I have owned many cameras, and would consider myself an amateur at best. I recently had an Olympus E-410 DSLR and wasn't totaly happy with it. The fact that you don't have to carry any lenses makes this camera a bargain. I am not saying that this is better than an SLR. What I am saying is that this camera is fast, user friendly, compact, takes SD cards, and takes fantastic photos. I previously owned a panasonic fz50, and I thought that was a great camera. The zoom is much better on the fz18, The AI setting is really nice. I didn't find the manual focus ring and zoom to be that useful on the fz50. The zoom on the fz18 is fast and focus is fast..OIS is excellent..what's not to like...??There are some complaints of noise at higher ISO's, I found this not to be a great big deal. And if your main focus is on printing photos..this will not be an issue...Trust me, you can't go wrong.. I now can take my camcorder and my fz18 and keep it in a small compact bag...no worrying about which lens to take. If you want to step up to an SLR, and have no problem spending the money, go for it. If you want the best of both worlds, a compact camera, and a great lens...This is your camera..Did I mention that the movie mode is fantastic also.. I just wish that you could use the zoom in movie mode...Buy it and be happy:)
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