Wife and I each been using one ( or two ) for a couple of years. As a
very nice casual point 'n shoot, it nevertheless has some desireable
features, e.g. 30x optical zoom, auto lens cover, as well as all kinds
of selectable stuff. Very small, it fits nicely in a shirt pocket.
Highly recommend this jewel !


I've a Pansonic DMC 'super zoom' - I'd guess it's similar. I'd agree
that the form factor's impressive, but the zoom's only effective in very
good light, and I do miss a viewfinder.

I'll take a look at the DMC 'super zoom'.

HX80 has an electronic VF, that senses eye proximity and shuts off the
back view screen while you're looking.