This is my 3rd Lumix, which I bought, the first two (one my wife had to use) are now broken after more than 3 years. The SZ8EG-K has the huge disadvantage of again extended delay time, snapshots difficult and with four grandchildren. The battery is rather abruptly at the end, here a longer warning time could be set up. Otherwise the familiar institution, well, that the wheel has not been reinvented. It is worth the money.