Pros: 1. Stainless steel sole plate is highly polished and sa-mooooth. 2. Potent steam output. 3. Quick to heat to set temp. 4. Good build and parts selection. 5. Long cord. 6. Large water reservoir. 7. Smart settings turn off iron if left on clothes or tipped over. 8. Almost zero effort. 9. Value for the dollar.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Iron arrived before Newegg emailed my invoice. Lickety split shipping.

Pros: Quick start; easy to operate; long battery life; sharp lens; crisp images; fluid color; low shutter lag; much lower noise than expected; quality construction; HD video; gorgeous LCD screen; tactile surfaces; fits in shirt pocket.

Cons: No manual control; plastic tripod socket; worthless mic; no HD adapter cable included; v-e-r-y slow to focus in low light.

Overall Review: First use was newspaper assignment of historic reenactment (shooting side-by-side with History Channel and Missouri Dept. of Tourism peeps); left DSLR rig at home (Shssh, editor doesn't know), rolled the dice and shot the two-day event with the TZ5. Mock engagements, cannon fire, gun battles, cavalry, sword fights, music, cook fires, period costumes, town burning, etc. Never missed a shot; spent both days chuckling to self and amazed at quality; no stinkers in the lot; could've published three times as many pics as made copy; daily requests for CD copies of published work. If Panasonic will make a comparable camera with the option of manual controls I'll sell my Canon DSLR rig without concern or regret, the TZ5 is just that impressive.

Pros: It's ignorant to give this lens a low rating because of its 1.6x crop factor with a DSLR. On a digicam it shows 24mm, still a legitimate wide angle. Either way--DSLR or SLR--it shoots sharp, is color accurate, built well, and priced right.

Cons: Has to suffer the bloviating critique of unschooled and ill-informed digi-dweebs.