I bought mine as a 'carry anywhere' cam for those times when I don't want to carry my DSLR. This is a little larger than the slim pocketable cams but it has good features and produces a very good 'out of the camera' image.
I like the manual control and the x5 optical zoom is much handier than a x3.
As will many cam's of its genre it does not have a viewfinder, but even so, all my outdoor shots have been crisp and blur free, well exposed and with strong punchy colours.
I took a lakeside shot with this cam and my DSLR. The DSLR had the advantage for landscapes of the 28mm wide lens but in terms of picture quality on a small print they were quite close. It was only when the shots were compared side by side that I could see which was which and for the typical C875 audience, that would not matter anyway.
I did a nice low light outdoor church / sunset scene and then lifted the shadows in post processing - looked good on a 5 x 7 print.
Indoors, I have found exposure fine and the flash to be powerful - I never take indoor pictures without flash - and can't understand the obsession with those seeking to get a small sensor non-flash shots and still expecting quality images. I use the +/- EV to adjust indoor exposure if needed.
I have had a LOT of cams and usually find some fault that keeps me moving to the next cam, however, I am happy with my C875 and expect to keep it.
You will want to get re-chargable batteries for a durable and cheap power supply. The AA's are handy. Mine collapsed on a short break and I just popped into a local shop and bought two more.
Problems:
None
I like the manual control and the x5 optical zoom is much handier than a x3.
As will many cam's of its genre it does not have a viewfinder, but even so, all my outdoor shots have been crisp and blur free, well exposed and with strong punchy colours.
I took a lakeside shot with this cam and my DSLR. The DSLR had the advantage for landscapes of the 28mm wide lens but in terms of picture quality on a small print they were quite close. It was only when the shots were compared side by side that I could see which was which and for the typical C875 audience, that would not matter anyway.
I did a nice low light outdoor church / sunset scene and then lifted the shadows in post processing - looked good on a 5 x 7 print.
Indoors, I have found exposure fine and the flash to be powerful - I never take indoor pictures without flash - and can't understand the obsession with those seeking to get a small sensor non-flash shots and still expecting quality images. I use the +/- EV to adjust indoor exposure if needed.
I have had a LOT of cams and usually find some fault that keeps me moving to the next cam, however, I am happy with my C875 and expect to keep it.
You will want to get re-chargable batteries for a durable and cheap power supply. The AA's are handy. Mine collapsed on a short break and I just popped into a local shop and bought two more.
Problems:
None