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I was recently asked to try out the Panasonic Lumix TZ10, Panasonic's new compact camera. Combining my food-blogging and Sandra's mad photography skills, we're really giving this camera a work-out! To test out some of its features, we took it on a little road trip... to our favourite dumpling place in Box Hill!
Best Food Gallery
599 Station St
Box Hill VIC 3128
(03) 9897-1448
The camera has double hand-shake correction. This feature allows you to take night shots at slow shutter speeds without blurring.
Station Street (Best Food Gallery is on the right!)
It also has a built-in GPS, to make it easy to sort holiday photos. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to organise a round-the-world holiday last month, but we still managed to try out the GPS.
The below photo is of the display screen, clearly showing that the picture was taken in Box Hill!
It also has 12.1 Megapixels and can record movies in HD without loss of image quality.
However, the feature that really impressed us was its great zoom! It has a 25mm ultra wide-angle 12x optical zoom. Now, that technical jargon doesn't mean a lot to me, so let's see the zoom used in a practical situation... how can we see what's in the fridge?
1. Here's a photo taken with no zoom. (I added the red square to show you where I zoomed into).
This photo was taken from the far corner of the restaurant.
2. I hold the camera in the same spot, and zoom in all the way...
Ta-dah! Lift, Sprite, Coke, Fanta and Lipton Ice Tea!
Having such a powerful zoom in a compact camera is also useful if you want to have a sneaky peak over at what the neighbouring tables are eating without looking too conspicuous, hehe.
Respect to the well-heeled and manicured ladies next to us eating braised pork belly with noodles and pan-fried dumplings!
The above photo was taken using the "Intelligent Auto" setting, and as you can see, it is slightly grainy. I've noticed that the IA setting sets the ISO quite high, which results in some graininess, but also allows you to take sharp pictures in low-light. Useful for dimly-lit restaurants! However, if you have a steady hand, I'd recommend turning the ISO down a little.
As a pretty un-technical person, I like all the funky scene modes the camera has - there are 29 scene modes, including night portrait, candle light, film grain, pet, and the most important one... food!
Left to right: Xiao Long Bau, Cubed chicken with peanuts, Shanghai fried noodles
Even if you don't switch to food scene mode specifically, we noticed that Intelligent Auto automatically switches on the macro if you move close to your subject. (It also switches to night mode automatically if you take photos outside at night!)
I found the auto-macro feature to be useful for taking this photo of the inside of a hot Xiao Long Bau! Less time fiddling with the camera, more time eating delicious, delicious dumplings!
Overall I think it's a great compact camera, with lots of good features for food bloggers who don't necessarily want to lug around the SLR every time they go out to eat! I especially like the zoom and the Intelligent Auto! I'll be testing it out more extensively over the next 8 weeks as part of my normal blogging. I'd be interested to know what you all think of the photos!
As part of the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 campaign, Nuffnang is hosting a giveway, giving a lucky reader the chance to win a Panasonic Lumix TZ10, which normally retails at $650! All you have to do is answer the following question:
I was recently asked to try out the Panasonic Lumix TZ10, Panasonic's new compact camera. Combining my food-blogging and Sandra's mad photography skills, we're really giving this camera a work-out! To test out some of its features, we took it on a little road trip... to our favourite dumpling place in Box Hill!
Best Food Gallery
599 Station St
Box Hill VIC 3128
(03) 9897-1448
The camera has double hand-shake correction. This feature allows you to take night shots at slow shutter speeds without blurring.
Station Street (Best Food Gallery is on the right!)It also has a built-in GPS, to make it easy to sort holiday photos. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to organise a round-the-world holiday last month, but we still managed to try out the GPS.
The below photo is of the display screen, clearly showing that the picture was taken in Box Hill!
It also has 12.1 Megapixels and can record movies in HD without loss of image quality.
However, the feature that really impressed us was its great zoom! It has a 25mm ultra wide-angle 12x optical zoom. Now, that technical jargon doesn't mean a lot to me, so let's see the zoom used in a practical situation... how can we see what's in the fridge?
1. Here's a photo taken with no zoom. (I added the red square to show you where I zoomed into).
This photo was taken from the far corner of the restaurant.2. I hold the camera in the same spot, and zoom in all the way...
Ta-dah! Lift, Sprite, Coke, Fanta and Lipton Ice Tea!Having such a powerful zoom in a compact camera is also useful if you want to have a sneaky peak over at what the neighbouring tables are eating without looking too conspicuous, hehe.
Respect to the well-heeled and manicured ladies next to us eating braised pork belly with noodles and pan-fried dumplings!The above photo was taken using the "Intelligent Auto" setting, and as you can see, it is slightly grainy. I've noticed that the IA setting sets the ISO quite high, which results in some graininess, but also allows you to take sharp pictures in low-light. Useful for dimly-lit restaurants! However, if you have a steady hand, I'd recommend turning the ISO down a little.
As a pretty un-technical person, I like all the funky scene modes the camera has - there are 29 scene modes, including night portrait, candle light, film grain, pet, and the most important one... food!
Left to right: Xiao Long Bau, Cubed chicken with peanuts, Shanghai fried noodles
Even if you don't switch to food scene mode specifically, we noticed that Intelligent Auto automatically switches on the macro if you move close to your subject. (It also switches to night mode automatically if you take photos outside at night!)
I found the auto-macro feature to be useful for taking this photo of the inside of a hot Xiao Long Bau! Less time fiddling with the camera, more time eating delicious, delicious dumplings!
Overall I think it's a great compact camera, with lots of good features for food bloggers who don't necessarily want to lug around the SLR every time they go out to eat! I especially like the zoom and the Intelligent Auto! I'll be testing it out more extensively over the next 8 weeks as part of my normal blogging. I'd be interested to know what you all think of the photos!
As part of the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 campaign, Nuffnang is hosting a giveway, giving a lucky reader the chance to win a Panasonic Lumix TZ10, which normally retails at $650! All you have to do is answer the following question:
"Where in the World would you take the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 and what photo would you take?"
Leave a comment on my blog (or on any of the other participating blogs) with your answer by 11:59pm on Friday 3rd of September for your chance to win! (Australian residents, 14 years old and above only). Terms and Conditions are here.
I was recently asked to try out the Panasonic Lumix TZ10, Panasonic's new compact camera. Combining my food-blogging and Sandra's mad photography skills, we're really giving this camera a work-out! To test out some of its features, we took it on a little road trip... to our favourite dumpling place in Box Hill!
Best Food Gallery
599 Station St
Box Hill VIC 3128
(03) 9897-1448
The camera has double hand-shake correction. This feature allows you to take night shots at slow shutter speeds without blurring.
Station Street (Best Food Gallery is on the right!)It also has a built-in GPS, to make it easy to sort holiday photos. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to organise a round-the-world holiday last month, but we still managed to try out the GPS.
The below photo is of the display screen, clearly showing that the picture was taken in Box Hill!
It also has 12.1 Megapixels and can record movies in HD without loss of image quality.
However, the feature that really impressed us was its great zoom! It has a 25mm ultra wide-angle 12x optical zoom. Now, that technical jargon doesn't mean a lot to me, so let's see the zoom used in a practical situation... how can we see what's in the fridge?
1. Here's a photo taken with no zoom. (I added the red square to show you where I zoomed into).
This photo was taken from the far corner of the restaurant.2. I hold the camera in the same spot, and zoom in all the way...
Ta-dah! Lift, Sprite, Coke, Fanta and Lipton Ice Tea!Having such a powerful zoom in a compact camera is also useful if you want to have a sneaky peak over at what the neighbouring tables are eating without looking too conspicuous, hehe.
Respect to the well-heeled and manicured ladies next to us eating braised pork belly with noodles and pan-fried dumplings!The above photo was taken using the "Intelligent Auto" setting, and as you can see, it is slightly grainy. I've noticed that the IA setting sets the ISO quite high, which results in some graininess, but also allows you to take sharp pictures in low-light. Useful for dimly-lit restaurants! However, if you have a steady hand, I'd recommend turning the ISO down a little.
As a pretty un-technical person, I like all the funky scene modes the camera has - there are 29 scene modes, including night portrait, candle light, film grain, pet, and the most important one... food!
Left to right: Xiao Long Bau, Cubed chicken with peanuts, Shanghai fried noodlesEven if you don't switch to food scene mode specifically, we noticed that Intelligent Auto automatically switches on the macro if you move close to your subject. (It also switches to night mode automatically if you take photos outside at night!)
I found the auto-macro feature to be useful for taking this photo of the inside of a hot Xiao Long Bau! Less time fiddling with the camera, more time eating delicious, delicious dumplings!
Overall I think it's a great compact camera, with lots of good features for food bloggers who don't necessarily want to lug around the SLR every time they go out to eat! I especially like the zoom and the Intelligent Auto! I'll be testing it out more extensively over the next 8 weeks as part of my normal blogging. I'd be interested to know what you all think of the photos!
As part of the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 campaign, Nuffnang is hosting a giveway, giving a lucky reader the chance to win a Panasonic Lumix TZ10, which normally retails at $650! All you have to do is answer the following question:
"Where in the World would you take the Panasonic Lumix TZ10 and what photo would you take?"
Leave a comment on my blog (or on any of the other participating blogs) with your answer by 11:59pm on Friday 3rd of September for your chance to win! (Australian residents, 14 years old and above only). Terms and Conditions are here.
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