A really fine camera

One takes in the hand and feels quality ... This has not given me any digital camera so convincing. Much solid metal and therefore accommodate perhaps a bit heavier than the competition, but good in a jacket pocket. For this, the brilliant AMOLED swivel monitor, finally no longer scare the motives with 'Monstranzhaltung' (and blurred).

Only with such a monitor is unobtrusive photography possible. Also:, kept the relatively high weight in connection with the shoulder strap to the upper body with swiveled out Monitor replaced almost the tripod (working so similar with my Canon SX1 in video, the pans are almost ripe cinema).

And then the photos: Brlliant, sharp and colorful. Did the same to me even indulged the flash SEF20A to which provides the application range of the camera is very extended and remarkably good results.

The video function is unfortunately limited by the format of 640x480, but with 30 frames as opposed to the Canons (which recently use the nonsensical 24p Ruckelformat) very fluently and also used by the high luminous intensity at almost darkness. But I usually make videos with the SX1, as that much better can than photos.

The partly contained herein negative information on battery life the EX1 I can not understand. Have only 4x loaded at far more than 1000 photos, so each made more than 200 photos. A spare battery is mE, required only for frequent clippers. The battery indicator takes on even from relatively continuously. Ever some shortcomings in the current firmware seems to be eliminated, so I have no example edge blur, even not detected at full wide angle.

Therefore, the camera adjusts for me the currently best price-performance ratio in the class of high-end compact car. The image quality is on the same level as the Canon G12, Lumix LX5, Nikon P7000, etc. and considerably higher than the compact with a smaller sensor I had previously, as Sony HX5V, Panasonic TZ 7/10 or Canon 300 / 1000HS etc.