Panasonic Lumix® DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera

Pros: Picture quality, resolution, price, features, included accessories, TIFF, size, weight, large LCD

Cons: No super-wide angle, no RAW

Bottom Line: If you want a 6-Megapixel responsive "monster zoom" camera, this Panasonic FZ7 is an excellent choice. With 12x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, fast...

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Pros: Huge feature set, great lens, super zoom, opt. stabilization

Cons: Overly aggressive noise reduction, no zoom during movies, low res LCD

Bottom Line: Great features that can compensate for the noise reduction and a great lens. I am extremely pleased with this camera.

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Pros: optical image stabilization, 12X zoom, high sensitivity mode, simple mode

Cons: no zoom in video mode, 16 MB card

Bottom Line: This is an excellent camera with a very good Leica lens.

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Pros: easy to use, great battery life, reasonably compact

Cons: not as versatile as an SLR

Bottom Line: great camera for the enthusiast at a great price.

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Pros: Excellent photo quality. Great zoom.

Cons: Image stabilization could be better. Time between pictures isn't quite as good as stated.

Bottom Line: If you are looking for a good all around camera at a good price then I would not hesitate to recommend that you purchase this camera.

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Pros: Brilliant picture quality with an instruction booklet that ACTUALLY makes sense

Cons: The memory card supplied is pants

Bottom Line: Ease of use, with enough scope for a pro

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Pros: Flash recovery time short, pop up flash, easy menu settings

Cons: Lens cap needs a holder to keep in place, some aberration. (sp?), short lived battery

Bottom Line: Awesome camera, great price! You can't go wrong with an easy to use camera that takes spectacular pictures. Even greater for a mom or dad.

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Pros: 6 megapixels, long Battery life, 12X optical zoom, manual/auto focus, user friendly, great looking pictures

Cons: the worthless 16 MB SD card, they may as well have not bothered...

Bottom Line: great for people who don't like the limitations of a point and click camera but aren't ready for an SLR. high quality images, feature-rich and easy operation

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Pros: Excellent image stabilization Excellent usability Good pictures Excellent battery life Fast control and overall operation

Cons: Cannot charge battery in camera via DC power Proprietary USB cable No RAW mode

Bottom Line: In the compact ultra-zoom market this is in my opinion, one of the best cameras available. This camera will get you usable pictures in a variety of shooting conditions.

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Pros: Small size,great lens,fast to use,produces great prints.

Cons: Nothing worth mentioning.

Bottom Line: Good lens,fast and responsive,with lots of features,plus excellent image stabilisation

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