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Panasonic Lumix TZ5
Panasonic Lumix TZ5
B+
HQ Grade: B+
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
B means they are good, with some standout features.
C means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth.
D & F mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs.
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Hemant (hemant4u) 0 pts
June 11, 2009 3:58 PM
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Is there any difference between TZ5 and "TZ5S" or "TZ5K"?

I have purchased TZ5 (Silver) from bhphotovideos.com, but I am still confused about the picture qualities. The picture looks good only on LCD Screen, but when i transfer the photos to my computer these are not crispy (even on 9.1MP) . I have tried importing pictures using the software provided by Panasonic, but no luck.

When I went to panasonic website, I didn't find "TZ5" and I was afraid whether they will provide support for this model. Instead I found other TZ series cameras.

It seems that Panasonic is now reproducing this model with a different name like "TZ5S", "TZ5K" etc . My question is "Is there any difference between old TZ5 and new "TZ5S" or "TZ5K" ?
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by James DeRuvo (byjamesderuvo) 58448 pts
June 11, 2009 10:03 PM
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Color. That's it.
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Chris 0 pts
July 11, 2009 10:04 PM
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The color of the body of the cameras is the difference in the tz5k, tz5s, etc. The Tz5s is silver in color, I believe.

They have a firmware update-I am not sure of what all it does update however. I am looking into the update to see what it does-I know it helped with a searching AF in zoom.

I own this camera, and would describe it as a great camera that takes less than stellar pics. I have had success when I have been able to play with the controls. If you don't, you have to get lucky to get relly good pics. Or great light.
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jk 0 pts
August 28, 2009 7:47 AM
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The last letter in the model number is only to show color of the camera. k = black, s = silver, a= blue
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