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(More customer reviews)Spent a lot of time looking for reviews on this camera without luck -- so I thought I would post one.
Bought this for my parents who have never used a digital camera so ease of use was of primary concern. From that perspective it's a home run. It is much more intuitive than the other digital cameras I have owned/used. Low-light usage is (predictably) not as good as my D-SLR (forget the 8000 ISO from a practical standpoint, but at 800 it performs well). Shutter lag is on par or better than other Point-and-shoots I've used (hardly noticeable). Supports about 15 or so languages.
Pros:
- Very easy to use. Intuitive Menus and features.
- Decent low-light performance.
- Good color and auto adjustments.
- Nice in-camera feature set: Automatic digital red-eye removal, photo stitch, crop, etc (these work well enough for novices, but you'll probably want to use a computer based program if you are going to set it up)
- Relatively comprehensive and well laid out manual control mode (white balance adjustments are missing, but does have things like independent exposure controls and adjustable exposure bracketing).
- Relatively compact but not so small that it feels fidgety
- Built-in orientation sensor
Cons:
- Screen has a relatively low resolution (would give it 4.51 because of that)
- The High-ISO mode (selectable) was either too grainy or smoothed out for my liking in my test shots.
Final thoughts:
- Be sure to buy some decent rechargeable batteries with the camera. Alkaline AA's won't last long.
- The included Kodak software is OK, but a little clumsy. Picasa (free) is simpler/more efficient to use and has a very good feature set.
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