added 1 year agoExpert Review
Exactly what I expected, nothing more and certainly nothing less.
I recently won this camera in a photo competition run by The Telegraph, and after a few days of it just being sat in it's box I decided to have a go with it (I'm used to using DSLR instead of compact.) First impressions were great, it has a very fast startup time considering that it has to extend the lens and the photos that it takes are excellently exposed, accurately white balanced and sharp enough for prints up to about A3 size.
It has a whole host of useful features that I didn't expect to find in a compact camera this cheap, and the menu is very helpful if you're new to photography. It features a whopping 22 different scene modes, and unlike most cameras I've tried these ones seem to work pretty well! In the menu is also a "guided mode" where you select what you're trying to do through a series of questions and the camera sets the settings for you! It's amazingly quick to do this actually, and the results are very good I've found.
The anti-shake feature seems to do its job to a limited degree, but it does give a noticeable improvement. It can be a little annoying trying to delete photos, as you can't select the ones you want to delete and do it all in one, but it's no major issue and doesn't affect it's ability to take a good photograph.
The screen is great, just as I'd expect and with no problems at at all. It's supposed to have a viewing angle of 140 degrees, but in reality it's more like 180 degrees! Can see it perfectly from any angle, which is really useful if taking photos in awkward places. Brightness of the screen can also be boosted for if you're out in strong sunlight, making it a lot easier to see.
One thing I'm really impressed by is the battery life! The battery is very small and lightweight, but even so it far outlives the battery lives of previous compacts I've owned.
The weatherproofing is great too, it's handled being out in the rain absolutely fine which is something I dare not to do with my DSLR. The brushed metal body is great aesthetically too.
So overall, if you're looking for a no-nonsense camera at a very reasonable price then I'd definitely recommend this camera.
It has a whole host of useful features that I didn't expect to find in a compact camera this cheap, and the menu is very helpful if you're new to photography. It features a whopping 22 different scene modes, and unlike most cameras I've tried these ones seem to work pretty well! In the menu is also a "guided mode" where you select what you're trying to do through a series of questions and the camera sets the settings for you! It's amazingly quick to do this actually, and the results are very good I've found.
The anti-shake feature seems to do its job to a limited degree, but it does give a noticeable improvement. It can be a little annoying trying to delete photos, as you can't select the ones you want to delete and do it all in one, but it's no major issue and doesn't affect it's ability to take a good photograph.
The screen is great, just as I'd expect and with no problems at at all. It's supposed to have a viewing angle of 140 degrees, but in reality it's more like 180 degrees! Can see it perfectly from any angle, which is really useful if taking photos in awkward places. Brightness of the screen can also be boosted for if you're out in strong sunlight, making it a lot easier to see.
One thing I'm really impressed by is the battery life! The battery is very small and lightweight, but even so it far outlives the battery lives of previous compacts I've owned.
The weatherproofing is great too, it's handled being out in the rain absolutely fine which is something I dare not to do with my DSLR. The brushed metal body is great aesthetically too.
So overall, if you're looking for a no-nonsense camera at a very reasonable price then I'd definitely recommend this camera.
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