<s>
The	O
Panasonic	B-Algorithm
Lumix	I-Algorithm
DMC-FZ8	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
7	O
megapixel	O
superzoom	O
bridge	B-Device
digital	I-Device
camera	I-Device
made	O
by	O
Panasonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
most	O
Panasonic	B-Device
Lumix	I-Device
cameras	O
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
the	O
Venus	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
Raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
and	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
sensor	B-Algorithm
size	I-Algorithm
and	O
zoom	O
level	O
as	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Panasonic	B-Algorithm
Lumix	I-Algorithm
DMC-FZ7	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DMC-FZ8	B-Algorithm
became	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DMC-FZ8	B-Algorithm
has	O
several	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
has	O
a	O
2.5	O
"	O
color	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
display	O
and	O
a	O
color	O
electronic	B-Algorithm
viewfinder	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
two	O
colors	O
,	O
black	O
(	O
suffix	O
K	O
)	O
and	O
silver	O
(	O
suffix	O
S	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
,	O
CNET	O
gave	O
the	O
camera	O
7.5/10	O
stars	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
fast	O
zoom	O
lens	O
;	O
joystick	O
and	O
manual	O
controls	O
;	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilization	O
system	O
;	O
compact	O
size	O
;	O
and	O
raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
