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Good but be very careful when buying...

Started Sep 3, 2013 | User reviews thread
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Eric Ouellet Forum Member • Posts: 52
Good but be very careful when buying...

This camera has good performance and take very good pictures.

BE CAREFUL:

The reason of this review is mainly to advise to be really careful when buying it. Test it in store and immediately after you bought it for very loud hammering noise in video when panning (when hunting for focus). I bought it and I had that problem. Many other customers had also that problem. But it look like it is only a batch that had that problem (can search for hammering noise Tg 830 on the web). If you are lucky enough, you will be able to get a good one that make no noise in video. Note, that I sent it for repair and it came back with the same problem. I have to resent it !

 Eric Ouellet's gear list:Eric Ouellet's gear list
Canon PowerShot G2 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S60 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX9V Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR Olympus TG-830 iHS +3 more
Olympus TG-830 iHS
16 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 140 mm (5×)
Announced: Jan 8, 2013
Eric Ouellet's score
4.0
Average community score
4.5
bad for good for
Kids / pets
good
Action / sports
good
Landscapes / scenery
okay
Portraits
okay
Low light (without flash)
acceptable
Flash photography (social)
okay
Studio / still life
acceptable
= community average
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