This is a wonderful little camera. It fits in the pocket or purse, fully automatic, and is reasonably fast to switch on/off and focus. It's got powerful zoom, adequate flash, and produces good-quality pictures with a single button click.

It's got a macro mode, which allows to take sharp pictures at 1-1.5 feet distance. The zoom settings allow to focus on the center of the screen, or on the faces. I have had some success in reducing digital noise by reducing the quality of the picture from 12Mp to 8Mp.

It is also smart enough to turn itself off to save battery life when not used. Get more detail about Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZR1 12.1MP Digital Camera with 8x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Silver).