B00M8C7T70

Absolutley satisfied! Like to share some pics!

I’m not sure what kind of photography people are using this for as it seems to have good reviews overall. I read those first and decided it was worth it. It’s not for me. I wanted an good zoom in a bridge camera for bird photography and the description on this says it takes clear and crisp pictures at the maximum zoom. No it doesn’t unless it’s mounted on a tripod. It is impossible to hand hold at maximum length and get clear photos. The camera will zoom in on a target than use AF to continually try to keep a focus. By the time you actually think you see a clear shot, the subject is gone. There is very little image stabilization at 42x. If you want a camera that takes good photos of a still image or when not in zoom mode, it does okay. I tried using a fast shutter speed for birds but then the aperture was slow and so not enough light was let in. You cannot change aperture when in shutter mode, the camera does it for you. Also I fully charge the battery before going out. After one hour and approximately 100 shots, the battery is drained. That’s not what they advertise and I called the company and they said an hour of continuous shooting is about right. When shooting in continuous frame mode, you can just see the battery dumping power.
And finally, I constantly zoom in and out when focusing on a subject to get the best shot. The lens actually got stuck a couple times and I had to turn the camera off to retract the lens and start all over. This is not acceptable for field work. If you want a nice camera for vacations, pet pictures, people, landscapes, this camera does a good job but not for anything that moves. As for the sticky lens, if it does this on a new camera, I don’t expect it to last very long. And there is no EVF which is really difficult for outside work. The LCD screen picks up a lot of glare and light on a sunny day and you can’t even seen what you are shooting at that point. It’s going back and I’ll spring for something better. you can see the quality of pictures using the scene mode sunset for one and the other using a fast shutter speed with aperture open to the corresponding shutter speed of 1/1000. Not enough light. I do have a pricey DSLR but wanted something quick and lightweight when out for a couple hours. This doesn’t cut it.

I have had 2 of these cameras. Both just died expectantly for no known reason. All reasonable diganostics done and nothing works. Just dies. Had to return both cameras. Nothing crazy done with cameras. Taking pictures of houses . No water, no shocks, no bumps or drops

Change the price on it it went up after I bought it

It takes great pictures and I haven’t seen anything that’s bad about it!! The pictures are good quality.

The camera is cool looking but it doesnt take good pictures

Got this as a gift from QVC, and got a red one. I’ve had many digital cameras going back to the beginning of digital photography when they cost a thousand bucks. Still have (and occasionally use) my KodakDC 290. My main camera has been a Canon PowerShot because of 2 things—it takes AA batteries and it has “SLR-like” controls for shutter/aperture priority. I got to Hawaii once without my lithium battery special charger and had to buy one. Never again. This camera has a lot going for it, and two important ones to me are the same dial with all the SLR functions (shutter, aperture, AE, etc.) and it can charge its (removable) LiIon battery internally with your micro-USB phone charger. This is a big deal when you are away.
The camera zoom is optical to 42x—not some phony digital zoom number. Stuff looks ok at that length, assuming you have some way to hold the camera steady. Yes, there is a tripod mount. Also a nice flat base (with a little tab under the “lens” area to make sure it can sit flat—like on a table or fence post or something if you forgot a tripod). It starts up fairly quick for a camera with a big lens. The features are too long to list, but they seem to work pretty well. For the money, this is hard to beat. It was so simple to set up I never looked at the manual (in my case, this was online—you only got a “quick start” sheet with the camera). If you’ve used a relatively recent camera menu, you’ll figure this one out fast (my Canon is several years old and is pretty similar). There is enough control here for somebody less than real serious but more than casual. It is too big for a pocket (unless you have cargo pants), but is pretty light.

Not too bad, but if you’re looking for a camera to produce super high quality/professional pictures, I do not recommend. If wanting a simple digital and recording device this is a good one.