Think before you snap

Unpacking, charging and losknipsen will initially result in the F300EXR to disappointing results. But if you made in advance with the peculiarities of camera familiarize the numerous setting and understands the joy grows send this powerful and photo device with any image.
Let me be clear to emphasize: I write here on a compact camera that should always be considered.
For a compact camera the F300EXR offers autofocus, the focus is with a precision and speed, as I've never seen it in this camera class. With the exposure I am also very pleased, the occasional use of +/- correction is recommended. The zoom range I find sensational and due to the good image quality it is fully available across the entire range. The image stabilizer also makes a remarkably good job.
I had the opportunity to get to know the camera thoroughly with a day stay in Heidelberg and did a lot of happy memories with it. This is precisely the use of the camera, in my opinion. I take pictures in everyday life and when traveling and no test panels and newspaper pages. I particularly liked the ability of the camera to be able to cope with high contrasts. That is also a novelty in a compact for me.
I recommend in good weather on the camera in use "dynamic range" EXR mode, while ISO was set to "Auto 400", the image size as "M 4: 3 or 3: 2", the image quality on "F" and the dynamic range be "AUTO" and made good pictures, nothing stands in the way.
Important in this camera is that it has the sensitivity adjustment in the eye, which adjusts itself before and takes off in areas beyond 400 ISO, with no Compact can provide good results.
In less good lighting situations, the EXR mode "low noise" offers, as does the camera what they can, useful results are quite possible, but miracles are not to be expected here.
What really bothers me is the ever moving out lightning, even if I have to shut down completely. Perhaps this can be improved with a future firmware update?
The Panorama function I have not tried yet, I usually make panoramas from the tripod and with suitable software, which is hardly better be prepared by uniformly swing freehand. Video I do not need a camera, I can say nothing.
I want this camera recommend all those who wish to make use of the numerous adjustment possibilities influence on their photos, have to try the fun and experimenting and looking for a compact camera that is üppigst equipped and can nevertheless be in always being so nice and small and is nicely designed. For "drauflos clippers," and I mean that not pejorative, it is definiv not recommended.