Lately I've been taking my parents digital camera with 3x optical zoom out whenever I am scouting or hunting and take a ton of pics although most don't turn out to well. So I asked for a new digital camera for Christmas and am getting a Panasonic DMC-FZ1 with 12x optical zoom and image stabilization. I can't wait to go out and start getting some pics after Christmas and during the shed hunting season. I know that I will not be able to stop taking pictures and will probably fill up all my memory cards each time I am out.