Re: SLR Digital camera
 

I got the Panny DMC-TZ3. It takes great pictures, reasonably fast start-up and first picture times. It also has a 10x zoom and OIS. Of course, it's not a D-SLR.
[URL="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz3/"]Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review[/URL]

Now I wish I had gotten the Casio EX-V8. I was looking for a compact camera with >5x zoom, but couldn't find anything that took decent pix. I didn't see this one.