Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25

Waterproof/rugged cameras

A 16-megapixel camera from Panasonic with a 1/2.3 sensor, a 2.6-inch LCD, and an image stabilizer.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Image quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Video quality

/ 5

LCD quality

/ 5

Flash photos

/ 5

Image stabilization

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Sensor types

/ 5

Battery life (shots)

/ 5

4K video

/ 5

WiFi

/ 5

Megapixels

/ 5

Widest angle (mm)

/ 5

Weight (oz.)

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

PHOTO QUALITY. This 16-megapixel waterproof and rugged camera captured images with good quality. We judged this model very good for outdoor performance, such as shooting landscapes in the daytime; fair for indoor performance, such as photographing a well-lit basketball game in a gym; FLASH. The Lumix DMC-TS25 captured flash shots that were fair. In our distance test, we found the camera's flash could illuminate most subjects that are closer to the camera, but had some problems with distant subjects. The flash also has poor, uneven coverage.LENS. This camera includes a 4x zoom lens, a bit more zoom than a standard 3x. The lens also has wide-angle (28mm) capability that's useful for landscapes and group portraits, although you may notice a bit of distortion when you're shooting faces up close, for instance.IMAGE STABILIZATION. This is an important feature; taking hand-held shots at the telephoto end of the zoom range can generally blur or soften images due to the slight movement of your hands. In low-light settings, it performed excellently and almost never produced blurry photos. Overall, the shake reduction results from our tests were excellent.SPEED. In terms of performance, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25 powers up very quickly.VIDEO. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS25 takes fair video. It captures HD video at 1280 x 720. As for sound, it captures good audio in mono.ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. It has a small 2.6-inch LCD, which has fair quality that makes it more difficult to compose your shots or play back photos and video than with most recommended models. This waterproof and rugged is smaller and thinner than most in its class.

About

The Lumix DMC-TS25 is a 16-megapixel camera with 4x optical zoom and a 35mm-equivalent focal length range of 28mm-100mm. It has a 2.6-inch LCD (230,000 pixels). We consider this model a waterproof and rugged camera. The Lumix DMC-TS25 stores photos and video on SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards and has 70MB of on-board storage. It captures images as JPEG files at a top resolution of 4608 x 3456 and HD-resolution video as MP4 files at a top resolution of 1280 x 720. Like most digital cameras, this model comes with a proprietary rechargeable battery. The image stabilization system for this camera is optical. The Lumix DMC-TS25 measures 4.1 inches wide by 2.3 inches high by 0.8 inches deep, and weighs 6 ounces (with battery, memory card, and strap).

Features & Specs

Features

Viewfinder

Manual focus

Exposure compensation

Yes

Touch screen

Image stabilization type

Optical

Macro focus

Manual controls

Eyeglasses

Specs

Maximum aperture

f 3.9-5.7

Shutter speed range

8 - 1/1250

Optical zoom

35mm equivalent zoom ratio

28-100

LCD size (in.)

2.6

AA batteries

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