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Great imaging, but not always; due to design flaws and technichal limitations

Started Oct 20, 2015 | User reviews thread
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User3539707768 New Member • Posts: 2
Great imaging, but not always; due to design flaws and technichal limitations
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There is no doubting the light metering and sensor quality, the images this camera can produce are great - and RAW mode too!  Low and natural light photography is great with it. The user definable dial on the lens body is also fabulous.  The design flaws relate to usability, other than the slow focus mentioned in previous posts, I often miss the point of focus indicated on the rear screen and end up with an out of focus image, especially outdoors when its bright.   The main bug-bear I have is with the exposed function dial that too easliy self selects a mode I dont want. The dial is too exposed and too easily bumped into another setting. I want my camera to remain in the same mode I left it so I can pick it up and use it knowing what it will do - too often not the case with the G1X II which has resulted in many missed photographs.

 User3539707768's gear list:User3539707768's gear list
Nikon Coolpix P300 Canon G1 X II HD Pentax DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
13 megapixels • 3 screen • 24 – 120 mm (5×)
Announced: Feb 12, 2014
User3539707768's score
3.5
Average community score
4.2
bad for good for
Kids / pets
okay
Action / sports
mediocre
Landscapes / scenery
excellent
Portraits
great
Low light (without flash)
great
Flash photography (social)
unrated
Studio / still life
okay
= community average
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