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Versatile, not flawless.

Started Mar 31, 2014 | User reviews thread
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Wim1964 Forum Member • Posts: 82
Versatile, not flawless.

I like a lot about this camera; it has a sturdy 'feel' about it. The EVF and the nice large (touch-) screen work fine. For me it's the ideal camera to take out on a trip, shoot some nice landscapes and some details you like one a building....

The focusing could be a bit faster under difficult circumstances (photographing a frog in a dark pond proved to be quite difficult). I don't experience this as a very 'fast' camera when being around kids or sports. And it's hardly a ''pocket''-camera. I didn't use the movie-option very often to say anything conclusive about it.

The built-in art-filters and scene modes are a mixed bunch for me; I find the Diorama- and Pinhole-settings quite useful, but otherwise I'd rather do these thing afterwards in Photoshop or Aperture. Pity about the missing in-camera HDR-option, that's one of the options I would have used.

All in all a nice camera for trips and travel. Not fast enough to be perfect, but I think the results are very nice, especially with good lighting-conditions. A very versatile beast.

You can check out my Flickr-page for some examples (only the very first photo is from anotcher camera; the rest is from the Oly).

My Flickr page

 Wim1964's gear list:Wim1964's gear list
Olympus Stylus 1
Olympus Stylus 1
12 megapixels • 3 screen • 28 – 300 mm (10.7×)
Announced: Oct 29, 2013
Wim1964's score
4.0
Average community score
4.2
bad for good for
Kids / pets
good
Action / sports
mediocre
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
good
Low light (without flash)
good
Flash photography (social)
acceptable
Studio / still life
great
= community average
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