The camera is very capable and takes very good photos in a wide variety of situations so far. The service from UK digital was excellent, with prompt delivery & status information available at every stage.

Solid image stabilisation performance; Presence of a control ring; Reduction in resolution of sensor;

Lack of touchscreen control; EVF could be physically larger; Mode dial a touch soft; Some performance issues;

nice compact camera, perfect for my holiday; easy to use

eye adjustment not easy to use.; to close to the viewfinder

The ‘travel zoom compact' market is one of the most popular around thanks to the combination of a long focal range and an advanced specification, all in a body which is both lightweight and portable.

Solid image stabilisation performance; Presence of a control ring; Reduction in resolution of sensor

Lack of touchscreen control; EVF could be physically larger; Mode dial a touch soft; Some performance issues

I initially liked this camera in spite of its poor image quality and lack of low-light performance. But after one year of ownership I now regret my purchase. After fewer than (an estimated) 1,000 shutter activations the viewfinder is broken. It's as if it's misaligned.

I've had my ZS50 for about eight months now, and I'm up over 8,000 shutter releases. It will fit into the front pockets on my shorts, but it usually lives in the handlebar bag on my bicycle, or the center console of the car. It's easy to always have it at hand.

"First things first, Panasonic have announced 2 new models in the same form factor, due in March 2016. I got the DMCZS50K after returning the Sony DSC-HX90VB which did not work nearly as well as I expected.

It's smaller than I expected (I have arthritis so this may be a problem) but it looks capable of doing incredible things -- so many more functions than my old camera. This will definitely require reading the entire instruction book cover to cover. Looking forward to wonderful pictures.

I went to college and studied film photography. Digital; that will never catch on! My wife has just bought me the Panasonic TZ70 camera for my birthday. What an absolute gem. Simple to use and with so many features should you want them, you simply cannot take a bad 'snap'.

The Panasonic ZS50 is a wonderfully versatile compact camera, with solid images from extreme close-ups to telephoto. The ZS50 handles low light well and captures a pretty good video for a compact camera as well.

Solid image quality throughout zoom range; Good low light performance; Solid speed; Electronic viewfinder

Not enough controls for using manual settings; No tilting LCD screen; Audible zoom noise in video footage