Reviewed by: tacosalami
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Strengths: The ISO range is fantastic. The picture quality is great.
Weaknesses: No viewfinder!
Overall Evaluation: I bought this camera after a lot of research. My background includes 40 years of photography and I was looking for a camera that would be both versatile and small while still producing good pictures. This camera fits the bill entirely, except for the fact that I ignored the warnings about it not having a viewfinder.... a serious shortcoming... Indoors, the ability to take quality pictures without a flash makes the unit unbeatable... but if you are outdoors and use the old adage that the sun should be at your back, you simply cannot see the screen to frame your subject... the sun completely washes out the image and I have found no way to overcome it yet.... Being a tinkerer, I am considering adding my own viewfinder to the top or side of the camera to enhance its outdoor use. It is the only dissapointment and I will continue to use and enjoy the camera indoors...
Reviewed by: tsunami1
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Strengths: Nice low light performance. Battery lasts forever.
Weaknesses: A bit bulky for the pocket, uses dongle connection, poor video mode, and stuck with XD memory.
Overall Evaluation: Takes great pictures. I love the Natural Light mode. It allows me to take pictures without flash, so I don't have to worry about light reflecting back and drowning out all the details. Low light? No problem. Night time pictures come out pretty decent without using a tripod.It's a little bigger than most ultracompact. I hate connecting to the PC and charging the battery through a dongle. I'm disappointed by the grainy AVI video. I also don't like to be stuck using the prorietary XD memory when there is 150X SD memory available.