Excellent for the non professional picture taker. It is much better than a Point a Shot camera and size is perfect to carry around with no to much problem. It is light enough to be operated by a kid or a small adult or woman. Optical Zoom 15X is useful and all the settings for different conditions are more than enough. If you are the kind of guy who use the camera in Automatic , buy a regular point and shot. If you want to add some drama and personal touch to your pictures without spending hundreds of dollars this is for you. You will need some sets of rechargeable NI-MH batterys and a charger to be always ready, there are good deals on ebay. Also buy a good SDHC memory Card like a 16 Gb. class 6 or better to have a good amount of memory to take pictures and video. Nice buy for myself, I like to take pictures with my personal touch in different light settings and speeds and this is cheap way to do it.Read full review
I chose this camera because it was recommended on Consumer Reports. It's great for a $280 camera, I suppose. I like to take no-flash pictures, and it's hard to get a good no-flash picture with indoor lighting. One will either end up with blur+good colors or no blur+grainy. (I'm not a camera expert, so this may be normal for a less expensive camera). Also, some would prefer more control over the exposure, etc.; there is no manual focus, for example. The anti-shake also is less than I was expecting. The face detection is spotty. On the other hand, the 15x optical zoom is great, and it will take perfect pictures in the sunlight. If you are going to do outdoor photography, or even if you are going to use a tripod frequently, this is probably a good camera for you.
You simply cannot beat the value for money on this camera. I brought this for my sister and used it for a few weeks before sending it to her and I was thoroughly impressed. The Pros: The optical zoom was fantastic and the image quality cannot be better..in my opinion if it was any better you would not notice it. The ease of use is simple and quick. Camera powers on and ready to shoot in 1 second and in auto mode you cannot make it any simpler to "Point and Shoot." Battery life has been awesome, still have not run out after about 200 high res shots. Flash works like a charm and the LCD is more than enough to review shots and images. The manual mode provides for a lot of options which makes taking photos even better if you are savvy with experimenting or taking professional images. The Cons: There seems to be a slight over exposure in broad daylight but this can be easily fixed by adjusting the exposure manually. Size is a slight issue but is still smaller than a DSLR. In short I would love to have given this 5 stars but the size and exposure warranted a star deduction. Beyond that all I can say is.. What are you waiting for..?! GET ONE!Read full review
The camera is well laid out, and comes with the usual items for a digital camera. The flash is a flip up type which is somewhat aggravating but minimally. Small "SLR TYPE" shape and is better feeling in the hand with rubber grip accents. The battery (4X AA) access panel is the most negative feature to me, and is both flimsy and hard to close easily. I am wary that the battery cover door will fail after multiple battery changes. Otherwise a decent camera for the money.
I bought this camera after browsing for A quality AND afforadable camera, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the pictures that the camera takes at it's price. I had always thought I'd need to spen much more money to get pictures this good. It feels a little bulky at times, perhaps I'm just used to a smaller camera, but the controls are appropriately placed as so I'm not fumbling around awkwardly while operating it, easy to jump right into the camera without even manual consultation, as most controls are extremely self explanatory, could work better with low light situations, but for the price I suggest this camera for anyone who wants to dip their toes into photography.
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