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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mo24" data-source="post: 1200488" data-attributes="member: 66126">Hello,I'm considering purchasing the Panasonic FZ18 for use in photographing wildlife, among other things.  My budget range peaks at about <$400.It seems like a great camera, except for noise issues at high ISO values, something most of these types of cameras seem to have trouble with by the sound of it.  My question is, aside from SLR's, is there any other camera on the market that has much less noise in ISO200, ISO400, etc. than the FZ18, yet still has decent megapixel size and high zoom?  The noise issue bothers me, as I really like sharp and crisp photos, something that seems difficult to achieve by looking at others' photos, without using high ISO or being in bright sunlight.  Is the FZ18 about the best out there for this?  Or is the noise issue something I should not be so concerned about, (ie: does software editing with noise reduction make this a moot issue?)  Thanks.</blockquote>