I was looking for a second camera for always there haben.Nach try long and testing I've finally found it. After the LX3, the SX120IS, the FZ100, and many reports I really had the Given up hope to find a compact camera that makes sensible images. The LX3 was of the picture quality is very good, but they had too little push, the SX120IS was actually not bad for the price, but in Tele a disaster, no colors and noisy. The cake had the FZ 100, how can you deliver such a bad camera as a manufacturer, the camera is a rape on screen. ISO 100 images rustled on a 19 "monitor. Then after some time break, I ordered the HX7, and am speechless. The colors are awesome, maybe a little too fräftig in the red. Speed in continuous shooting mode is incredible images with ISO 800 still awesome and useful. That had come so far no compact. The panorama function is a dream without frikkeln individual pictures on the PC together. This camera is recommended by the processing, the functions and the image quality simply a stunner, and I can only buy. As the main camera, I have a Nikon D7000 and am in no matter aperture and time Piglet more. What this Compact is but delivers in IAuto + mode a dream. As can other manufacturers with a long experience and special from several Not tap hundred euros it. This is a strong buy recommendation !!!! Keep up the Sony, and thank you for such a great camera.