Comments about Panasonic Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7K 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom, 3.0 inch LCD, AVCHD Lite Movie, Manual Controls, Black:

I bought the ZS7 to be a "walking around" camera -- one to keep on my hip, at the ready, for unexpected opportunities or to meet requests for a quick pic from the pro at meetings, etc.

It is a stunning collection of well-thought-out technical innovation. I am particularly impressed with its video capabilities -- excellent follow-focus, wide zoom range, excellent image stabilization, great variety of file sizes.

For stills, the zoom range and detail, even on digital zoom ranges, is much more than I hoped for. For me, noise even up to 800 and 1600 is quite acceptable, and noise at 6400 is something I can live with. Image stabilization on stills is just as impressive as for video. Picture resolution is wonderful.

As of now, it does not appear that Panasonic is making the A/C adapter set-up available (at least not on their website), so order several extra batteries, and order the "smart" batteries with the Lumix brand so there is no compatibility problem with after-market batteries.

Comments about Panasonic Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7K 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom, 3.0 inch LCD, AVCHD Lite Movie, Manual Controls, Black:

I use this camera as my pocket camera when you can't get away with a big, honkin' DSLR or bridge camera. I've used this in a concert scenario using only the stage lights and obtained some really great images. It's the perfect take-with-me-everywhere camera.

Comments about Panasonic Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7K 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom, 3.0 inch LCD, AVCHD Lite Movie, Manual Controls, Black:

I bought this camera for travel as my 35 mm Canon is just too heavy and bulky for our style of travel. so for so good with the camera and the best is the very easy to view screen in all kinds of light conditions