One of the more popular digital camera categories to emerge over the past few years was pioneered by the Panasonic ZS7 ’s predecessors: a pocket digital camera with a surprisingly long zoom. The Panasonic ZS7 continues to impress, with a 12.1-megapixel sensor and a 12x optical zoom, a high-res 3-inch LCD, full PASM exposure modes, and a new GPS feature to help jog your memory of where you were when you took all those vacation shots. Capable of 720p HD video as well, the Panasonic ZS7 is indeed an excellent travel companion for stills and video, and its 25-300mm equivalent zoom range gives… (read more)