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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ41

Contents

  • Technical specification
    • Model name
  • Critic
    • Charger
    • Software
  • Linux
    • GPS Assist Tool
    • LUMIX Map Tool
  • Example photographs
    • Macro photographs
    • Normal range photographs
    • Long-range photographs
  • Conclusion
  • More Information
Panasonic Lumix TZ41
Panasonic Lumix TZ41

The Panasonic Lumix TZ41 is currently the best camera in the compact segment.

The TZ41 offers an excellent 20× zoom that is usable due to optical image stabilization. It is compact, leightweight and has a reasonably-sized battery.

Technical specification

Name Panasonic Lumix TZ41
Model Panasonic DMC-TZ41EG-K
Price 259.03 Euro
Dimensions 108.3 × 58.9 × 27.7 mm
Weight 198g
Zoom 20×
optical image stabilization ✔
Battery Power 1250mAh
GPS Sensor ✔
Sensor 1/2.3" MOS Sensor with 18.9 Megapixel
Video 1920 x 1080 full HD video
Wi-Fi ✔
NFC ✔
LCD Monitor ✔
Internal Storage 12 MB

This camera is the same as the 'TZ40' which has an official data sheet and digitalkamera.de.

Model name

Panasonic Meaning Alternatives
Lumix Compact cameras
DMC Digital Media Camera
TZ Traveler Zoom SZ, TS, GM, LX
41 40 seems to be the same as 41; 60, ...
EG European Union model
K Black colored W = White, R = Red, S = Silver

Critic

Charger

Panasonic doesn't use the standard european charger / cable combination that is used for smartphones.

Loading works via microUSB, but not via standard charger.
Loading works via microUSB, but not via standard charger.
Panasonic does not use standard microUSB2USB cables for charging / data exchange
Panasonic does not use standard microUSB2USB cables for charging / data exchange

Software

The software is not available for Linux.

Linux

moose@pc08$ cat /etc/issue
Linux Mint 16 Petra
moose@pc08$ uname -a
Linux pc08 3.11.0-12-generic #19-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 9 16:20:46 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

and the camera as a USB device:

moose@pc08$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04da:2372 Panasonic (Matsushita) Lumix Camera (Storage mode)

GPS Assist Tool

The GPS Assist Tool seems to update the camera internal GPS information. It works like this:

  1. Connect camera with SD card in it to the computer.
  2. Start gpsasist.exe with wine.
  • gpsasist.exe
  • gps-assist-tool
  • update completed
  • Settings

LUMIX Map Tool

The LUMIX Map Tool should allow you to copy maps with information about the environment on your camera. It looks like this:

The drive detection for the SD card doesn't work on Linux as you can see in the second image. So I've have written a Linux version of that program which can be found on GitHub.

Example photographs

To compare the quality of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ41 I have shot some photographs with my old Casio Lumix Exilim EX-Z200.

Macro photographs

  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • TZ41

Normal range photographs

  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • Casio
  • TZ41

Long-range photographs

  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • Casio
  • TZ41
  • Casio
  • TZ41

Conclusion

Overall, the Panasonic Lumix TZ41 is a great camera. But the lack of a standard charger and a standard cable as well as the missing Linux software is a downer. This is the reason why I give it 4/5 stars.

More Information

Good German resources are:

  • Chip.de: A review with some comparisons to other cameras.
  • Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ41 - Mein Fazit: A very detailed video review.

Published

Mär 27, 2014
by Martin Thoma

Category

Cyberculture

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