hi...
I just get my FZ18 two days ago.
after this two days and 300 photos (some test photos

) I think it's the perfect camera for me...
if you're not professional or some like that, it is easily to get happy with that.
even my girlfriend is amazed about the easy operating.
I choose it because of versatility.
here are some samples :
FZ18:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/pana...Z18/page17.asp
FZ8 :
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz8/page18.asp