The ‘travel zoom compact' market is one of the most popular around thanks to the combination of a long focal range and an advanced specification, all in a body which is both lightweight and portable.

Solid image stabilisation performance; Presence of a control ring; Reduction in resolution of sensor

Lack of touchscreen control; EVF could be physically larger; Mode dial a touch soft; Some performance issues

Features Handling Performance Verdict Specification The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ70, announced in January 2015 updates the TZ60 , and is a premium compact camera with a 30x optical zoom lens and a 12.1 megapixel high sensitivity MOS sensor amongst a long list of other features, which also includes...

Lots of optical zoom in a compact body; Ideal for beginners and advanced photographers; Good resolution screen and LVF; LVF now features eye-detection; Built-in Wi-Fi and NFC; Lots of shooting modes; Metal body with ample rubber grip; Excellent image quality; Improved noise performance; Dual axis...

Some purple fringing; No touch screen

Solid image stabilisation performance; Presence of a control ring; Reduction in resolution of sensor;

Lack of touchscreen control; EVF could be physically larger; Mode dial a touch soft; Some performance issues;

The Panasonic ZS50 is a wonderfully versatile compact camera, with solid images from extreme close-ups to telephoto. The ZS50 handles low light well and captures a pretty good video for a compact camera as well.

Solid image quality throughout zoom range; Good low light performance; Solid speed; Electronic viewfinder

Not enough controls for using manual settings; No tilting LCD screen; Audible zoom noise in video footage

While its small sensor and aperture range limit the types of photos you can take, this camera's focus is clearly on the impressive zoom lens that enables you to shoot tight portraits. Features such as Wi-Fi and manual controls give it good versatility.

Its 30x zoom offers great versatility

This camera's protruding lens sometimes gets caught on the way in and out of pockets

I initially liked this camera in spite of its poor image quality and lack of low-light performance. But after one year of ownership I now regret my purchase. After fewer than (an estimated) 1,000 shutter activations the viewfinder is broken. It's as if it's misaligned.

When you go for the used ones be careful. I bought one that said used like new tested and fully functional. Looked great but flash never worked. Plus WOW. I have been using a Nikon dslr for years and decided to buy a point and shoot for a concert. I played with this thing allll day.

I've had my ZS50 for about eight months now, and I'm up over 8,000 shutter releases. It will fit into the front pockets on my shorts, but it usually lives in the handlebar bag on my bicycle, or the center console of the car. It's easy to always have it at hand.

Price is a little more than most cameras in its class.

have a viewfinder

location of flash

Took this camera on a two week trip to the Canadian Rockies. This camera produced really excellent photos of our trip. Couldn't be happier. Decided to take a pocket camera this time instead something hanging around my neck. This camera provides pocket convenience and big camera photo quality.