Well the camera I currently have is a Panasonic DMC-FZ10, something like 4.0 MP, really a good digital camera, with a nice screen on back and macro mode. That's what all the pictures in my gallery were taken with. But that camera died. All the buttons stopped working at once!!! So I was looking at newer models of that camera, and there was one for around $400 with 16.0 MP, don't know if it was dslr or not, but I HAVE to have a 12x zoom or better or I cry like a little girl. What would you recommend?
That one would be considered a bridge camera. I have experience with Fujifilm bridge cameras, but I'm not sure what I would recommend to you. I sometimes have to play with them a little in the store before I can decide. How long did you have your Panasonic?