A big, big, thank you, d00d, for posting that comparison site. Have decided to go for the FZ82 as it seems to have everything I would need - and it is over £100 cheaper than the FZ330 which is the one I was thinking of buying. I am very grateful for your help. 
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Oh I am pleased. I’m good with camera manuals, plus my current main camera is a Panasonic, so let me know if you need help operating it. Stick it on Auto and you can’t go far wrong.
Do you have a memory card? I don’t think that will be included.
And you mentioned a case … ?
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Am buying both - won’t be until the end of the month though - not too long to wait!
Have you got your new camera yet Tabs?
I saw an out of focus pic you posted on another thread!
Not yet, d00d, my ‘mad money’ account has been somewhat depleted by Vet Bills and Skip Hire recently ! Hopefully end of this month - can hardly wait.
It was a bit dire but the scar was on my left wrist - and I am mainly left handed. Using the camera with my right was not easy.
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OK.
I’ll post this anyway:
The FZ80 / FZ82 delivers lightning-fast AF that locks onto subjects almost instantly as you depress the shutter button halfway. And when shooting with the lens set to 20mm you can take advantage of a minimum focus distance of 1cm when AF Macro is set, although as you extend the zoom the minimum focus distance increases, to 1.5m at 1200mm.
Thank you, d00d. I have set my heart on the FZ82 - it seems to tick all the boxes I will ever need.
That Techradar page says “Poor EVF”
Electronic ViewFinder … but if you’re like me, you’ll use the rear screen for framing anyway. And when they say “poor”, it won’t be at all bad.
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Excuse me interrupting, but I assumed you had fuzzed it out deliberately to protect the faint hearted 
I was going to ask how you did that too!
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No, Pixie - it was just ordinary user error! But you can fuzzy things in photoshop.
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They are called Bridge cameras because they bridge the gap between a compact camera and a DSLR.