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1.0 stars
"Slower than a turtle"
Pros: Hard to think of any to be honest. Save the heart-ache, & buy a throw-away.
Cons: Slow. Very poor battery life. My shutter gets jammed 1/2 way opened- resulting in ruined pics.
Summary: Right up there in the "top 10 worst purchases i've ever made".
This camera is SSSLLOOOOOWWW. The lag time is so bad, that any pic you're taking of a moving object has to be done through the manual viewfinder, otherwise you need to be able to predict where your object will be in 2 secs time (amount of time when the camera finally takes a shot after pressing the shoot button). Tried taking pictures of moving animals, & all you can get is the space they "were in" when you shot the pic, as the subject is probably yards away by the time the camera decides to take the pic.
Battery runs out incredibly quickly. Bought a spare, but 2 batteries used even sparingly whilst holidaying won't last a whole day. Quite costly things too.
My shutter cover (not sure if this is the correct term...?) occasionaly gets jammed 3/4 or so open, and by the time you review your shot, you realise there's a black section, top & bottom corners, cut out of your photo.
I'd ordinarily write a few good points, but i think i'd be doing anyone thinking of buying this dreadful camera a dis-service if i mentioned anything good about it.
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