Final decision to buy for me were:
-The compact dimensions of the camera AND the lenses and the light weight
-the relatively low price
The high-quality appearance (design & processing)

Having now been using the camera a few weeks, I can allow myself slowly a verdict. The other reviewers have already written about many things and much that is true, this camera and the image quality. I would like to add a few points. It is solely to criticism, but you should not misinterpret this: I think the camera is good in spite of everything!

Portraits
Consider yourself why they need the camera. Not to be discussed here due to physical factors make it for Basic, like me, and maybe you, too, with this camera and the “conventional lenses (see above) rather difficult to make portraits in such a way that the background nicely blurred, while the person is hot is) (known as bokeh. That can buy cameras from other manufacturers with a larger sensor would be better or you would have a more appropriate basis of additional Olympus lenses (eg 50mm)

Low-light situations
The kit lenses are good, but for low-light situations not recommend unreservedly. A (not existing) image stabilizer would improve the results. Also consider in this context that the camera flash in dark environments, the focus prior to shooting to be able to use (instead of a red light relief) as with other manufacturers. That can be really annoying.

Live View
The Live View function sounds impressive, but despite everything, not nearly as practicable as in a compact camera, since the mirror is folded prior to the initiation anscheind always first. As a result, it has one, in my opinion, quite long and unacceptable “shutter lag”. I now once again use the viewfinder.

Which kit should you take?
The 25mm pancake lens gives the camera a relatively compact DSLR combination. However, you have the pancake with no zoom and the view is not well suited for every situation. The picture quality of this lens is also my opinion not better than the 14-42mm zoom. And for the price but the 25mm pancake you already have a compact camera. You can actually put in your pocket, what with the 420, despite their “relative” compactness, unfortunately, does not go so well.
I personally find the double zoom kit most appropriate. The information contained lenses are good and very light and compact.
To whom is less important to the weight, you can buy the camera separately and to the excellent 14-54mm or 12-60mm. Over the 17-45mm, I can not say anything, I do not know.
Side note: The cheaper lenses work in manual mode all the way, not mechanically but “by wire”. I.e. when the camera is off, can not be offline in order to advance herumzoomen different compositions tested.

The Seeker
The viewfinder is smaller than in many other DSLR cameras. How big is this disadvantage, everyone must decide for themselves. But there is a “viewfinder” that can be infected, instead of the eye cup, which enlarges the viewfinder image by a factor of 1.2.

The worst picture is the way to what was not even fired. Finally, I would therefore like to emphasize that the camera invites me because of their ease of use and outstanding processing constantly attracts and / or photographs to play with. What can be said on a commendable camera?

All in all – a very good device – which is easy to use and one from the first moment, it delivers good pictures!

The Panasonic I bought for traveling, people photos, vacation photos, zoo photos snapshots and other images. It is pleasantly light, is also well situated in one hand and I was always there when I want to take pictures. The LUMIX TZ-6 is the smaller brother of the TZ-7 and has no real HD video mode, which I can be to our liking, because I rarely want to film something. For the conversion to DVD quality enough loose.

Before buying, I have even toyed with the Canon SX 200, but the TZ-6 is clearly superior because of their high-aperture Leica lens of the Canon. In addition, the extreme wide angle of 25mm is a dream and telephoto focal length of 300 mm more than impressive! To give you not only much on the photo, but can zoom in even more distant objects super close up. So that the camera is in most shooting situations more than justice.

What I liked a lot of Panasonic that they themselves, the recording format (4:3, can set 3:2, 16:9). Most photo printers in the well-known drugstore print suburban markets only in the classic 3:2 format. Other formats can be easily cut, so that image information will be lost. So I lie always correct.

With the 25 mm lens can bring you almost everything on the subject. So far I’ve had with my SLR (28 mm lens) always issues the Cologne Cathedral from the long side to get a complete picture. It’s been much better.

At first I was thrilled at the camera, the 3-inch high-resolution (460,000 pixels) and sharp display. This makes the frame shots a pleasure. On sunny days, the display weakens as any other. Since only helps keep your finger on it. The operation and navigation is done via the menu easy to understand, largely self-explanatory and clear. I expect a good camera.

The image resolution is 10 megapixels more than adequate for me. More you really need not, even if the deductions are deducted for the picture frame in 20 x 30 cm or greater. Unfortunately, save for this Panasonic camera model to the image sensor, in contrast to its top model of the LX series. Must be a tiny 1 / 2, 33 generate 10-megapixel sensor. This sensor has been incorporated into Panasonic 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. megapixel cameras already. Now he must do even more. If Samsung or other manufacturers, such as 12 megapixel sensor produces images. What an unnecessary madness, at the expense of quality! This will quickly become clear when you view the pictures. At ISO 100 the images are mostly noise, but has also probably had their fingers in the game, the noise reduction. From ISO 200, it is steadily increasing. ISO 200 images I find in a 100 percent view, and while looking at fine details even slightly disturbing. ISO 400 the noise increased markedly in full size. If we can do it only 9×13, 10×15 or 13×18 prints, it does not stand out more. At magnifications of 20 x 30 cm from a short distance falls on the turbulent noise. The camera is just like many others, mostly a fair-weather camera. The fine details go through the lost-ISO noise reduction and a significant number down 400th If one is aware of this, we can live with this property. If my pictures with friends from a Fuji f 50 comparisons, which comes off much better. But then the Fuji is also fitted significantly worse. To achieve the best image result, there are many recording programs that adapt to suit your needs. Whether fireworks, night landscape, sunset, beautiful skin, or other recording situations, the camera is well prepared for almost anything.

The autofocus works quickly and accurately. Telephoto occurred so far only two times before that I needed to focus again. The lighting conditions were not optimal.

What I really miss on this camera are the manual settings, because I am used to it from my SLR am and there are few moments where the surgery but could be very useful (for long exposure night shots with a tripod, shutter priority for specific depth of field, bracketing for HDR-images, etc.). Unfortunately, this development can be found on many compact cameras, to save costs and because too few of them make use of.

The first start was simple and understandable. However there are criticisms of the manual, do not adequately describe the functions that even the manual is better for explaining the functions are not really sufficient.
Because the features are varied, but I find many useless features or twice. For example, recognizes the Beauty Shot, which I find really great but then why is there again both face to face, and basically makes the best illuminates the beauty shot it too. Another point of criticism is with the lightning cometh a function also doubled. Besides, I can not hire a night lightning, but it has a function, but it’s easier if you could turn on the shortcut to the thunder and lightning fast at night, do not go through the menu so the longer route would have.
A fat plus point is the function of the tips and tricks on various topics such as exposure? How an image properly? important useful information there. Just to appear on the respective functions of small short explanations.
Now for the batteries. The batteries, which were supplied were 4 days (of course with lots of breaks and time outs), but you already told us that we need better batteries so we have batteries purchased with 2700 performance. These last longer, but it always varies what I do and how long I had the camera is indeed logical.
To make the images on the computer is also very simple.
All in all, the camera is recommended, because the operation is not difficult because you can either set the camera to automatic and the camera adjusts itself perfectly or you can go over the menu and use the display on the screen.

However, there are criticisms e.g. the manual and some features, so there are only 4 out of 5 Stars.
I am satisfied and happy that I bought the Samsung ES15!