I used this forum to make the decision on my camera two months ago. Now I would like to give back and give my 0.2 cents about the 5400.
What I liked before I bought it was the ergonomics, quality, and features. In addition it is taking CF cards what saves money down the road.
I struggled a little bid in between mainly with bad low light focusing and the vast features of the camera. Two months later I can say that I learned to get around the low light AF problems. I hear from my friends the same stories about this subjects with their Sonys btw. However, what I like now is the picture quality, what is a vast improvement over my C2000Z. Not only in detail but also in color. The lightweight and small design is great too. The features I get used to more and more. Not many good indoor shoots with automatic mode though. You have to work your way around. There was a steep learning curve but now I finally can enjoy the camera.
I can understand some of the frustration of some users. It is definetely not a point-n-shoot camera that works the best in automatic mode, at least not indoors. The wide angle lens is great, could be faster though. After all, I like the 5400 for what it is and I am pretty sure she will surprise me in the future as well. Just look at all the features I haven't even touched.
Problems:
None so far. The only thing I evaluated were different CF cards and writing speeds. Somehow the 5400 was slower with the normal Kingston and Viking. The Lexar 12x was fast and the normal Sandisk worked almost as good.
What I liked before I bought it was the ergonomics, quality, and features. In addition it is taking CF cards what saves money down the road.
I struggled a little bid in between mainly with bad low light focusing and the vast features of the camera. Two months later I can say that I learned to get around the low light AF problems. I hear from my friends the same stories about this subjects with their Sonys btw. However, what I like now is the picture quality, what is a vast improvement over my C2000Z. Not only in detail but also in color. The lightweight and small design is great too. The features I get used to more and more. Not many good indoor shoots with automatic mode though. You have to work your way around. There was a steep learning curve but now I finally can enjoy the camera.
I can understand some of the frustration of some users. It is definetely not a point-n-shoot camera that works the best in automatic mode, at least not indoors. The wide angle lens is great, could be faster though. After all, I like the 5400 for what it is and I am pretty sure she will surprise me in the future as well. Just look at all the features I haven't even touched.
Problems:
None so far. The only thing I evaluated were different CF cards and writing speeds. Somehow the 5400 was slower with the normal Kingston and Viking. The Lexar 12x was fast and the normal Sandisk worked almost as good.