The digital imaging revolution shows no signs of slowing down. In the area it for simple and fast grows the marketing war for consumer dollars more competitive every year. Competition drives manufacturers add features and offers to price reductions, the consumers with more options.

Many photo enthusiasts want to pull a full size tripod, not a DSLR camera, and a bag of lenses everywhere they go – they want small, fast, unobtrusive, responsive, developed high performance cameras by photographers for photographers. Straight shooter like most compact point and shoots. Panasonic’s new Lumix ZS10 is the successor of the previous year ZS7, which legions of photography enthusiasts the best prosumer for simple and rapid 2010 crowned.

Manufacturers tout regular functions and performance of their new cameras on consumer electronics shows, but they rarely address consumer complaints about one specific model design, features, ergonomics and performance. Although the ZS7 was very popular, there was no perfect camera and consumers talked about what they thought in need of improvement. Panasonic heard and the ZS10 are tailored to meet these expectations. In many respects considerable represents a much larger step the ZS10 forward than its predecessor of Panasonic’s previous generations of and point-and-shoot cameras.

The ZS7 was a megapixel digicam 12-, while the ZS10 has 16 Megapixel resolution – more pixels makes sure, but it could spell more noise at higher ISO sensitivities. The ZS7 featured a 12 x Leica zoom (25-300 mm equivalent), during the ZS10 has a 16 x (24-384 mm equivalent) Leica zoom.

The ZS10 features a new MOS image sensor (the ZS7 of featured a CCD image sensor). The ZS7 of slower than of competition of series mode was significantly improved, have the GPS landmark database and expanded lookup functions and the ZS10 recorded 1080i (the ZS7 covered video with a maximum resolution of 720 p) HD video. Other new features include slow-motion-video, composite noise reduction and a 3D capture mode for those who want to show their stuff on a 3D TV.

The Panasonic Lumix ZS10 is a typical search and rather inconspicuous black and silver for simple and fast. Fit and goal are top notch and all controls are logically placed and easily accessible by right-handed people shoot video capture one-touch with the exception of the button. Most digital cameras with a one-touch video capture button place this control in the upper right corner of the camera rear deck – as camera you simply press this position the video at the beginning/end button with their right thumb allows. The ZS10 small one-touch video capture button on the camera top deck – right in the trigger traditional is – to my mind is intuitive.

The ZS10 metal alloy body shell seems hard enough for just about everything and the weather/moisture and dust seals seem more than enough be. Although small enough to slip in a Pocket, the Panasonic ZS10 is a solid compact – if you you (and everyone else) running around with this camera in your shirt pocket you know are some pretty significant wear.