This is a great time to be shopping for a high-end pocketable digital camera -- assuming youre the sort who doesnt get overwhelmed when faced with plenty of options. With recent offerings like Fujis F200EXR, Ricohs CX1, and Casios EC-FX100, its a busy market, and now the arrival of Panasonics DMC-TZ7 makes it even more so. Reviewed by Photography Blog, the 10 megapixel cam was found to offer great image quality at both ends of its 12x, 25 - 300mm Leica lens, functional image stabilization, and minimal noise up to ISO 400 (though it does go all the way to 1600). Even the 720p video recording impressed, which you can see for yourself in the sample vid embedded below. At the end it nabs a perfect rating, which might make it perfect for your pocket -- if you dont mind that $400 MSRP.
