Features:

• 9-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for poster-sized prints
• 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens; Face Detection
• New Panasonic Venus Engine IV improves noise reduction, elevates the detection accuracy and corrective effects
• 3.0-inch LCD; Mega O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO
• Captures images to SD memory cards (not included)

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Now you can fit sweeping landscapes into a single frame with the 28mm wide-angle setting. Pull in subjects from far away to capture even subtle facial expressions with the dynamic 280mm telephoto setting. Ideal for traveling, the DMC-TZ5 Lumix 9.1-megapixel digital camera combines a wide-ranging LEICA DC Vario-Elmar lens with a handy, compact body. The Extra Optical Zoom function also extends the zoom to as much as 16.9x, giving you even greater telephoto power. Set the TZ5 to iA mode and let the five Intelligent Auto functions team up to help prevent shooting errors. Intelligent Exposure corrects lighting differences, so images come out just the way you see them; Intelligent Scene Selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation; MEGA Optical Image Stabilization helps prevent blurring from hand-shake; Intelligent ISO Control helps prevent motion blur; and Face Detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings. The TZ5 can record motion images with sensational 1280 x 720 HD resolution at 30 frames per second (fps). f=4.6-46mm (35mm equiv - 28-280mm) Focal Length 3.0 Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (460K dots) Focusing Area Normal - Wide 50cm/Tele 200cm - infinity, Macro/Intelligent AUTO / Clipboard - Wide 5cm / Max 200cm / Tele 100cm - infinity 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode - 15, 30, 60sec. Shutter Speed Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode - Auto(1600 - 6400) ) ISO 27MB Internal Memory (additional memory recommended to store more photos and video) Built-in Microphone and Speaker SD/SDHC, MultiMedia Card Slot Built-in Flash with Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off modes DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), HD AV Output (Component), USB Connections PictBridge Compatible Approximate Battery Life - 300 Shots (CIPA Standard) Approximate Unit Weight - 0.507 lbs

Rating : - comments on ebewulf's review
ebeowulf - I guess you reviewed a wrong camera!!! (LOL) not TZ5. Please see my comments to each of the issues you have pointed out and given this camera a miserly 1. There are 179 5 star comments to 7 1 star comments (less than 4%) in this site. So majority reviewers cannot be wrong. Again, we are not having SLR quality or low light performance when reviewing a P&S please.

Problems:
1) Buttons are awkwardly located, making it easy to accidentally press the wrong button.

There is only 1 dial that is out of way from fingers when you use. Other than that it is the shutter and zoom ring combo. there is a e.zoom button that is very tiny. The power switch and play/camera switch are physical toggle switch, that simply by press of a finger cannot be changed!!! What buttons are you talking about?
2) Power options for extending battery life are non-existent - the camera simply runs until it dies (without much advance notice). Please see the above comments to switch of LCD dear or read the manual beofre you write reviews.
3) On-camera menus are not intuitive.
It is one of the easiest menu systems I have come acrros in cameras. The quick menu is a child's play and icon based. A nitwit can understand this easily.
4) Movies are in the quicktime format - nothing plays quicktime except intrusive Apple software.
Agreed...Phew...
5) Pictures are NOT auto-rotated in windows. You have to use panasonic's "special" software, or otherwise rotate all pictures by hand.
Worng again...they are auto-rotated. Not the gyro types, but vertical pictures are display vertically but the camera in horizontal position
6) Tech support is snotty and unhelpful.
I have no experince of this...