Hi Sophie, no tips but I am thinking of getting an fz18 (I have the fz10 for a couple of years). How do you like the pictures you are getting for quality?

What about the zoom lens?

Thanks

Hey, Myrtle... sorry I didn't answer sooner. I just about gave up on any action in this forum.

I haven't been able to get out as much as I'd like to work out the new camera. I've bounced back and forth between disappointment and delight. On a nice sunny day, it seems to do very nicely. Low light, not so great. Also, my hands are not quite as steady as they used to be and I keep forgetting my tripod. If you're looking for something to post pics online, I'd say you couldn't do much better.

Here are a couple of shots from yesterday, both taken at full 18x zoom using the automatic setting. The only editing I did was a crop.

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If you want to ssee some of my first shots with this camera, check out this and this.

I have the FZ20 and generally get good photos. Don't change the ISO, leave it at 100 or lower. Try the fully auto setting first, see if it can function in the available light. I change the aperature if necessary to get clear garden shots in the evening, try that next. Change the ISO as a last resort.

Thanks ever so for the advice, Bean Counter. I'll give it a shot. (pun intended *G*)
I just wish I'd made a better camera a higher priority back when my hands were rock steady. PTL for tripods. 8-]

ICA,
Sophie ^i^