First, Amazon has produced a faultless for its delivery very short time and optimum protection. I hesitated to buy an item by post altogether fragile and relatively expensive but seriously Amazon quickly dispelled my fears. Also, I've realized that it was better to form an opinion via the trade press (including reviews of Amazon users!) Than trusting heart and soul of the vendors concerned to steer the barge to a product profit that satisfy the ...
This closed parenthesis, see the device. Build quality and robustness (the "beast" weighs 1 kg) are what you notice first (in this area, its direct competitors paled as their "plastic" look is garish). The interface is similar to that of an SLR and the grip is firm. The manual is clear and explains step by step the many potentialities of a versatile device: supermacro and zoom, efficient and functional viewfinder, RAW, ability to shoot, shots in bursts, electronic level avoiding leaning pictures, etc. Men's Light .. Only downside: the manual's illustrations are microscopic, fortunately there is also provided in digital format.
ENTERING AND USING the camera in manual mode is a pleasure. Its boundaries are those of the bridges because versatility is paid (eg degradation of the image quality from ISO 800 and during strong zooms) but relativize, this is a great product and efficient able to form companion ideal for the traveler.
As just one example of "operational use" during a mountain hike, I alternate carefree panoramic shots, insect macros on flowers, zoom in on waterfalls (with frozen water SVP !), portraits of those accompanying me, photos of animals in bursts ... plus sepia pictures of buildings in ruins. And all this with a single device! How many goals I should have-take with an SLR?
