This camera is awesome! It's to the mind what Gigabytes of memory is to a computer.
I would not categorize myself as a shutter-bug by any stretch, but I do like to capture the occasional 'special moments, which this camera performs perfectly.
Mostly though, I will be using this camera to gather the same sort of information where years ago I used the Polaroid, which was information one would usually relegate to a notepad.
The features in this camera allow you to do just about anything you would ever need from a camera, and the picture are crystal clear. I say 'about' because I am sure I haven't even scratched the surface as to the capabilities of this camera.
It was easy to set up as a simple point and shoot, so I was literally taking pictures in a few minutes. But even before I set up the camera for simple 'point and shoot", I read the direction meticulously and suggest this to be the best approach for everyone. Because even though you may not understand everything at the time you read the directions, it will all become clear to you when you come across it again while manipulating the buttons on the camera itself.
I would sincerely say in no more than a weeks time of using this camera I was expert enough to accomplish anything I wanted to do.
In all the reviews I read regarding this camera, I would say the women were spot on, whereas the men generally were to critical. Trust me as a man I can say it is in our nature to over-think just about everything! Trust me, I used to be one of those types! But, alas, eventually I learned that everything isn't exactly rocket science!!
The price was great, I can only think the reason is, it's a new product and they want to get of to a good start. I can tell you this, I have spent more than twice as much for less than half the quality and features I have found in this camera. Definitely a great value!
I am retired now from a career in mechanical engineering, where my use of a camera was primarily for gathering technical information. It is different now but not all that much, because I still use a camera for gathering information. :)
ON THE NEGATIVE: About the camera (per se), NOTHING!
But in regard to a camera case, I was unable to find a case to match my lifestyle and the size I would have perferred. The ideal case for me would have had an armored exterior, and interior with just enough room to hold the camera, two AA batteries and a extra SD memory card.
A horizontal belt loop equal to the horizontal length of the case, and suitable for mounting on a 1-1/2 inch ( nylon web ) belt.
The opening would be at the top with the camera situated ( shutter release button up ),and opening equal to half the height of the camera.
I was not able to find a case of this description but I found one that was somewhat close, that was also featured at Amazon.com, in close proximity of this camera.
I finally purchased the 'Case LOGIC' case, that featured a small, silver, belt loop style, ( Carabiner ) and added armored protection, of my own design, that included a ('Zytel') panel sewn in a ('U' shape configuration) within a piece of ('micro-fiber) cloth.
The armor was then assembled in the case, such that the Camera when sitting (shutter release button up) was cradled in the U-shaped protector.
Otherwise, without the (armor) the 'Case LOGIC' case would be perfectly fine for just about everyone. Nice case!
I hope this information is helps someone.
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| Sold By | A.M.F store | Amazon.com | Yuruida | Yuruida | gxLiang-US | Amazon.com |
| display type | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD | LCD |
| display size | 3 inches | 2.7 inches | — | 2.4 inches | 2.4 inches | 3 inches |
| lens type | Zoom | Wide Angle | — | — | Macro | Wide Angle |
| zoom type | Optical Zoom | Optical Zoom | Digital Zoom | Digital Zoom | Digital Zoom | — |
| shooting modes | Landscape, Dusk/Dawn, Portrait, Fireworks Show, Close Up, Museum, Backlighting, Scene Auto Selector, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Copy, Beach, Sunset, Panorama, Snow, Food, Sports | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority |
| connectivity tech | USB | USB | USB | USB | USB | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, Micro HDMI |
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Fantastic camera, butt.....
im no pro photographer, but i did hours of research before buying and i made the right decissioncons:horrible close ups, its nearly impossible to get a good close up that's not blurry, definitely not while using the zoom,and sometimes the auto flash unnecessarily goes off but you can turn it off. slow video light adjustment. cant figure out how to make it lower the sound when playing back video, its loudpros: i read a review that said no shutter adjustment doesn't but that's incorrect, it doesn't say a specific speed, you just need to go into settings and change the mode, on dark outdoor setting it will take a long time and produce a crisp low light picture, if you can keep it steady that long, on flash off and on bright outdoor setting i could get a blur free picture of a roller coaster going nearly 100mph. the video is great resolution and no background sound, you can hear loud and quiet noises clearly. in a video i could hear some guy talking about me and my friends that we never noticed until the video was watched on my laptop, i will post it on youtube with a link, along with some pictures for amazonDurability: i got water on it and took it on many very bumpy fast roller coasters and its still great, i recommend a 12$ 2 year square trade accidental damage protection warranty.i like the 3 inch screenBY FAR, EASIEST TO USE CAMERA I EVER USEDAA batteries are good and bad, good for me because they are cheep and you can bring extras, battery life: got several minutes of HD video and about 100 pictures on 2 fresh alkaline store brand AAs and its still going, the batteries it comes with crap out at about 20 pics.Colors are true life or pretty darn closeso many options for each different scenario. food option lets you change color contrast and you can go black and white, blueish, old timey orangish (i don't know the names off the top of my head) and you can change the MP if you want to conserve battery and card space.haven't used the auto timer but it has one5x zoom is good enough, cant come close to a macro lens or whatever those big thins are calledsummery: over all fantastic, -1star for close ups and video light adjusting slower then my old 10MP cannonvideo made with the camera[...]sorry, i forgot to put it in 16:9
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