Double-alert: Panasonic ZS3 black in-stock and discounted at $370

And to complete the irony of our previous post, we have a double alert for you! The black Panasonic ZS3 (TZ7K) is in-stock and shipping for $370 by Vanns.com. Free ground shipping is included, but you can also upgrade to faster methods for a reasonable amount if you can't wait to have it in your shutter-trigger-happy hands. To see this price, be sure to add the camera to your shopping cart because the website shows the Panasonic-Police mandated price of $400. Vanns.com also lists the other three body-colors but they are not currently in-stock.

Please note that this camera qualifies for the Panasonic mail-in rebate promotion that gets you a 4gb SDHC card and a camera case from Panasonic itself. The PDF rebate form is available at the aforementioned Vanns product page, in the right sidebar, below the bundles, under the "Special Promotions" segment.

As usual, price and stock-status is as of the time of writing. While we check from time to time, we cannot be pressing reload every 30 seconds to see if something changed, so if you notice any changes, please let us know! You will earn one good karma point :)

For more on the camera, be sure to check the TZ7 mini-blog here, with the review-cluster coming in the next few days.

Obviously in terms of bang for the buck, the TZ5 models are better deals since you can get them for around $225 (blue or silver only - the black model sells at a premium).