Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90

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Detailed comparison and review of Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 and Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 vs. Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact
Lens Included - Leica
Height 7.77 cm 6.73 cm
Width 11.36 cm 11.2 cm
Depth 6.97 cm 4.12 cm
Weight 336 g 280 g
Weight Details Camera body only: 336 g Camera only: 280 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 322 g
Enclosure Colour Black Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x 4x
Optical Zoom 25x 30x
SENSOR Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Sensor Resolution 16.15 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD High Sensitivity MOS
Total Pixels 16,440,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,150,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical Optical (5-axis HYBRID O.I.S. +)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
LENS Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Type Zoom lens - 25x zoom - 4.3 - 107.5 mm - f/3.7-6.2 Leica zoom lens - 30x zoom - 4.3 - 129 mm - f/3.3-6.4 - zoom
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 600mm 24 - 720mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 60 cm 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 12 elements 9 groups / 12 elements
Features Aspherical lens Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 -
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function, Depth From Defocus (DFD) technology
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF, Touch Area AF, Eye detection AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, Pet Detection, Smile Capture Eye Detect AF, face-priority AF function
VIEWFINDER Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Viewfinder Type - Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support - Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size - 0.2"
Viewfinder Resolution - 1,166,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage - 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification - 0.46x
Features - Auto eye sensor
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
ISO (Max) 3200 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (4MP) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE) Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - White balance bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, museum, party/indoor, night portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, panning, sports mode, sunset, beach, glass, ID photo mode, snow, photo frame, leaf, dog, cat, fisheye effect, sketch, beauty face Handheld night shot, monochrome, clear portrait, silky skin, backlit softness, clear in backlight, relaxing tone, sweet child's face, distinct scenery, bright blue sky, romantic sunset glow, vivid sunset glow, glistening water, clear nightscape, cool night sky, warm glowing nightscape, artistic nightscape, glittering illuminations, clear night portrait, soft image of a flower, appetising food, cute dessert, freeze animal motion, clear sports shot
Special Effects - Sepia, Vivid, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Expressive, high dynamic, Bleach Bypass, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour, Dynamic Monochrome, Sunshine, Old Days, Toy Pop, Fantasy, Rough Monochrome, Silky Monochrome, Standard
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white), 1900K - 10000K Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/16000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 30 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing - 7 steps in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing - Yes
Retouch Beauty Retouch Mode Beauty Retouch Mode, Clear Retouch function
DISPLAY Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 230,000 pixels 1,040,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Touch AF
FLASH Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Camera Flash Pop-up flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features - AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 7.1 m: ISO 800 (wide lens)
1.2 m - 4.2 m: ISO 800 (tele lens)
0.6 m - 5.6 m: ISO auto (wide lens)
2 m - 2.9 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV AVCHD, H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format - Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel), AAC
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction
MEMORY Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 16 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Memory Card Max Supported Size 32 GB -
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
5184 x 3888
3712 x 2784
2624 x 1968
5184 x 3456
3712 x 2480
2624 x 1752
5184 x 2920
3840 x 2160
1920 x 1080
3888 x 3888
2784 x 2784
1968 x 1968
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 15 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 100Mbps
H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 100Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 24Mbps
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 i - 50 fps - 17Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps - 28Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps - 20Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps - 10Mbps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 100 fps - slow motion mode
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 200 fps - slow motion mode
BATTERY AND CHARGING Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Battery Type AA - Alkaline - standard form factor Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 4 x AA alkaline battery (included)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1025 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 280 shots (alkaline batteries)
Photo shooting - 500 shots (NiMH batteries)
Photo shooting - 380 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 250 shots (EVF on)
CONNECTIONS Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 2 frames per second, 5 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 30 frames per second (4K)
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Additional Features In-camera red-eye removal, Auto Scene mode (ASCN), HDR image enhancement technology, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Panorama Capture Audio recording, built-in speaker, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, contrast control, in-camera RAW processing, text stamp, Noise Reduction control, Light Speed AF, Focus Stacking, Post Focus function
OTHERS Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ252 Panasonic Lumix DC-TZ90
Included Accessories Lens cap, neck strap, carrying case, USB cable Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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