Package Contents:
Notes, main functions, wrist strap (5cm more would have been perfect), the USB cable which is actually the charger to the power box, not very practical when you load the camera since you have to connect the ( it is the camera that charging for single and not the battery on its sector).
Aesthetics:
We chose the color "gold" (for lower price when ordering and change the traditional black), which is very beautiful in reality (in the end it is the gray / caramel). By cons I was surprised at his rather large thickness anyway! But the sensor and the GPS chip allows to have a quality product so we will not complain. The finish is impeccable.
Ergonomics:
The flash could have been placed in the machine and not over ... It's embarrassing, especially the first photos but you get used to it, more can place his fingers on the edge since the thickness . The wheel consists of the most common features and it is very convenient (auto mode, HDR, panorama, fashion scenes, 3D photo and so on ...). I blame all keys (yes, yes) are too pressed. A directional pad would have been more practical than the wheel. It is very pleasant to handle, however. It is relatively light.
Features:
There's a multitude! If I had to name the most interesting: taking pictures / 3D panorama (I tested indoors, it does not make at all then outside, the relief is minimal or nonexistent, not a critical function), the panorama is incredible and that is without software or other and depth blur is bluffing.
Reactivity:
It is slow to light including to recognize the memory card, but quick to take a picture, the focus is effective but the only thing is when it goes from picture to a photo 1 2 (it is still faster than my old TZ7). It goes out quickly as well. Reading images is efficient and fast (it even has an accelerometer! I did not know that it was done on cameras).
Interface and display:
The menus are animated and clear, there are 3 types of colors. The GPS can be disabled and early (for me this feature is not important, especially if you share your pictures on the internet, be careful as if the GPS has saved your data, malicious people can see contact accurate of where the photo was taken).
Image quality:
That's impressive! I immediately noticed the difference with my previous cameras, the quality is much higher than the compact and can compete with the SLR. It's amazing to see such quality, we watched our pictures on our TV Full HD, it's pure happiness.
We regret not having bought it sooner!
Video quality:
This is a Full HD resolution, so it's still a marvel, the sound is Dolby digital.
Positives:
- Design
- Finish of very good quality
- Quality image and video thanks to the excellent sensor
- Innovative Features (3D panorama blur background, smile detection, face)
- Wide angle and long zoom
- Excellent resolution display
- GPS switched off
- Autonomy
Negative points:
- Perfectible ergonomics
- Charger impractical
- Pictures 3D with little or no relief
To conclude, we hesitated with buying a bridge (its cousin the HX100V) but with the advice of specialists: they have more than a viewfinder (those bridges are of poor quality for that matter) and a longer zoom (for quality deteriorating), a much higher weight to deteriorate the handling and these differences increase the price considerably. The choice was quickly made.
This compact really only advantages: compactness, lightness, image quality and video.
You no longer have any hesitation now!
