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A great little camera

Started Apr 11, 2012 | User reviews thread
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Peli01 New Member • Posts: 4
A great little camera

I originally bought this camera for its slow motion video capabilities but I soon found how good the stills are. The picture quality is so much better than the Canon Ixus, several of which I've tried and which are much the same size. The build is very solid too.

Videos quality is amazing from such a small camera but it is advisable to fix the white balance manually or it might suddenly change while filming, which is a bit disconcerting. I haven't found autofocus in videos to be a problem as long as you don't move too fast from near to far subjects. If you need to do this it is probably best to take the scene in two shots so that the camera gets a chance to refocus. This is common with most small cameras.

I have bought a battery charger very cheaply on eBay so that I can have a spare battery handy and don't have to charge it in the camera.

Problems:

Scenes in very low light without flash tend to be a bit fuzzy. Nothing major that doesn't apply to most compact cameras.

 Peli01's gear list:Peli01's gear list
Panasonic ZS100 Fujifilm X-M1 Fujifilm X-A1 Nikon D5300 Sony a7R II +3 more
Samsung TL350 (WB2000)
10 megapixels • 3 screen • 24 – 120 mm (5×)
Announced: Feb 20, 2010
Peli01's score
4.5
Average community score
3.8
bad for good for
Kids / pets
excellent
Action / sports
unrated
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
excellent
Low light (without flash)
mediocre
Flash photography (social)
good
Studio / still life
excellent
= community average
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