Pros: Excellent performance, zoom range, photo quality, ease of use, battery included

Cons: Slight noise, slight purple fringing at telephoto

The Bottom Line: The FZ18 is an excellent camera for traveling, sporting events and more. With its combination of 18x optical zoom, optical image stabilization, ease...

Review: I have been using Panasonic cameras for quite some time, starting with their original mea-zoom camera the FZ1 with 12x optical zoom, image stabilization and 2-megapixel resolution. The new Panasonic DMC-FZ18 features 18x optical zoom (with optical image ...

Pros: Price, ease, zoom, speed, photo functions, and durability

Cons: Heavy and large

The Bottom Line: I recommend this camera to anyone wanting a quality camera with beautiful photos.

Review: With an upcoming birth of my third child a new camera was necessary. Since I love taking pictures I wore out my old, outdated Kodak EasyShare and was looking for an upgrade that would allow me take pictures at a faster speed. After a lot of research I ...

Pros: -good flash -great zoom -great options -perfect size

Cons: -too big to fit in your back pocket -more than a basic camera

The Bottom Line: This camera is the best one that I have come across thus far

Review: The new fad is to find the smallest camera that there is such as ones that can fit in your backpocket, however the quality of the picture is heavily comprimised. This camera is light, small but not too small and gives an amazing picture. I have owned ...

Pros: Fantastic Leica glass; LONG zoom with nice wide angle. Lightweight, highly versatile. Long battery life.

Cons: Proprietary batteries, slight noise issues in images.

The Bottom Line: If you need long and wide focal length, manual controls, image stabilization and need a lightweight unit, you cannot beat it for under $350.

Review: This is a great machine. There's very little that it cannot do, and what it can do, it does well. The competing Fuji and Olympus all suffer in the image quality department slightly more than this one, thanks to a great lens. The noise level is ...

Pros: zoom form factor anti shake

Cons: noise at low light levels

Review: I am a prosumer photo person and have several digital and film cameras but I use this one the most. I like action and nature shots and this one is perfect for my requirements. Its zoom with a telephoto extender is over 700 mm to 35 mm in 35mm ...

Pros: Zoom 18X !!!, Reliable, Great Pictures, Easy to use,

Cons: Large and heavy, settings knob can be bumped to a new setting.

Review: This camera has been a very good camera for us. The zoom is very powerful yet steady even when hand held. I bought it due to its lens and it has not disappointed. Formerly nearly all my wildlife shots were dots in a sea of green. Now we can see the ...

Pros: Powerful zoom. Intuitive menu.Good macro.Long battery life.

Cons: Occasionally slow to focus. The manual flash. LCD screen doesn't tilt.

The Bottom Line: I'm a constant second guesser and worrier. After buying this camera, I have no regrets. It's not the perfect camera, but no camera is.

Review: We’d been itching for our biennial camera upgrade, the selling of the old on Ebay, and the purchase of the new. The Sony DSC-H1 hadn’t been any more unsatisfactory than its Olympus predecessor, but the Sony H7 offers a 15x zoom and more ...

Pros: Amazing and quick zoom. Clear pictures. Great Battery life.

Cons: It can be a little large and heavy for everyday use. Blurs occasionally.

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for zoom with the ease of a point and shoot and the capabilities of a SLR then this is the camera for you.

Review: In getting this camera, I did a lot of research. What it basically came down to was the zooming capabilities. It was a decision between this, the FZ18 and the FZ50 (only 12 zoom but 2 more MPs). I chose the FZ18 and have had no regrets. I find that this ...

Pros: Good clear pictures, long rechargeable battery life

Cons: Bulkier than most of the new cameras out today

Review: It takes a little time to get to know this camera, but once you do it is a lot of fun to use. It takes great vibrant pictures and the videos are nice ...

Pros: Still pictures with audio, large and well-lit LCD.

Cons: NO ZOOM IN MOVIE MODE!!!!

Review: I regrettably sold my Konica-Minolta Z3 before I bought this camera; it did everything I wanted it to, but I wanted more zoom. Actually my only problem with this Panasonic DMC-FZ18 camera is that there is NO ZOOM IN MOVIE MODE!!!! That is unheard of in ...