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I bought this Panasonic DMC-FZ30 camera in December 2005, love it. Semi-Pro camera that looks like a professional digital camera, it has everything that I need, a 35-420mm lens that has a 12x optical zoom. I used to just carry a compact digital camera that has no zoom, and I often wished I had a good camera with a powerful zoom, so I can get a much much better angle and composition of the pictures.

With Leica lens, it makes all the differences in terms of quality. 8 Mega pixel resolution is more then enough for most people. It also comes with anit-shake, and plenty of pre-defined functions for different situation. It has a built-in flash and you can attach another flash if you want.

One full battery charge can shoot about 250-300 photos. Oh not to forget the 640x480 quick time movie function.

Good value for money!

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50: Very similar, it has even higher resolution - 10 Mega pixel

Panasonic DMC-FZ50 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) (buy from Amazon)

If you are looking for something less pricy.

Panasonic DMC-FZ7 6MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) (buy from Amazon)