I am sure you have heard the expression, "they don't make them like that anymore"
If you want picture quality even close to the FZ30 you are going to have to look for a DSLR camera.
Since they stopped building that camera, they have been doing cost reductions, and todays Point and shoot camera will have lots more features but will not have the low noise and excellent picture quality of the FZ30.
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I had this camera and loved it. Sadly, it's gone now and it looks like i can't buy a new one.

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