Panasonic Lumix FX37? Or TZ5?

[mtblujeans]

I can't tell by the reviews which camera is really the best for vacation memories....the Panasonic Lumix FX37? Or the Panasonic Lumix TZ5? Does anyone have experience or opinions on either of these pocket cameras? TIA

 

[Poohbear5]

My daughter has the TZ4 and took it on a cross-country trip last summer. The results were impressive. Her photos were very sharp.
She loves the camera.

 

[kaffinito]

The TZ5. I love it. It's a nice little lightweight pns that takes very sharp (sometimes too sharp) photos. I use it for my purse camera. It's easy to use and has very little lag time between shots even with the flash. You can also disable the flash which I love about it. The colors turn out great too! It even works very well for low light photography.

One drawback is that the photo software that comes with it isn't very user friendly, so you might do better to avoid it. Another thing I'm not crazy about is that the rear LCD screen sticks out a little bit, so you have to be fairly careful with it. Oh, and there is no eyepiece for viewing, just a rear LCD screen. You have to set up all of your shots with the live view screen, which does make it easier for people like my husband to use.