After waiting weeks for this to ship, we were very disappointed in its performance and returned it. Like its predecessors (I own the TS3), this camera is quite complex to use. Admittedly, I never figured out the 4K burst function and the video function didnt work every time (sometimes I recorded a video, sometimes I didnt). Regular photographs shot on the highest resolution produced only 180 dpi, so every shot is slightly pixelated. I understand the frustration with focus that other reviewers have mentioned, yet the criticism is somewhat unwarranted -- the instructions are very clear on the need to slightly depress the button, focus and then shoot. My landscape photos looked good. But on zoomed shots, it was nearly impossible to get a good focus (even with the macro enabled). While I did get a few good shots during three different occasions, I had to toss at least a third due to focus issues and pixelated images. When every shot counts, thats too much to risk.
Michael C. McCoy
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I have tried every setting on this camera while trying to obtain a sharp image. Even with 0% magnification of images finds them soft. Any zooming into the frame immediately and vividly displays the weakness of the focus. I am very disappointed. In the process of giving this inadequate instrument every chance, I let my 30 day return slip away. It will cost me $90 for "restocking," but I will take it because this irreparable junk.
dripps
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Before my trip I took this camera to the beach to get a few trial shots. It was a beautiful clear day with lots of sun. 75% of the photos were out of focus! If it cant take a good photo easily in these conditions it is just not practical to depend on. I sent it back!
Don & Ann
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Not user friendly, picture quality marginal especially videos. I did make a mistake in this purchase!
Just added water
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Big and blurry. Wish this camera lived up to the hype. Have loved my old tough model and needed an upgrade but this one has not had the bugs sorted. Also considerably bigger than other compacts.
William J. Baggett
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By the time I had taken pictures yesterday and had seen the poor quality, I was one day late on sending this piece of junk back!
Amazon Customer
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Love having evf. Heavier than previous model ,TS5. Have to adjust reach for telephoto toggle. Features similar to other Lumix models. Wifi connection setup not user friendly, have to turn on through menu rather than button on back like TS5
WLDS
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Found much better camera
loyal_amzn
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1st, we have owned and loved ALL model of dc-ts cams until this one. ts7 may be the toughest camera of all the models to date. HOWEVER, it is the WORST one as an actual camera as other reviewers have noted -- especially in terms of pic quality (as well as wifi picture transfer function). PANASONIC, what happened? I like to stay with this line, but I hope your ts8 will be more like ts6 as we like to stay with this line.
Flash
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Auto focus is horrible. About 50% of our photos were out of focus. Tried multiple settings with no success. Our TS3 is a much better camera. We ended up just using our phones for the rest of the vacation.
Make sure this fitsby entering your model number. [Waterproof] Snorkel with confidence down to 102 feet, plus enjoy drop protection to 6.6 feet and Freeze proof to 14 degrees f [Picture quality] capture low light photos with a 20.4 Megapixel MOS sensor, and record video in smooth 4K 30P quality [Lens] high-quality 28mm wide-angle with up to 4.6x optical zoom range [Special features] create with 22 filter effects, Panorama, plus turn 4K video frames into pictures with 4K photo mode [Technology] 3” LCD display and a 0.2 inch eye live viewfinder [LVF], in-camera AC or USB battery charging, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz (IEEE802.11b/g/n) connectivity