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4.5 stars
"Great. Small camera huge range. Good for beginners and experienced"
Pros: long zoom and stabilization. fast burst mode,RAW(for you picky people)
Cons: In M mode(manual) you cant control exposure compensation but thats its only flaw.
Summary: Its a really good camera. It has a huge zoom range of 1cm macro to 18x zoom(100x with digital). The performance is exceptional. At full zoom in dim light performance is still great. The Image Stabilization is great. I had good pictures at 4" shutter lag. It has great burst mode. At 3mp it does 7fps and at 1.2mp it does 15fps. You sacrifice some resolution but its still usable. It also shows you shutter lag before you take the picture and highlights bad settings in red. You should stick to ISO 50 there is no need for higher ISO or using flash(unless pitch black)as long as you turn on stabilization. There are many features ranging from an alarm clock to underwater modes. Overall its a good extremely versatile camera. The EFV is also good for those who were wondering but you should try out yourself, I dont know what your standards on that are.Updated
One thing I forgot was that you sadly need an adapter tube to put on a filter but if you just want to protect the lens the included lens cover will work fine.Updated
The camera is a bit noisy but you shouldnt have to go to a high ISO.Theres no need. The camera shouldnt have 1 second lag. Its usually faster unless its at the extreme Telephoto in very dim light. The camera tops lag at half a second anyway unless you manually change it or are using slow flash. If its slow the IS should take care of it. As posted above Ive used it at speed as slow as 4 seconds without blur(but its hard). 1 or 2 seconds should be easy. As for start up you can make it faster if you take off the start up screen though.
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I may be confused. I think of shutter lag as the minimum delay between the auto focus initiation and the photo capture. Your mention of a 4 second shutter lag left me thinking the manufacturer won't sell many of these. Are you meaning a 4 second shutter speed or rather exposure time? I am very interested in you perception of the focus to capture delay (what I think of as shutter lag) as I am seriously considering this camera brand and model. I like to do nature and wildlife photography as a hobby so I like zoom and macro features as well as available light and action capture capabilities. I don't like missing the shot I want.
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