what i wan is a PnS camera which shoot video well at the same time
video cam is too bulky for me

and my question now is wanna find out which version local set is
if u're not intend to help, plz dun bother urself to reply
3Q

just click on the video and watch in original size on youtube
u'll get a clearer difference
and actually......file size of a video is more related to the bitrate of it, fps doesn't really affect much.
yes, we can't get ZS3 in Malaysia but TZ7 and ZS3 are basically same
more explaination plz refers to reply below

yeah, u're right
they r both the same
but different region uses different system
it is not neccessory a ZS3 utilizes NTSC or a TZ7 utilizes PAL
for example the japan model is the same as us, they are also TZ7
but their system is NTSC instead of PAL
that's why i need to confirm which system our model is.

This post has been edited by feimeng: Sep 29 2009, 11:46 PM

if you bought malaysian TZ7 of course it is in PAL format for video...it is the standard for malaysia and most part of the world.

oh...
wat a sad answer this is......
but all of those who owned it please help me to check your recorded videos' properties
then we'll know the answer

Asking a question in a public forum will not necessary get you a favorable answer. There was no ill intent or attack or to flame you. I just merely point out your expectation for this TZ7.
I, too would like to own a superb PnS cam that shoot superb vids under all lighting conditions...or a superb compact Video Cam that shoot perfect stills. At the rate of advancement of technology, I feel it will happen in a year or 2.

The HD video recorded by TZ7 is already super clear enough. You want more crystal clear lagi ka ?

TZ7 Video sample by Lumix club

thanks for ur information
i've already got too the reply from pana malaysia and confirmed that malaysia version is PAL......
so disappointed to hear that

wat a false info post on their website misleading consumers
60P = 30FPS

i should try to look for a imported NTSC set then
any1 here selling foreign set?

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Added on September 30, 2009, 12:13 pmya, it is clear, much clearer than a lot out there
i dun wan it to be crystal clear lah
wat i wan is smoothness
30FPS definitely smoother than 25FPS
what a waste malaysia uses PAL on it

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Added on September 30, 2009, 12:18 pm1 more thing is
PAL version has a maximum limitation on recording time of just 15 minutes whereas
NTSC version manages to shoot until the memory full or battery drained out of life
tis is 1 of the differences, isn't it?
(per session)

This post has been edited by feimeng: Sep 30 2009, 06:33 PM

let say you get NTSC version.. will you be able to play on your local TV set correctly??
or TV set nowadays support both NTSC and PAL format??

my home grandfather level's tv(more than 10yo) supports both NTSC and PAL format......
i thought this was a common standard for our local tv set since 10 years ago......
even back to the time i was in primary school
i remembered that our tv supported both formats as well

TZ11 user here

how do i get the bokeh feature btw? what kind of config should i apply?

Hi, TZ-7 user here, izzit normal when my camera was making some noise when trying to focus some object before i shoot it?quite worry about tis coz before tis never noticed it...

What noise are you talking about?
How loud is the noise?

d noise is came from the lens there...em...not so loud...

Isn't that the motor & gears adjusting the lens? The noise should not be that noticeable. In a very quite room, only I realised it is there. It is difficult to ascertain how loud is loud. Best way is to go to the Panasonic shop and test a new one out. But take note of the other noise of the shopping complex. At worse take your unit to Panasonic and have them check it out.
BTW did you drop it?

em...i hope is the motor & gears adjusting the lens...coz the sound only can be heard for sumtimes...the sound is like during the transformer is transferring...i never drop it...I've been use it for quite few month adi, only yesterday i heard the noise there tat y i started to get confused and woli...better i ask here before i bring to panasonic lo...

This post has been edited by Swatchboy: Oct 9 2009, 12:05 PM

I'm still looking for TZ7... plz offer me if any1 planning so sell his TZ7.. need it quite urgently...

How much are you willing to offer for my TZ7?
maybe can change to a smaller camera.

u got PM...

huh? so fast wan change ur tz7? i tot u like it?

Just downgrade my TZ7 firmware from 1.2 to 1.1 so that I can use any third-part batteries. The original battery sucks. Test with a couple of batteries purchased thru ebay and Amazon and ALL works beautifully.

guys,do you all have any recommendation for any lumix camera around rm1000?