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I bought this Lumix ZS1 along with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-H20. The Lumix in general have excellent reviews and people rave about their wide angle, sharp, good quality images, etc, but I found the opposite to be true. It did have a wide angle, good for including more elements in your photos, but I found the images to be muted and hazy, and most of the time not sharp like the Sony. This model has 12x zoom, while the Sony has 10x, but I found the Sony to have better reach, and its images were sharper when I zoomed in with the digital zoom. I did several test shots with both, and in my opinion, the Sony won, no question about it. The Lumix also has a very weak flash, which seemed to increase blurriness in lower light. The Sony has a very powerful flash, but thankfully you can adjust its intensity. I thought I preferred a wide angle lens, but honestly, I much prefer the telephoto end and having crisp, sharp images. That is just my opinion and experience!