Still one of my all time favorite cameras. This is a relatively compact SLR replacement with a fast F2.8 lens across its entire 12X zoom range. It has excellent macro, and logical controls including the best maual focus system on a point and shoot I have used. The newer Panasonic cameras cram too many pixels onto a small sensor and have much worse low light performance. Also see the Bronx Zoo gallery, Bonaire, and Cozumel above water galleries for images shot with this versatile and excellent camera.