After a succession of digital cameras, my samsung started eating batteries, a replacement was needed, and the SF1000 seemed ideal; 10 mp and a 12X zoom. It was on offer in a local camera shop at £130, so I bought it.
They threw in a 4m sd card, so off I went, shooting everything.
Lovely shot of a lion (Woburn), enlarged to 20X16, fantastic colour, no grain, excellent detail. Taken at 6X zoom, no sign of camera shake.
It has face recognition, something I have to get used to, but so far all the people shots are pretty good. Panorama function is good, I may start using it more. So the camera seems to be making me more adventurous!
Grip is pretty good, it fits into the hand well. It's a lightweight, so holding is no problem, even though it takes four AA batteries. So far, battery life seems pretty good (I use only rechargables, unless it's an emergency).
I like the pop up flash, as you can't set the flash off by mistake. It has a good ISA range, so flash isn't needed as much as it could be. Red eye reduction is another boon.
Start up time and repeat shooting is pretty good.
As I've only had the camera for six weeks, this report is not conclusive, I will add to it as I get more use from it, but first impressions are very favourable. Go get one!
It's not a real snag, but there's no zoom in video mode. But, if you want to shoot video, get a camcorder.
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Advantages: Everything! great pics, great value, great lense, great fun, and user friendly! Disadvantages: Very few! bad battery choice (i.e. LR6 or FR6 AA's only), no mechanical image stabalisation!
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Advantages: Everything! great pics, great value, great lense, great fun, and user friendly! Disadvantages: Very few! bad battery choice (i.e. LR6 or FR6 AA's only), no mechanical image stabalisation!
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