Bonzo
08-11-2008, 02:53 PM
Handling – Feels very solid and is quite heavy. Not a great fit the hand as my fingers touch the ring around the lens and the zoom/shutter switch is awkward. I suppose I will get used to that over time.
My nose just fits down the side of the camera when using the optical view finder.
Build quality – Good although I do not know how long the cover over the USB connection will last as it feels a bit flimsy.
The mode dial is nice and positive.
The battery cover is well fixed and will not come open accidentaly but this also makes it a bit hard to use as you need to move the lock to one side then pull/push the cover to get it open.
Use – Very easy to take photos even without reading the manual; the setup screen was easy to navigate and make adjustments. It will take a while to learn all the icons; although all the icons are displayed when adjusting them there are only certain ones you can be adjust in each mode.
Fast download to the PC; I just us the Microsoft photo wizard or view the card in My computer.
The view finder zooms in and out with the lens.
The first photo I took with macro and the flash operated and the exposure seems very good to me.
Results – The photo quality is very good, the video is very good and you can zoom while taking video.
The photos are saved quickly – I brought a Transcend 4GB SDHC card.
I have tried the photostitch and it is a bit hard to see where the photos overlap when you are taking them as the preview is only about half the height of the screen. The results were again very good with some misalignment at the top and bottom of the photo. I will need to practice this as I had zoomed in to far!
First photo:
http://www.rubble.info/donotdelete/lily.jpg
My nose just fits down the side of the camera when using the optical view finder.
Build quality – Good although I do not know how long the cover over the USB connection will last as it feels a bit flimsy.
The mode dial is nice and positive.
The battery cover is well fixed and will not come open accidentaly but this also makes it a bit hard to use as you need to move the lock to one side then pull/push the cover to get it open.
Use – Very easy to take photos even without reading the manual; the setup screen was easy to navigate and make adjustments. It will take a while to learn all the icons; although all the icons are displayed when adjusting them there are only certain ones you can be adjust in each mode.
Fast download to the PC; I just us the Microsoft photo wizard or view the card in My computer.
The view finder zooms in and out with the lens.
The first photo I took with macro and the flash operated and the exposure seems very good to me.
Results – The photo quality is very good, the video is very good and you can zoom while taking video.
The photos are saved quickly – I brought a Transcend 4GB SDHC card.
I have tried the photostitch and it is a bit hard to see where the photos overlap when you are taking them as the preview is only about half the height of the screen. The results were again very good with some misalignment at the top and bottom of the photo. I will need to practice this as I had zoomed in to far!
First photo:
http://www.rubble.info/donotdelete/lily.jpg