Overpriced Toys

Full of hope on the advertised benefits and skills according to the product description I ordered the device.
Use for 8 months a Panasonic Lumix FZ-50 and was willing to exchange them for the "new" because this supposedly should provide good images and especially interesting video and continuous shooting functions.

These expectations were not or only partially fulfilled.

Minus

- With the viewfinder you can not really work, it is too small
and too vague and too dark.
- The function of the focus ring is unusable (jerky and inaccurate)
- The autofocus function is too slow (inflated temporarily) and choppy
- The images are (at least compared with my FZ-50) out of focus
and color cast (typical cheap compact)
- In spite of 6 megapixels relatively large sensor, the device rushes
noticeably already at ISO 100
- Long switch

Plus

- Long battery life
- Good video quality (if you hinbekommt focusing)
- Many settings and continuous shooting - "gimmicks"

Conclusion

- Middle Class compact camera with a lot of (necessary?) Gadgets
a clearly too high a price - could cost more than 300 euros

my recommendation:

Buy yourself a FZ-50 for 400 Euro at Amazon or a SLR (there for the same price as the Casio)