I've lost 2 camera's in the last few months. One duck diving a wave in Bali on June 27th & another one crash landing a parasail in Malaysia last week.

I'm keen on a Panasonic FZ200 to replace my FZ150, coz image quality, image stabilisation & battery life are important. I also like auto focussing while zooming in/out.

Most important Features needed~

Battery time = 2hrs plus
Image stabilization for walking video
Versatile lens (don't wanna carry diff lens)
Ability to autofocus while zooming in & out coz I like to zoom in/out while panning from close to far or vice/versa in vids

Predominately a camera for video, that takes nice pics as well for up to $500 bang for buckeroos

Anyone got any alternative ideas to the FZ200 reviews I'm reading say no, but they're not fresh.