Panasonic TZ35 review

Budget superzoom put to the test

Panasonic Lumix TZ35 review
The Panasonic Lumix TZ35 features a 20x optical zoom

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The Panasonic TZ35 is an excellent option for travelling and holiday photographers, producing images with plenty of detail and excellent colour reproduction.

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Skin tones are represented accurately in this portrait, with the camera capable of producing a good exposure in slightly tricky shade conditions.

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Macro focusing is quick and accurate and can be accessed from the four way directional keypad. This helps with frame-filling shots of close-up subjects such as flowers.

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Cross Process is one of the digital filters available. It is also customisable, with four different colour variations available.

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The Expressive filter is an interesting choice for landscape scenes, producing high contrast and unusual colour variations.

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The Panasonic TZ35's optic is very flexible for shooting wide angle scenes. This is shot at the widest angle of the lens.

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Shot at the furthest reach of the 20x optical zoom, and handheld, the TZ35's Power OIS has done an excellent job of preventing blur from camera shake.

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Dynamic Monochrome is one of the best creative filters available on the TZ35, providing a high contrast black and white shot.

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The TZ35 can shoot panoramas, which requires a simple sweep across the scene with the camera. For the first time, creative filters can also be applied to the scene if required.

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Amy Davies

Amy has been writing about cameras, photography and associated tech since 2009. Amy was once part of the photography testing team for Future Publishing working across TechRadar, Digital Camera, PhotoPlus, N Photo and Photography Week. For her photography, she has won awards and has been exhibited. She often partakes in unusual projects - including one intense year where she used a different camera every single day. Amy is currently the Features Editor at Amateur Photographer magazine, and in her increasingly little spare time works across a number of high-profile publications including Wired, Stuff, Digital Camera World, Expert Reviews, and just a little off-tangent, PetsRadar. 

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