The Panasonic TZ range is hugely popular when it comes to dedicated compact cameras, especially if you're looking for big zoom in a relatively small package. In 2016 the range is diversifying: 2015's TZ70 is replaced by the similar TZ80 (or SZ60 for our American friends), as reviewed here, but...

Touchscreen controls added; 4K video capture; fast autofocus; 30x zoom versatility in pocketable body; image stabilisation; mode dial and lens control ring for easy adjustment and functionality

No tilt/vari-angle screen; lens limitations at full zoom in low-light; 4K/Post Focus mode fun but not must-buy features; autofocus slows a lot in low light

The Panasonic Lumix TZ80, also known as the Lumix SZ60, is an update to the TZ70 , which is the number one seller in the Super Zoom Camera category, and the new TZ80 features a new 18 megapixel sensor, as well as the same 30x optical zoom lens, and electronic viewfinder.

4K video recording; 4K photo features; 4K live cropping; Post Focus technology; MicroUSB charging (instead of proprietary cable; Dual axis electronic level; Eye-detection sensor for EVF; 5-axis image stabilisation; Dual axis electronic level; Built in help; Customisable function buttons; 3inch...

Small EVF; Purple fringing; Post focus is better on larger sensor cameras

I have had quite a few cameras over the years and this one is the best so far, the amount of things you can do with it is amazing and if you download the app you can take photos without touching the camera so definitely no camera shake

Lovely super camera the zoom is great took some lovely pictures of birds and wildlife at my local. Touch screen is a good feature as well camera not bulky fits in your pocket or you bag would recommend to all

I sold my other tz 80 . It appears to give everything my bridge camera gives me but so much easier to carry around.

So far very happy with the camera. Needed a more compact camera than my dSLR and I am very pleased with this. For a compact camera it packs a punch as far as quality is concerned and is much easier to stick in a small bag when I don't want to take my big camera. Very pleased.

We just got this camera, and haven't really used it much, but as far as I can tell it takes great quality pictures outdoors. Amazing zoom for such a compact camera. It also looks and feels like a quality product. I hope it'll last

Great all round camera. Excellent for travel. (Used on a cruise to through the Suez canal/ Jordan/ Abu Dabai. No issues!) Loads of modes/ features. Creates some stunning images under the right conditions. Surprised by the quality of the zoom, when used to identify distant objects. i.e. birds.

A camera that certainly packs an astonishing number of features into a small frame. Particularly impressive are the touch screen capabilities. The zoom power is magnificent. As an everyday camera it certainly does its job, although I have found that the quality of the images captured is certainly...

Easy to carry and starts up quickly I imagined that Leica would only put their name to a good lens but the lens is very soft at the outer half of the magnification range. I took a series of test shots of the same scene at all the iso settings, noise was obvious at 400 and at higher values the images...

Compact size; Has a viewfinder; Versatile

Complicated To Operate; Doesn't cope will with varying light; Dreadful noise and poor definition at ISO 400; Poor lens performance at magnification 10; Slow write speed when saving images; Very slow lens