Panasonic FZ7

This is a compact bridge type camera ( SLR styling, but lens is fixed and image vieing is by electronic view finder ). This is my main camera when I can't get my hands on the Olympus E500. Its very compact and with a good range of options through the easy menu system. Its capable of taking good quality movies at VGA resolutions. The macro feature is really good.

Image resolution	6MP
Lens	35 - 420MM full frame
Weight	310 g without battery and memory card
Card format	SD card ( max 2GB )
Image size	17MB ( TIF )

What I like

Light weight and really portable
Image quality
Menu system

What I don't like

Manual focus and zoom is by buttons on camera body
No flash hot shoe
None standard battery type

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