Best Digital Cameras - 0.48 to 1 lb. Weight, 1 to 1.7 in. LCD Screen Size, 8 MB Memory Card Included Accessories

'The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 is an attractive SLR-shaped camera with 3.1 effective megapixels'

'the FZ3 sports a Leica-branded DC Vario-Elmarit zoom with a whopping 12x optical range (35-420mm equiv) and a constant F2.8 aperture.'

'Is this the ultimate "big very good bundle.'

'it's just too much of a fun camera.'

'very sharp images'

'experienced shutterbugs will enjoy manual aperture, shutter, and exposure controls.'

'This software, as well as the camera are compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP.'

'The manual includes a lot of information on setting up and using the camera, and has a good table of contents'

'But for small instructional videos, the silent 15 frames per second AVI is sufficient for my needs.'

'The camera is compact but feels solid and well built.'

'The real image optical zoom viewfinder is large and bright with central focusing marks.'