after review. I can’t say that my time was wasted because although I think I take great pics I learned a lot of the terminology that I didn’t understand previously. That being said I thought I had narrowed it down to exactly what I wanted. The zoom was important to me and the fact that this camera had 8x optical was great! However every single picture I took indoors that I zoomed in on was horribly grainy! In fact a lot the indoor shots I took turned out grainy and or blurry! I was able to get great outdoor shots but since at least 50% of my pics will be taken indoors this camera just doesn’t do it for me. The flash also seemed to go off excessively even when I was outside unless I was standing in direct sun light. I also did what I call the “jump test” I have my kids jump in front of the camera indoors on the auto setting and I take a picture of them to see if it turns out blurry. This camera failed miserably. I tried every setting and uploaded pics 2 separate times then gave up and shipped it back to amazon. I then went out and bought a canon sx110is, which I love so far, and I also bought the Panasonic Lumix FS8. The FS8 cost me $100 at Wal-mart and preformed great! It even surpassed my expectations on the “jump test”. I have owned a couple of Panasonic Lumix cameras but the Lumix DMC-ZR1 sadly fell short.
Rating: 3 / 5