Feb 04, 2010 05:41 PM
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(Updated Feb 04, 2010 05:43 PM)
I was searching for a compact camera which I could use for my home photography and could easily carry on my outdoor trips. Budget was around 6 to 8 thousand, and had shortlisted many cameras. Wanted a camera with normal (3x) optical zoom, at least 8 Mega pixels, and most importantly Video recording at 30 fps (640x480) with zooming facility.
Earlier experience with Olympus (FE 170 ) was not too good, had to get it serviced TWICE in three years, before it went dead the third time. So Olympus was out of race, Sony Cybershot DSC S930, Samsung PL 55 and Nikon Coolpix L20 were shortlisted along with this camera. Given by the feedback I received about Canon, and the color reproduction that canon gives, I finally went in for this camera. Altho Nikon is also quite good in this.
10 Megapixel image is an advantage as well as disadvantage, that's because although image comes with very fine details captured, the file size on your hard disk once you transfer it on yr PC is too big to handle. Each 10 Mega pixel image is around 3 MB in size, so you will have to resize each pic if you want to email it to someone. I keep my default pixel size to 6 Mega Pixel, unless I need to capture real fine details of some shot.
Auto Mode gives complete freedom for amateur photographers, for those who want to experiment with the settings the "PROGRAM" mode will let u do it. Variable ISO, Exposure, Flash settings etc.
Face detection is becoming a norm these days with all cameras so not much of a novelty.
Pre selected Shooting modes let you just select the mode and shoot. Super Macro (for super close ups upto 1 inch) is quite good. Overall I am quite satisfied with the camera. If you are looking for an economical camera which gives you true value for money, this camera wont be a bad investment. Brought it for Rs.6200 (Mumbai), but prices dropped immediately the next week & was selling at Rs.5400 at the time of writing this review
