Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 software

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 software

The Panasonic DMC-TZ7 comes fully equipped with fantastic software to allow you to make full use of all the features included in your camera. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.0 HD Edition is incuded with the TZ7 and it includes a variety of features that allow you to edit and sort your photos with ease.

PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.0 HD Edition can automatically put all photos on your PC into virtual folders based on the photos you have registered meaning that even the photos not taken on the TZ7 can be sorted with ease. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.0 HD Edition allows you to view, edit and archive your captured contents with greater ease and fun. Still and motion images can be transferred to the PC via a USB cable for viewing and archiving on the PC. Using PHOTOfunSTUDIO 3.0 HD Edition, you can edit and remove unwanted portions of your video clips recorded in AVCHD Lite. Contents recorded in AVCHD Lite can be burned directly onto a DVD disc for viewing on a DIGA Blu-ray Disc player. Alternatively, you can use the software to convert your contents to MPEG2 format to burn onto a DVD disc.There is also excellent compatibility with iTunes allowing you to add music to a slideshow as well as a built in You Tube uploader so that you can upload your videaos straight to the site.

Panasonic really have included an excellent bundle of software to try and aid the user no matter what their interests are from sorting all your photos on your PC by person to allowing direct upload to You Tube, Panasonic really have tried to cater for everyone’s needs with this easy to use software.

High Resolution LCD for Easy Playback

High Resolution LCD for Easy Playback

The Panasonic TZ7 comes with a high resolution LCD screen with a 460,000 dot intelligent LCD and a wide viewing angle. The screen contrast and brightness automatically alters to the surrounding lighting conditions with their being 11 steps of brightness. The big screen reflects fine details, making it easy to check the focus before shooting.

Panasonic have made the menu system on the TZ7 much easier to navigate and use quickly as well as enabling the display size to be altered depending on how good the person’s eyesight is. The Venus HD engine that is included in the TZ7 allows a faster playback of the thumbnails and images even when the photos are at high resolution. Thumbnails are displayed 17x faster and single photos 4x faster.
 
There are a lot of playback modes available on the TZ7 with the ability to play back separately or jointly the photos and videos on your camera. The slideshow mode allows background music to be added which then with the use of an HDMI cable can be connected to an HDTV so that you can show your friends and family the excellent photos and AVCHD Lite and Motion JPEG videos that you took.

DMC-TZ7 Face Recognition Feature

Panasonic strive to make taking the perfect picture as easy as possible and with the TZ7 they really have pulled out all the stops with the new AF tracking and Face recognition feature that is included on the camera. The TZ7 actually remembers faces making it hard to not take the perfect photo.

When a familiar face is recorded several times, the camera will prompt you to register the face. Once complete, if the familiar face appears into your frame again, the camera will display the name you specified for that person and prioritize focus and exposure so that the registered face is bright and in sharp focus. This is a fantastic feature if you are taking a group photo as the auto focus and auto exposure will prioritise the most important people ion the photo as set by you.

During registration, you can change the icon that indicates when the registered subject is in focus – for example you can attach a love heart to your partner. You can also manually register a person’s details and the camera will remember them whenever you take a photo.

An added feature of the face recognition function is the ability to set ages with the name and these can be printed on the photo for you. When babies under 3 years-old are registered, the camera will automatically switch to Baby mode if the baby appears into the frame. You can also sort your photos by the person’s name so that when playing back your photos you only see ones tagged with their name; this is excellent if you are looking to put together an album for that person.

With AF Tracking, the DMC-TZ7 can lock onto any subject and keep it in focus even if it moves – making it easy to get beautiful, clear shots when a great photo opportunity suddenly arises. Simply aim, lock, and shoot.

The face detection system digitally corrects unwanted red-eye during recording for you automatically giving your pictures an excellent appearance without the need for editing. The TZ7 also includes Mega O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO control which prevents blurring from hand shake and movement.

The Mega O.I.S. now has an AUTO mode to select between the conventional Mode 1 and 2 depending on which mode best suits the zoom ratio being used. Intelligent Exposure optimizes the exposure for each part of an image, preventing blocked shadows and blown highlights and helping ensure that gradation and details are reproduced beautifully. It now features an automatic backlight compensation function that activates whenever the subject is in backlight. Intelligent Scene Selector automatically detects the five most common shooting situations – Portrait, Night Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery and Macro – and switches to the appropriate Scene mode.

All of these excellent advanced functions can easily be put on even before pressing the shutter button by simply selecting the iA mode. All in all this camera is fully loaded with all the technology and gadgets that makes taking the perfect professional looking photo effortless.