This is an excellent 5 Megapixel camera in a very compact package. Excellent Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), which makes the x6 zoom a pleasure to use. I was unable to resist when I saw it at Office Depot at a closeout price of $80.  A full review of the LZ3 can be found at  http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/LZ3/LZ3A.HTM. Optically the DMC-LZ3 is very similar to LZ2 announced February 2005 (see http://www.megapixel.net/reviews/panasonic-lz2/lz2-gen.php) , with the menu/set button moved to the center of the four-way toggle and added focus illumination, reviewed in August 2005 at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicLZ2/. ...