Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 6x Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)

This is a good camera for the price. Of course, I had to buy mine about a year ago when the price was $200, now that its down to $100 its even better for the price.
Pros: great zoom, large screen, easy to navigate menu (you just have to read the manual when you first get it), decent megapixels, durable (I've dropped it several times with only a couple scratches on the top of the camera).
Cons: No sound playback. It records sound, but has no built-in speaker to replay it on your camera. No built-in rechargeable battery. You must buy AA's for the camera, and even then the video recording drains the life so quickly. I'd advise you to buy rechargeable AA batteries (around $20). Camera is a little bulky. It's more expensive brother is 10x zoom, and is thinner!
I'm 14, was 13 when I got it for my birthday. I'm entering a photography contest with a photo taken with this camera, although I'm looking to sell it and buy a better one. I'm really disappointed to see it only sells for $85, when I paid $200!

I've been loyal to Canon products for some time. This is a far better cam than any of the point and shoot cams I've had from Canon (and those are easily twice the price of this $199 Lumix). I didn't buy here, so I got it cheaper. Still, at $300, this would be a better buy than the $500+ Canon cam I have....just not as compact. Other than being the size of a cigarette pack (large to me), the USB cable is not the more readily available type, and the AA batts are not as robust as a Canon batt pack. Image stabilization puts this way over any other Sony or Canon cam I've used, not to mention the superior 6x Lieca optics. You just don't get that anywhere else, AND it's a bargain price.

Wonderful digital camera by Panasonic gives beautiful pictures with many features to offer excellent clear quality photos. I love this camera & it works well with high end digital cards. Its compact features offer the ability to carry it with you where ever you go... I highly recommend this camera! Panasonic provides excellent quality that very few makers can offer at this price!

Got this for my girlfriend for our anniversary, she absolutely loved it. We had two friend's weddings to go to that weekend and it was perfect for it. So many cameras only have 3 zoom, it was nice to have 6 to get shots further away. The delay between shots is kinda slow but besides that its a great camera, and at a great price.

My Mom just loves this camera.I bought this camera for her birthday. She has found it very easy to use and loves the picture quality. I own a lumix TZ3 and I love it over my old Canon digital. The picture quality is great. I never saw the camera in this review because I had it sent directly to my mom. But she's very happy and taking lots of pictures. I would say it's a great camera for an 72 year old or anyone to start out on. And the price was great for the quality of photos and camera you get. The only thing I would caution is the LCD is only 2 or 2 1/2".