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Out with old, in with new
June 1, 2006




Out with the old: Sony Cybershot DSC-P5 (bought in 2001)
3 megapixels, 3x optical zoom
I've taken about 45,000 photos with this one, everything on my web site this far.
Still works like new! But it's waaay to slow.......




In with the new: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1(bought in 2006)
5 megapixels, 10x optical zoom, optical anti-shake

   Sony DSC-P5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
  Sony DSC-P5 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
 Announced 21-Aug-2001 14-Feb-2006
 Format Ultra Compact Compact
 Price US$499 US$339
 Max resolution 2048 x 1536 2560 x 1920
 Low resolution 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
 Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
 Effective pixels 3.1 million 4.9 million
 Sensor photo detectors 3.3 million 6.3 million
 Sensor size 1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm) 1/2.5 "
 Sensor type CCD CCD
 Colour filter array RGB RGB
 Sensor manufacturer Sony Matsushita
 ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400 Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, (800 / 1600 with limitations)
 Zoom wide (W) 39 mm 35 mm
 Zoom tele (T) 117 mm (3 x) 350 mm (10 x)
 Digital zoom Yes, 2 x Yes, 4 x
 Image stabilization No Yes, Lens
 Auto Focus Yes Yes
 Manual Focus Yes, 5 steps No
 Auto focus type TTL TTL
 Normal focus range 50 cm 40 cm
 Macro focus range 10 cm 5 cm
 White balance override 3 positions 4 positions, plus 2 manual
 Aperture range F2.8 / F5.6 - F5.6 / F10 F2.8 - F4.2
 Min shutter 2 sec 8 sec
 Max shutter 1/1000 sec 1/2000 sec
 Built-in Flash Yes Yes
 Flash guide no. 2.8 m (9.1 ft) 8 m 4 m (13.1 ft) m
 External flash No No
 Flash modes Auto, Red-Eye reduction, On, Off Auto, Red-Eye Auto, On, Red-Eye On, Red-Eye Slow Sync, Off,
 Exposure compensation -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps -2 EV to +2 EV in 0.3 EV steps
 Metering Center weighted, Spot Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
 Aperture priority No No
 Shutter priority No No
 Lens thread No No
 Continuous Drive Yes, 2images, 2 fps Yes, 3 or 2 fps, max 5 images
 Movie Clips Yes, MPEG-EX, 320 x 240, 160x112 Yes, 848 x 480, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30/10 fps
 Remote control No No
 Tripod mount Yes Yes
 Self-timer 10 sec 2 or 10 sec
 Time-lapse recording No No
 Orientation sensor No No
 Storage types Memory Stick SD/MMC card + Internal
 Storage included 8 MB Memory Stick 13 MB Internal
 Uncompressed format TIFF No
 Compressed format JPEG (EXIF) JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
 Quality Levels Fine, Standard Fine, Standard
 Viewfinder Optical No
 LCD 1.5 " 2.5 "
 LCD Pixels 123,000 207,000
 Video out Yes Yes
 USB Yes Yes
 Firewire (IEEE 1394) No No
 Battery / Charger Yes Yes
 Battery InfoLithium (NP-FC10) & charger Lithium-Ion rechargeable
 Weight (inc. batteries) 214 g (7.5 oz) 250 g (8.8 oz)
 Dimensions 113 x 54 x 36 mm (4.5 x 2.1 x 1.4 in) 112 x 58 x 40 mm (4.4 x 2.3 x 1.6 in)
 Notes   Smallest 10x when announced

Feature comparison from
www.dpreview.com







Lumix, 35mm, flash








Sony, 39mm, flash








Lumix, 35mm, no flash








Sony, 39mm, no flash








Lumix, 350mm, flash








Sony, 117mm, flash








Lumix, 117mm, no flash

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