Reviewers Liked
- Solid design, Whopping 26x zoom, Flexible LCD screen, Excellent burst mode
- Good color reproduction and image quality, good 1080p video recording, superb LCD display, 26x optical zoom, rugged build, ergonomics, hybrid image stabilization, auto bracketing
- Good 26x zoom lens with sensor-shift Vibration Reduction (VR), 26-678mm eq. lens is wide with excellent telephoto reach, Well-balanced feel, comfortable grip, Very simple control layout, Sharp vari-angle 3-inch LCD screen rated 460K dots, 0.24" EV
- Umer compact cameraSENSOR: 10.3-megapixelsVIEWFINDER: 3in vari-angle TFT LCDLENS: 4.6-120mm, f/2.8- f/5.0 (35mm equivalent); 26x zoomISO RANGE:160 - 3200EXPOSURE MODES: Program, Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Scene modesVIDEO MODES:
- Good image quality, Very good shutter lag and AF acquisition times, Good high ISO noise performance, Versatile, user controllable stabilization options
- Lightweight and small, Decent build quality, Amazing zoom ratio, HD video capture, High speed settings
- Solid design; overflowing with photo, movie features; very fast shooting performance for its class
Reviewers Didn't Like
- No shortcut menu, No Vibration Reduction for movies, Very modest 10cm macro, Poor battery life
- Mixed image quality, Clunky incamera battery charging, Pricey
- Disappointing distortion and sharpness scores, No RAW shooting, Allplastic build and popup flash feel flimsy, Bad video performance in low light
- Noise at ISO400 and higher, image quality could have been better, lowest ISO 160, no automatic panorama stitch mode
- Build quality, slow start up time, poor image quality, poor LCD screen viewing angle
- Zooming and autofocus problems in movie mode. Continuous shooting limitations. Weak HDR mode
- Somewhat soft images, High chromatic aberration at telephoto, High geometric distortion at both wide-angle and telephoto, but the Distortion Control feature eliminates most of it, No RAW option, Mediocre battery life, Menus need updating, Loss of detai
- Electronic Viewfinder could be better; cumbersome lens cap
- Battery charges in camera unless you purchase a separate charger, Short delay going to video recording
- Dynamic-range problems – easily blown highlights, Lens performance issues, Pictures display an overly digital, plastic feel, Short battery life
- Photo, video quality is weakest part of the package
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