Back in December, when I was shopping for a NEW camera, I had a chance to try a PANASONIC FZ-20 camera (5 mp 12x Optical Leica-lens) I was REAL close to buying this one...the ZOOM was impressive AND it had Electronic Image Stabilization too! This is a crop of the original 2560w x 1920H image! Here's the Exif from the FZ20 image: Model : DMC-FZ20 Exposure Time : 1/80 sec Exposure Program : Manual Max Aperture Value : f/2.8 ISO Speed Ratings : 400 Focal Length : 72.0 mm L8r! Joe