Camera - Panasonic TZ5

User review highlights:

[+] Compact, especially considering the 10x zoom range.
[+] Optimal zoom range, starting at wide angle (28mm) and provides a good telephoto (280mm).
[+] Intelligent Auto scene classification, works very well and adjust the camera setting properly.
[+] Very good build quality.
[+] High resolution LCD screen (Twice of the normal resolution) and visible at day light.
[+] Fast AF at the wide end.
[+] Tele macro mode provides background, out of focus blur, automatically.
[+] Lens does not extends much at the telephoto end.
[+] Face detection works very well and fast.
[+] Very good HD video quality.
[+] Good scene selection can handle almost any situation.
[+] Good battery life (300-400) pics.
[+] Flash is good enough for day light fill up to 1.5-2 m.
[+] Zoom and optical image stabilizer is working in video mode.

[-] Minimum focusing distance of focal lengths less then the maximum 280mm may be too long for small subjects. It is advised to use the wide end macro closeup option or the full 280mm tele macro.
[-] Motion JPEG video requires large capacity and fast card. Sandisk 8Gb Exterme 3 is suggested. It will provide about 30 minutes of video.
[-] HD video is 720p. Consumer HD camcorders are recoding at 1080.
[-] Bright subjects in the front of a dark background are overexposed. A -1EV compensation is suggested.