4/2013 unrivaled !!!

Meanwhile some experience with Sony HX50 and many prospective for TZ41 should also consider these HX50 when he comes with + 10mm depth and +70 grams cope. In the shirt pocket, the TZ41 "with protective bag" does not fit and without protective cover you in brief spots on the screen ...! With de3r HX50 I finally a compact camera with manual focus, simply brilliant! And flash it does not guaranteed when the flash is retracted. And in "landscape" is reliably focused on subjects farther away. (Eg you want the TZ41 when shooting best out of it by throwing an airplane window when you could ...). And touch display, there are not even. Auto HDR and motive-Focus tracking well. And GPS I never want to have again in a camera anyway, because it inherently not can operate reliably (GPS is designed for "permanent contact" with the satellite and this there is a camera or you need more battery for GPS than for photos) , The imaging qualities, there are slight differences compared with the TZ41, talk and even there a little better, or vice versa. The perfect all trades in all disciplines does not exist. But if you can not make an image due to lack of manual focus or the camera her touch panel can not be switched off, then the decision is clear anyway.

Addendum 4 on 6.Sep.2013

Meanwhile, I have more artistic freedom for the purpose of investing in a Sony A77V and three Sony lenses, also compared some photos directly TZ41. What does TZ41, is truly phenomenal !!

However, I no longer like my TZ41 now because me not effectively switchable touch TFT annoying zusehr. Handed holding no longer goes, because the touch activated unintentionally without contact, just even with the sun, the focus area will always jump to the top left corner and are unintentionally triggered Photos churning.

Since I do not know such effects reported by other users, I leave the assessment unchanged. Maybe just my TZ41 has a quirk. Something happens, yes. Panasonic I do but the accusation that the touch function can not really turn off, so I am unfortunately forced me to look for something else. Very bad! With TZ7, TZ10, TZ41, we have very nice travel photos shot 4-5 years and now we have to look to what others just because missing in the firmware 20 bytes for disconnectable touch function.

-

Nachtrag3 / 14.5.2013
1500 recordings by now, and I am fascinated! In many situations makes TZ41 fully automatic multiple exposures, where a human eye would not come with its high dynamic range on the idea. With other cameras you have to edit then home to spice up at least a little, the TZ41 it makes perfect contrast already in place! (Eg backlight and High Dynamic Range). Also Panorama now makes really fun. Even "night shots from the hand" with composition Handle multiple exposures I do not want to miss. If "professionals" a sooty blacksmith 1850 photograph, then they light up from 3 * 2000W and mirror shades. With the TZ41 to shoot from the hip, and come out the same result! (You know what I mean ..)
Point2:
Yes, the keys instead of the slide switch and I first thought "offense", but in practice is exactly the opposite is true. We photograph "two" people during the journey day and often were "harsh words" that the partners of the slide switch (TZ10) on "Play" has let stand. Then will "I" a "seconds Motif hasty" to make (often while driving a car) and go the completely wrong, because indeed the switch is set to playback. Panasonic goodness, this problem is done perfectly !!
By the way you can hold on power the Playback button and then moves the lens "not" from. This point is well hidden in the instructions, but nowadays you can not read instructions but yes more forum posts and Reviews (...)

Nachtrag2: data cable Recommendation
. In Fa Subtel (Berlin) has shared, Art.Nr: 140 953 393 369 to 9.95 including postage..
Unlike the original, a usable length of about 100cm. Twice as thick as the original (to copper is not saved ..) and very "soft", something one summarizes like to ...
Panasonic calls for the replacement (50cm) incredible 40 (!) Euros, at Amazon offer.

For three years, I have kept my TZ10 for optimal, especially TZ10 was my first of 9 pocket cameras ever that provides a reliable focusing in almost all situations. The TZ10 would have been enough for me, even more years, but the many new features of the TZ41 are after all a "quantum leap" that excites, and also has accumulated a lot of dust "in the" lens of the TZ10, estimate 80, - Euro. So instead, new lovely toy TZ41.

A roughly comparable camera is unknown to me (now 4/2013) and in a few weeks it goes to a larger trip.

Already after one hour after unpacking is clear: the TZ10 stays at home and goes to hand luggage only TZ41 with. I mean, that says all - or ... ???!

For clarity: For instance, "movies" I do not care. The fiddly micro-USB connector for charging, yes mei, I have to stop think about it, "first" to infect the camera and only then to drink wine, or I no longer manage charging. TZ41, so to speak, a "breathalyzer" ...

Compass: It's really useful, I did not know when purchasing.

20x zoom: First of all, I was very skeptical, but that may not be useful without a tripod. BUT! Simply crazy! Quite simply from the hand out can I read to 9 meters away from the fine print Handyvertrag !!! At 5 meters, I can shoot DVD-cassettes on the shelf and turn it into headlines for web pages !!! Having to get up from the couch was yesterday ...

On our many trips we photograph a lot out of the moving car, everything that we see. Often with a little push. It worked really great with TZ10 (no judder). First test with TZ41: You do not want to believe that an image stabilizer may ever work so well.

At first glance, the picture quality is a bit like when TZ10 and more I do not need yes. After all, very good and expensive SLR must also have a right to exist ...

Yeah, larger aperture range and I'd like an electronic Graufilter as EX2F, I photograph yet so like waterfalls with longer exposure time, because I can not get enough me. Too bad, so this also with TZ41 in subdued sunlight.

As always and everywhere I shall know even restrictions of the full feeling of happiness with TZ41, but you have to take what you can buy and currently there are for universal pockets Reisekamera no better alternative.

However, I will pay more attention to the fact that not so soon again dust accumulates in the lens like TZ10. The automatic lens shutter is dust permeable (!) And there are many environments (also with wind, salt, dust, sand), where you should refrain from "zooming" better, because it halt the dirt into the purely objective "turns".

Supplement for something more use:

Meanwhile, I find it very convenient that after copying the images via USB cable to the PC and the same can charge the camera again.

Wi-Fi is working properly by 2 reinforced concrete ceilings from the living room to the router in the office. I would not have expected.

iPad App and WiFi Direct Connect also works well and the developers have very good remote control programmed comfort, amazing ...

With Wi-Fi and GPS things are advertised by other manufacturers, which as it would bring frustrate the customer more what. And that is the "principle".

GPS works in principle only be reliable if there is a permanent or long connection with a clear view to the satellites and this is basically often not possible with a camera. If one were to shorten the time frame, then it will cost too much current from the already small battery. I have GPS now shut down and used to travel an extra GPS logger. In the future, I look at a camera with GPS only for the fact that you can turn it off (...).

With WLAN, the customer connects especially the desire that the pictures come wirelessly and as simple as possible in the computer. I know as a communications engineer already, as one would raise the (FTP, and better Bluetooth instead of Wi-Fi), but the camera manufacturers sell a useless high-tech crap up to the solution that it is only through their servers in USA and Japan (eg EyeFi exactly the same nonsense as with LUMIX cloud ..).

The electronic components for GPS and Wi-Fi costs nowadays less than a lens cap, drum should not believe that they have paid too much for something that is not effectively used to. GPS + WiFi simply ignore or turn off, well it's ...