The New Camera

This is a sequel to this post
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So, my new camera came in to my PO Box at work, and I went right out after feeding it batteries to see how user friendly it is. I snapped a whole bunch of pics before finding the "flower" button. It's right on top next to the clic a pic button - you'd think I'd have looked at the camera before trying to use it - duh. I found it pretty user friendly, I'd give it an 85%.



The instruction booklet is easy to use, and has fairly clear instructions. The menu system takes a little jiggering, but works fine once you get the hang of it. Some functions that are usually on the menu of a camera are button driven.



The really cool thing about this camera is that it has 12x optical zoom, with another 4x digital zoom(which can be turned off). The zoom seems to go on forever.



It also zooms in to a pic that you have taken and are looking at in the viewfinder. That's something the Nikon won't do. So I can check a pic when I take it, and take another if it's not focused.



Another feature of this camera is that it takes any AA battery, and yet is very good about energy usage. This first round of (4)batteries lasted four or five sessions, where the Casio I am replacing went through 4 batteries almost every time I used it. It also takes NiMh recharge-ables, so I won't be tossing out all those batteries all the time.



Another good feature, and unlike my little Casio - the lens cover attaches to the LENS, not the camera body, so it never interferes with the lens motors. If you turn it on to upload your pics, you don't have to worry about the lens popping out unexpectedly.



The prospective pic can be viewed in the little 2"sq viewfinder, or it can with a flip of a switch, be viewed through the lens itself. The viewfinder also has diopter adjustment so people who are blind(like me heh heh) can see through it.



Another useful feature is that it has a button that is not used so often, and can be reassigned by the operator to other functions.





It really is a tiny little thing, it amazes me that it can do sooo much. It's an SLR, and can take 20 frames at a speed of 1.8 frames per second,. at an image size of 2816 x 2112. I haven't figured out how to do that, yet.