Home > Consumer Reviews > Panasonic DMC-FZ7 6MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

This camara has great resolution,it's light yet powerful enough to take great pictures. Too big to be comfortable for a disney vacation with kids but very good for special ocasions non-vacation pictures.
Does not come with case, you need a big case to be able to store all the gadets included with the camara.

I have used this camera for 3+ years. I have found it to be quite reliable. The light weight is a big plus for an avid backpacker like myself. This camera has been through some terrible conditions and has performed consistently well over thousands of images. The image quality is quite striking for a 6mp camera. i have produced some very nice 5 x 7 prints. Pros: lightweight, reliable, well built, extensive manual controls, excellent zoom, good IS. Cons: limited ISO range, small sensor, low res lcd, slow burst mode. At the time I purchased this camera it was the latest superzoom on the market and was very competitive with others. In fact, I believe it to have been the best 3 years ago. If you want consistent reliable workhorse. An excellent choice.

We bought this camera a year ago. While it's a bit high tech from the point and shoot that we had this camera took AMAZING photos. The camera was dropped and the zoom stuck in one position and it pretty costly to repair, so we bought a new camera (Sony), that I HATE. I want my old camera back and I think I just may go ahead and return the one I bought and re-buy this camera, even though I had no idea how to use most of the settings. I gave it 4 stars because I don't know how to use all the settings and the book is complicated. REALLY complicated, but if you know more than your average point and shoot photographer, you'll be fine.
Buy it. You wont regret it.

This was a gift for my husband. He walks with a cane so has to operate his camera with one hand most of the time. His Lumix takes clear, bright photos......in focus even with the zoom on. His wildlife shots can bring
him nose to beak with even the most camera shy species.

Loved this camera to death. Used it almost every day. Only thing I hated was that you could not zoom nor autofocus in video mode. Doesn't matter anyways cause if I wanted those features I would have bought a video camera. I had to give this camera to my young brother so he would learn the basics of adjusting shutter speeds and f-stops.