Doug, I appreciate your opinions. What do you think of the Panasonic DMC-FZ50 with 10.1 mp maximum resolution? Is it basically the same camera with increased resolution or do you loose some features (or gain) relative to the DMC-FZ7?

The response time seems pretty good on the Panasonic cameras in general. That is my biggest irratation on a little Pentax 3 mp camera that I use a lot for work situations. And it is the biggest negative on the Kodak camera. Any thoughts?