Considering buying the HS30

Just spend a little more and get the X-S1, I've seen loads on e-bay going for £300. It's the nearest you're going to get to shooting a DSLR.

What Michael Melb AU said about the HS30 With ergonomics so close to DSLR that you may feel at times that you are using one. is way over the top, the HS30 looks and feels like a fisher-price toy camera compared to a DSLR let alone the the X-S1, the X-S1 actually feels better built than a lot of mid-range DSLR's.

Paul.