Thinking about buying this camera. Anyone had any experience with it? Pros? Cons? I have heard that high ISO have noise but thats all the bad i have heard. Thanks.

Link for specs: .. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 .. I am assuming the "K" means Kit .. or .. Black?


there is an 18 page review here .. although the links to the next page are easy to miss at the bottom

here is page 17 .. (Conclusions) ..

Been there already. I was just wondering if anybody here has used one personally.

one man's opinion.

I guess the "K" means black and the "S" means silver???

here's a couple of things to consider, if you will.

Silver-toned cameras appear more toy-like (if you care), and will attract an animal's attention (could be good or bad, depending on the shot...and the animal). Also, silver finishes tend to reveal scratches more, since the underlying plastic is a different color, usually black.

Depending on how, when and where you use this, a black camera might be the better choice.

Sometimes one color will be released in the Eurosphere and another in the, um, othersphere .. and sometimes his reviews have mentioned this (along with slight model number diffs)