The Intelligent Auto Mode in the DMC-FZ18 does all the work for you, making photo-taking trouble-free,? noted Alex Fried, National Marketing Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. ?When taking into account the camera?s 18x optical zoom, which is among the industry?s longest zooms, and then adding 8.1 Megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle lens, MEGA Optical Image Stabilization, and Intelligent Auto Mode, the DMC-FZ18 delivers professional-level photo quality, in a powerful camera packed with advanced features that is still easy to use.