Going from DSLR to FZ200, your impressions

These might help - particularly the second

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWE0zJijqAU&feature=youtu.be

http://www.panasonic.net/avc/lumix/gallery/fz200/Bence_Mate/

FWIW, I've had the FZ18/28/150/200 over the years, while my wife has various Minolta/Sony - currently the a77 with the Tamron 18-250  and a Sigma 2.8 70-200. Except at high iso (> 400) the FZ200 images are of quality comparable to the Sony, with a single lens and much less weight.

These are FZ150 (with a mix of iPhone)

https://picasaweb.google.com/107626094434145385562/MontanaHorizonMay2012

https://picasaweb.google.com/107626094434145385562/2011MayHorizonNewMexico

These are FZ200 (for birders -so there are lots of "this is a bird" pictures)

https://picasaweb.google.com/107626094434145385562/DelawareBirds2012?authkey=Gv1sRgCK_FyoS4tffWDw

All of the above are JPG. Were I shooting now, I'd have used JPG+Raw and processed the Raw in Silkypix 5.0.

Sherm