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john87:
I have a 2010 Panasonic Lumix 7Z-65, excellent for a larger compact with a 12x optical zoom. Think I paid about £230 for it back then.

George:
I was thinking about the Sony NEX-C3? Looks brilliant

Horatio:
What about a bridge camera? Alot of SLR features without the need of multiple lenses and shoots HD video. Bought a Panny FZ38 but only shoots 29 minutes of hd video, something to do with rediculous EU rules. Its superceded by the FZ45 which is not restricted on hd video recording.

George:
Don't really want a bridge because of the size.

I've done a lot of research and now stuck between these two:

The Panasonic DMC-GF3 or the Olympus E-PM1.

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/81676/show.html

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/82918/show.html

I've read that the flash on the Olympus is better, and rightly or wrongly I also much prefer the styling of it!

But, with the panasonic, I also have the option of getting the 14mm lens for Macro use, for only £60 extra: http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/81682/show.html

The iauto function on the Panasonic looks good to, does the Olympus have a similar feature?

What do you reckon guys?

http://digital-cameras.findthebest.com/compare/294-373/Olympus-E-PM1-vs-Panasonic-DMC-GF3

stealthwolf:
Admittedly I don't know much about Olympus so I'm biased towards the Panasonic. Have you read the in-depth reviews on dpreview?

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicdmcgf3/

and

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusepm1

Having had a look at the comparison chart: http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=panasonic_dmcgf3&products=oly_epm1

The lack of a built-in flash would bother me. I keep losing various things and for me this is another thing to lose.

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