I came in my search then click the Sony TX-10 and waited patiently for her appearance end of March 2011, just in time for the next trip to the mountains .... wear them since almost constantly in his pocket and had about 2000 images shot. Of all the rest are about 20 useless but at least well exposed and hardly or not at all shaky. This is also its particular strength: the "Intelligent Mode" they captured almost always the right motive, recognize landscapes, people, backlight and difficult lighting conditions very precisely and automatically controls against accordingly. Since I like to take pictures in low light and virtually never have a tripod There are these cases in addition to several other "Hand-held Twilight" mode on the touch screen display and it works even with candlelight and night shots without flash! It certainly helps the optical image stabilizer and extremely high sensitivity, but also makes you in quick succession about 3-8 images with high shutter speed, adds and corrects them to each other and so puts a non wackeltes image. With enlargement can be seen then, although some blurring, but the result was still often amazingly ... what camera manages else already, for example in a church good pictures out of your hand to shoot?
The manual I've hardly needed the camera is self-explanatory, the internal "help" pages a little scanty, but you can leave the manual book safely home.
The alleged water resistance up to 5m depth I have not yet dared to test me, I lift me for the next snorkeling vacation. A robust impression makes them definitely, especially like the fact that no lens moves out, zoom and all other mechanics are taking place inside. The metal cap which turns the camera while pushing down, protects the front from damage in your pocket.
The touchscreen is a little oversensitive, while photographing you should touch them only on the edge. A fingertip at the display can quickly trigger an adverse reaction. The somewhat outstanding zoom lever up right could, however be somewhat smoother. Habit you have to not to keep the fingers of his left hand into the detection range of the wide-angle lens, which I first happened on a regular basis.
For video recording, as long as they are not made for the high-definition television but for the computer or for the web, the same time the factory preset mts format switch to MPEG-4, with the fewest players mts can do something. The videos are excellent for this little marvel, a reasonably steady hand or better two of them provided that they can be used as a camcorder replacement wholesome.
Since I like to Mitsch envy concerts, I had hoped that she would cope if ever stereo now higher volume of sound, without tugging. Because it has its limitations, unfortunately. Everyday sounds and music in a subtle to medium volume are absolutely ok. and Youtube-compatible, the rock concert I have to still take my Zoom H2 since then end of the road and it tugs at least in louder passages. One can of the tiny microphones that also still need to be waterproof, not expect miracles, but that was the only point that disappointed me.
Sony praises as a "drop from a height of 1.5m" and frost and heat resistant to, I have not tested it, but I will certainly do involuntarily soon and then report. For the pretty hefty price, I expect that they at least 3 years keeps me loyal, let's see ...
+ Ultra compact and robust
+ Weather, water, frost and heat resistant (... have not all been tested)
+ Very good pictures in low light and low light conditions
+ Excellent video recording
+ Good color fidelity
- Sensitive touch screen (not for Grobmotoriker and sausage fingers!)
- Stereo sound distortion at high volumes
Addendum after 1 year use:
I had actually lots of systems where others had not their doing, maybe they had their I-Phone case, ok .... now accounts also good pictures ... so if one has this anyway, you do not need the Sony , but it can stereo and full HD ... but that we know! So:
- She does still, no failures. The battery lasts a long time in photos, when filming rather take the 2.Battery.
- Whether it is essential to test whether it is still waterproof to 4 or 5 feet of water, in salt water perhaps? As exciting as the underwater motives were as yet not, is like the submarine: a leak and you're going on nothing more and the trouble! But I was no longer afraid to Sonya (as I called them), wenns has rained and they had to photograph anyway.
- Fall Safe, jo, until now I have so leave them 3-4 times a little rough fall, also infected so constantly in his pocket (in theory it could even fell in the toilet!) ....
- Handling, yes, yes ... something maybe filigree, the hypersensitive display ... most annoying when it self-timer photos: Turning around a mistake Tip on display: and already appear menus that you've never seen! ... How do I get out of here? And again from the beginning and with pointed fingers only at the edge of touch when turning and remember that I probably sharp point when triggered to me and I indeed wants to be in the photograph, but 3 yards behind .... These were then also so pretty much the only blurred images of I do not know how many thousands.
... Your very great strength:
- She's smart and she can in the dark, without flash and without camera shake, always fascinating when friend H., with its expensive Canon SLR in large, dark rooms, eg churches, no longer can and probably does not involve flash .. . Default: "hangehalten at dawn" and the subject should not move very ... and then it will just keep getting!
... Photo quality: enough for me, certainly not for a professional or demanding amateur, but I made photos, there was even a friend H. flabbergasted ... and just snapped!
... Concert recordings to moderate volume super club, sound and image absolutely You-Tube-ready, but when it is too loud but it then: there's only the Zoom H2n and cut picture of Sonya and sound of Zoom.
I stay with my 4 stars! And the next please with gain control for dowries the recording volume, why is it so difficult? Photo camera developers should entertain only once with people from clay!
