You know how it is, companies are always boasting about their latest and greatest products, sometimes detracting from the kit further down the ranks. It's much the same for the just announced Panasonic Lumix TZ57.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ57 (also known as the DMC-ZS45) is pitched as a travel camera and was announced at the same time as the TZ70, being a more affordable version of that camera.

Love this compact camera, it is amazing, takes great pictures, love the wink detector and selfie function, had great fun playing with that. The wi-fi is ideal for us too, makes a change from using phones all the time.... Just love it

Love the selfie mode activated with a wink

So I bought this product in order to try and pursue my love for photography as well as videography, this camera is just the thing for beginners, it has amazing auto focus and depth of field that it perfect for beginners like myself!

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ57 updates the TZ55 , and offers a higher resolution LCD screen, as well as improved graphical user interface. The front of the camera features a chunky rubber grip, with the rear featuring a tilting "selfie" screen for the perfect "selfie" or group shot.

Good battery life; Good image quality; Good 20x optical zoom lens; Tilting 3inch screen; 10fps continuous shooting; Full manual controls; Selfie features

Wi-Fi button position - easily mistaken for on/off switch; Touch-screen would have helped with Selfie shots; Selfie features; such as background defocus can't be used with flash