how much memory for a Lumix DMZ-5?

[Kristina]

Hi! I hope someone can help me, I just ordered a Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 with 9 megapixels along with 2 SanDisk Extreme 3 cards which are 4GB each for our upcoming WDW trip. We will be visiting WDW for 2 weeks and now I'm worried I didn't get enough memory . We will be taking pictures all day every day plus video as well . Will I need more memory cards?

Thanks for any advice!

 

[GrillMouster]

You have a total of 8 GB, which is a lot. That should get you nearly 2,000 pictures. Your camera has nine megapixels, which is far more than you need. If you decrease the resolution, you should be able to get even more images. If you're smart about your picture-taking, don't take a lot of duplicate images, don't take pictures of things that you won't care about later, and delete bad images (poor focus, poor exposure), you shouldn't have a problem. With digital, I find that people are taking more "garbage" shots. People were a lot more considerate about the shots they took in the days of film...I miss that (especially when people insist on sharing their vacation photos with me). If you don't think 2000 images is a lot, think of this this way: that's about 83 rolls of 24-exposure film! Would you have brought 83 rolls of film with you back when you had a 35mm camera?

If you want to play it safe you can buy extra memory cards and leave them in their original packaging at the hotel. Only open one at a time, and only if you need them. After your trip, return any unused cards to the store.

 

[Kristina]

Brilliant, thank you! I love the 84 rolls of film, that makes it clear for me because of course I'd never have brought that many. Good idea about leaving the memory in the packaging because outside of WDW I'll never need that much. I think I will go a head and get more because of the video function. I know we will play with that a lot and I would hate to run out.

 

[GrillMouster]

Video eats up memory, so you're right to get more just in case. Have fun!