In the accompanying book with the first steps is not much: the delivery that you have to charge the battery, how to insert the battery and memory card, and that the manuals on CD are. The manual on the CD is very detailed, some really step-by-step instructions for people who have never had a camera in his hands. So therefore really no question remains unanswered. On the second CD of software, but I have not installed because the detection of the camera via USB works without software or can I insert the memory card directly to the PC or printer to the reader is. A memory card (SD, SDHC, SDXC) you have to buy the way to this is not included.
The main menu: Mute, Volume, Tips & Tricks, LCD brightness, splash screen, formatting, file number, create folders, Obj retraction, power save, date / time, video system, language, basic settings, lamp settings, red-eye correction, Review, Blink. , date imprinting. In playback menu, there are the following possibilities:. Jump-search, slideshow, Delete all, Protect, Rotate, photobook settings, i-Contrast, Red-Eye Correction, Resize, Auto Rotate, Playback, transition settings.
The operation is really easy. My daughter (11) had it once out how everything works. It is of course more of an entry-level model. As can be seen from the menu, you can adjust here not quite as much, such as. In our Panasonic Lumix The respective settings are selected quickly, so you do not ever look for the menu and try around.
We have different settings tried out extensively and compared the images to the PC with those of our Lumix. The camera takes beautiful pictures in daylight, when a lamp is on, the images are not so great, but perfectly acceptable. With the quality I can not tell the difference to our already existing photos, even though our camera has fewer megapixels. Only recordings at maximum magnification is useless, because there is pixelated and hue is no longer natural.
The effects are a nice gimmick, you will not need often. Portrait I really like, but what you should need fisheye effect and toy camera effect, is not quite clear. These effects could not even convince my daughter.
The image stabilization works very well here, shaky pictures we had not. Even if the person is moving, the image is blurred without points.
Face Detection does not seem to be sufficiently mature. At least it does not always recognize faces, but marked cupboards, sofa, etc. So all in addition to the face. A small movement with the camera helps, then the next item is targeted. If you do not do (because it has to go quickly, for example) that it is not bad, because the person is still sharp.
The video camera is recording correctly, the sound is acceptable for this device. For short shots can certainly use the camera. Who wants to film more will anyway buy a camcorder.
For beginners or casual photographers who want no overcomplicated menus, it's definitely a great camera. However, anyone who puts more emphasis on fine-tuning, should resort to another model. For me personally this camera tells not so, because I'm already used to the larger models. My daughter is very enthusiastic about their first own camera.
