Since I bought H1 to compliment R1, I can see pros and contras of H1
Pros: zoom 12 , intuitive menus, conveniently located buttons for commonly used manual controls, good handling and feel, hight quality shots for 5Mps camera (low noise up to 200 ISO) on either end of zoom. Good macro mode
Cons: almost useless for indoor photos.
Built-in flash flushes out natural colors and there is no option for external flash.
2 AA NiMh batteries do not have capacity to work with flash on (expect 40-50 shots)
AA Lithium batteries are not an option (CD tutorial does not permit use of any other type of batteries)
Battery charger provided is not a COMPACT charger for camera. You have the same power cord to plug.
Problems:
No real problems yet
Pros: zoom 12 , intuitive menus, conveniently located buttons for commonly used manual controls, good handling and feel, hight quality shots for 5Mps camera (low noise up to 200 ISO) on either end of zoom. Good macro mode
Cons: almost useless for indoor photos.
Built-in flash flushes out natural colors and there is no option for external flash.
2 AA NiMh batteries do not have capacity to work with flash on (expect 40-50 shots)
AA Lithium batteries are not an option (CD tutorial does not permit use of any other type of batteries)
Battery charger provided is not a COMPACT charger for camera. You have the same power cord to plug.
Problems:
No real problems yet