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For a pocketable camera, the 14-megapixel ($350 as of May 15, 2012) is about as loaded as they come. The trait that will jump out at you--literally, if you're facing the camera--is the Lumix ZS20's 20X-optical-zoom lens (24mm to 480mm). Like that zoom...
For $350, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 certainly doesn't skimp on features, and it's designed with the demanding traveler in mind. You'll find better overall image quality in other cameras, but the ZS20's range of shooting options is second to none in...
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For a pocketable camera, the 14-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 ($350 as of May 15, 2012) is about as loaded as they come. The trait that will jump out at you--literally, if you're facing the camera--is the Lumix ZS20's 20X-optical-zoom lens (24mm t...
20Xopticalzoom lens (24mm to 480mm), Manual controls and wide range of shooting modes, Smooth 1080p video, Very fast autofocus, Incamera GPS...
Control scheme can be confusing sometimes, Image quality is a bit disappointing...
The Lumix ZS20 is a top-tier travel camera, thanks to a far-reaching zoom lens, built-in GPS with mapping, extensive shooting options, and good (but not great) image and video quality...
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 is the latest range topping travel zoom camera, featuring 16x 24-384mm lens, touchscreen LCD, built in GPS geotagging and 3D Photo mode. It is a successor to TZ10 and has new 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor, which enables full 1080i...
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 ($349) is a compact travel zoom camera with a pretty elaborate GPS setup. Not only does the ZS20 log your location, it also has a database of a million landmarks and maps of ninety countries. The ZS20 also packs a new 20X...
Good photo quality (though see below), Packs a 20X Leica lens in a pretty compact package, "Power OIS" image stabilization, with "active" mode for movies, 3inch touchscreen LCD with 460,000 pixels, great outdoor/low light visibility, Builtin GPS with landmark database and maps, Good collection of manual controls, Intelligent Auto mode does it all for you, including scene selection, face detection...
While improved over the ZS10, photos still have too much noise, even at ISO 100, Tends to clip highlights, Strong redeye; no removal tool in playback mode, Images have yellow/brownish cast in artificial light, No RAW, manual focus, or WB bracketing support; movie mode lacks manual controls, Slow internal battery charging system, Flimsy door over memory card/battery compartment; can't access memor...
Conclusion The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 is a well-designed, easy-to-use travel zoom camera that stuffs a 20X Leica lens into a body just 1.1 inches thick. As with its predecessor (the ZS10), its design, features, and performance are its best attribute...
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 ($349.99 direct)%displayPrice% at %seller% is a marked improvement over its predecessor, the ZS10. Its lens isn't the sharpest we've seen, but the long-zooming camera does do well at higher ISO settings and features a GPS...
Long zoom lens. GPS. Good high ISO performance. 1080p60 video capture.
Softer images. Slow to start and shoot...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 squeezes a 20x zoom lens into its compact body. It isn't the fastest camera, and the lens lags behind the competition in sharpness, but it does well at higher ISOs and has a built-in GPS...
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Unlike a lot of compact digicams, the Panasonic ZS20 has a nice grip. It's such a nice grip that there ought to be a law requiring just such a grip on every camera. It's not too big and not ornamental, but just right, with a rubbery cover that makes it a...
Megazoom range in a compact camera, Nano surface coated optics, Full HD video at up to 60p, Great grip for a small camera, GPS location recording, Touchscreen controls help in darkness, HDR and Hand Held Night Shot Scene modes, PASM exposure modes, Sha...
Noticeable barrel distortion at wide angle, Moderate but bright chromatic aberration, Low-contrast image areas are plagued by noise and noise suppression, Disappointing print quality, Flash is too close to the grip, Aspect ratios accessed only in the l...
The Panasonic ZS20 looks so much like any other pocket camera that you might walk right by it as it sits on the digicam shelf at your nearest Big Store. You'd never know it packs a 20x zoom with GPS and touch screen control. Last year we recommended sk...
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Elsewhere, the ZS20 includes a built-in GPS functionality, full HD video in either AVCHD or MP4 formats along with automatic, scene and creative control shooting effect options for still images. Full manual controls are also on board, but for folks conten...
Good image quality, Fast AF performance, Manual controls...
Battery charges in camera, Monitor somewhat dim, No memory card formatting in iA mode...
Panasonic's ZS20 is a very attractive compact digital for a variety of reasons, first of which is that big zoom lens that can telescope all the way from 24mm up to 480mm yet travel around in a shirt pocket (power off, of course). Add in good still image...
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