Well I went to American Appliance to check out the cameras they had advertised in the flier. They had a Sony 12X optical 6.0MP for $319; and Olympus 10X optical 7.1MP for $269; They also had a 10X Kodak, but without Image stabilization, I didn't even entertain it. I was poised to get either one, but when I got there they also had a Panasonic Lumix 12X optical; 6.3 MP for $299. After playing with them all I ended up getting the Panasonic. It was the most comfortable in my hand, has Leica lenses, and the menus seemed pretty intuative. Another pro for me personally is that it takes SD cards, which I have plenty of, while I would have had to get new stuff for the others. It doesn't take AA batteries though, some NiMH which is $50. Only bummer is they were out of stock, and I need to wait a few weeks to actually get it in my hand. :mad:

Has anybody actually had any use with any of these cameras, or other comperable cameras? I'd be interested in hearing other peoples reviews on using these for outdoor photography.

Here it is...http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/ba/a2/dc/29008604.JPG

Looks/sounds like a winner !

saved your money and bought a plane ticket to AL to hunt with your buddy.

saved your money and bought a plane ticket to AL to hunt with your buddy.

Yeah, that wasn't in the cards according to the boss. You let me know when I can meet you for a fishing trip, and I'll be there. I'm due, I know. Are you still hunting next weekend, who knows what I could fanagle last minute?

I was gonna drive anyway.:)

How do you like the new camera? I have the sd card slot on mine and I have new laptop that takes the sd cards in the side which is sweet! Don't have to hook the camera up or anything and the photos pop right up on kodak or photobucket or where ever you send them.....I was thinking about getting another one or maybe getting a zoom attachment for mine. Like when I see deer and they are out in the field. I would like to zoom in without losing dpi..What would be my best bet?:rolleyes:

I can report absolutely no issues with this camera. I've been using it since Jan, and it rocks. If you drop the res. to 4 MP you can up the zoom to 16.5X.

The pics of the deer in the fire were over 125 yards away, so you can see how close I was able to zoom on that thread. The macro feature works real well too. Battery life is incredible. I think I've only charged it twice and have taken around 1000 pics.

Anyone who wants a good cam for wildlife, and not want to break the bank for a SLR you can't beat the Lumix.

Hunterz may want to weigh in here as well???