I have done my camera as a "mountain camera". After detailed study of numerous sites on the web, I decided for this camera. I have been a few tours in lousy weather and especially quite poor visibility behind me and am the high-intensity object just loved it. It was for me, in addition to the wide-angle also the decisive criterion for the purchase. In fine weather, you do soon once impeccable shots, but in low light .... and here the Lumix plays its strength from! The Leica lens with the Aperture 1.4 - simply a stunner. For the ambitious photographer it offers numerous possibilities! I "work" mainly engaged in the Intelligent Auto or Program Auto, and I set the white balance, depending on lighting conditions adaptive. Also has its size nor "pocketable" and the weight anyway a dream. My DSLR stays at home - too unwieldy, too heavy, too bulky!