Great picture quality, 8mp for great price tag, brill video capability
Disadvantages:
Slightly plasticky feeling of outer case .
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I purchased this camera based purely on its spec and only one review I could find on the net and thankfully I was very pleased with it when it arrived.
It is lovely and small but has a great 2.4" colour screen which is nice and big for framing up those all important shots. Its also a great size for showing people photos without having to print them out or put on to a computer. I really like the black and silver outer casing which makes it looks a little it different from the mass of purely silver cameras on the market but its not the most expensive or solid feeling thing in the world. However, the camera suprised me in how light it felt. The navigation is also pretty well set out but a good read of the manual is always helpful.
The camera has 8 megapixels but the option to take photos at a lower resolution and therefore save on memory space. I did have to buy a separate SD memory card but the integrated memory of 26mb is a good backup if you need to take *just* one more photo and the memory card is full. Its got a good zoom at 3 x optical and 4 x digital and does the job for me but others might prefer something more.
You are also able to take videos with this camera too and although at first I thought I would not use this function, after using it a couple of times found it great and much better quality than I imagined.
The camera take 2 AA batteries but after using it with throwaway batteries the first couple of times I bought myself a charger and reusable batteries. The camera then lasts much longer and since chargers are pretty cheap these days much more economical.
The camera comes with a pouch, strap, AV cable and USB cable so you can load pictures on to a computer or print directly to a printer - all of which is very handy.
Overall this is a great little camera for the price tag. I love the addition of the video camera which has become slightly addictive and the picture quality is great.
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Durability
Satisfactory
Reliability
Excellent
Size
Small
Weight
Light
Instruction Manual
Good
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performance while keeping the same dimensions as the average 4 megapixel camera. The large 2.4" LCD screen is equipped with a user-friendly and intuitive interface ...
