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Panasonic FZ5 review now out at DP Review:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/PanasonicFZ5/

"There is so much to like here - and so little to complain about - that
the DMC-FZ5 has to come highly recommended, and certainly has to make
its way to near the top of the list for anyone looking for an
affordable, compact super zoom camera."

David


Not a complain just observation: the 16 MB card is a joke. I know, it is
the -industry standard -


Analog camera's never came with a lifetime-supply of film, so why would a
digital camera come with a large storage card? 16MB is still a couple of
shots worth...

JohanE




Bet your car didn't come with a 1 gallon petrol tank and connectors to
change to a bigger one!

P.

I don't have a big problem with the too-small memory cards that come
with digital cameras. As JohanE pointed out, most film cameras don't
come with a lot of film -- maybe a single roll, if you're talking about
a point-and-shoot in a "deluxe" package. As long as the card has enough
memory to let me test the camera, that's all I expect.

I'd rather buy the brand, capacity and speed I prefer on the aftermarket
than pay for a bundled commodity-class higher-capacity card. The little
8, 16 or 32MB cards that usually come with digital cameras may not hold
a lot of images, but they're fine for storing other small digital files
that I don't want to leave on my computer (after I've used them to test
the camera).

FWIW, I consider the type of flash-memory when I'm buying a new camera,;
I prefer Compact Flash because they're plentiful, usually less expensive
than other formats, and available almost everywhere. CF incompatibility
isn't necessarily a deal-breaker for me, any more than the ability to
use AA cells is; but when two cameras reach the top of my short list,
I'll usually give the nod to the one that uses the same cards and
batteries I already have.

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Walter Luffman Medina, TN USA
Amateur curmudgeon, equal opportunity annoyer