Future buyers, read this: I am passionate about photography and I have a few goals EOS350D with very good quality. I bought the TZ7 because I go to India three weeks with my backpack in November. I do not see myself lugging my EOS there for two reasons: 1 / clutter and 2 / the image I give myself with my super eos and big obectif before certain modest populations. So I wanted a discreet little apn and I typed in the TZ7 to have good image quality and a high-performance video mode. Its 25mm wide angle also attracted me a lot. Evaluation of a Eosien: It is a very pretty responsive device. The 25mm is great and very nice video. The videos are very heavy but are viewable with the free VLC software. The battery hold its charge, but the day is long enough (about 1:30) Question picture quality, I prefer my eos 1000 times with 8 million pixels. The quality of the objectives is the important factor in this area and the tiny Leica lens can not compete with the stitched a cannon or a sigma 28-135mm range EX. Obviously, the size of the sensor is also at stake. The result shocked me btw when I zoomed in for the first time to edit a photo taken by the TZ7. That said, the photos are well exposed and I did not see quality differences on developing 10 * 15. Besides, indoors with flash, I find that the TZ7 is doing even better than the EOS. In summary, it is a device for travel, parties and photos everyday. I'm very happy. For cons, I advise against it for recreational photograph. A low-end SLR will already be more appropriate.
