For about 6 months ago I was looking for a Nachfolekamera for my Konica Minolta Dimage A2. The had 8 megapixels and a zoom 28 - 200. A top camera this time. Had I but always too little Tele. My predecessors were all SLR cameras, Exakta Varex 2b and a Pentax ME with a Tokina Zoom 28 Using - 85th In the film industry only films from Kodak and Fuji were used. The slides for mölglichkeit 100 ASA, for the max. Sharpness and 200 ASA. When color. Negative film 200 ASA because the was just flexiebler and one was in bad weather is not always equal to at slow shutter speeds. Very rarely a 400 ASA film because at that time spoke of grain and video noise today. Now what I wanted! No SLR why, no change lenses. The quality of my Konica Dimage A2 was absolutely OK and I make prints up to A3 +. 1. Manual zoom like with my Konica, the handling was good 2. More Zoom 3. 8 to 12 megapixels 4. hotshoe 5. RAW My favorites so far were long the Fuji Finepix HS20, because had everything that I wanted and then the Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ100, which had just no manual zoom adjustment. Then I came across "Les Numerique", there you can transfer your favorites in standardized face test shots because the Fuji HS20 was still ahead. A comparison to SLR me not abgebrach of the bridge cameras. Because if you look at how much more money you have in your hand the same opportunities to have, and you're back on the screws! Then the announcement came Pana brings the FZ150. So wait until you at "Les Numerique" is tested. This test made me then my need for manual zoom jettison because the FZ150 has left for me the Fuji clearly behind him. Now I am the proud owner of a Panasonic FZ150. For "topic finder", so I can see everything I need to see. When the LCD monitor I need reading glasses, that's just annoying if I must leave to take pictures on, because if I move while shooting and walk, have "I" extreme difficulties because to see the ground in front of me right and I do not want on the "snout" fall! My conclusion, this great device deserves clearly 5 star!