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06 October 2013
Stop deliberating - just buy this thing! It's awesome!
This is the greatest all-around camera I've ever used. With the large image sensor usually seen in DSLRs and many different lenses available, it really is a large camera in a small body. Full manual mode is a bit more cumbersome than larger DSLRs and the lack of an optical viewfinder sometimes can be an issue but these are small prices to pay to pack nearly all the benefits of a DSLR in an almost-pocketable camera. The weight and feel are great, the choice of materials give it a real sensation of quality.
The 14-45mm lens is actually a very high quality lens, *especially* for a kit lens. While coated with some sort of plastic/rubberized coating, taking it off shows off its metal construction. It is a sturdy, albeit heavy, lens with optics beyond what the usual customer will expect. While exceeding in no particular area, it is a great all-rounder. Unlike the newer 14-42mm lens they ship now, the 14-45 is made in Japan. Perhaps they were losing money on it and stopped shipping for that reason.
The lens has two drawbacks. First, like nearly all kit zoom lenses, aperture varies with zoom. While at wide-angle, it has a reasonable f/3.5, at full zoom this increases to a slower f/5.6, making long distance shots even more difficult. Secondly, possibly because of incorporating OIS in the lens, it actually is quite a large lens for a Micro Four-Thirds system lens. Equipped with a pancake lens, this camera becomes a pocketable device. However, with this lens, forget about that idea. Still, at least people will think you mean business when you show up with this camera.
21 December 2010
Excellent phone - rivals a dedicated point & shoot!
1 of 1 found this helpful This phone is nothing short of amazing. Of course, the prime focus of this device is the camera and, trust me, it does not disappoint. More settings than many dedicated cameras. The only thing that would be nice is an optical zoom, but that would be difficult to package into a phone.
It has competent smartphone features, but doesn't really rival the more dedicated smartphones. However, it still can do like 95% of the crap they can do. In my opinion, for anyone interested in photography, the camera more than makes up for the less flexible operating system.
It supports 7.2 Mbps wireless data, which is plenty fast. It's toward the fast end of the 3G spectrum. It does not have Wi-Fi, but does have bluetooth. It uses MicroSDHC cards.
If I could count any real drawback, it'd be the same as most other smartphones, that is, battery life. It's livable when you're just using it as a phone, but if you start using it as a camera, you'll eat through it fast. This has a real xenon flash, not those silly LED lights, so there's a major consumer. Furthermore, having a real camera means it has to use motors to focus the lens, which consumes power as well. The large screen and bright backlight are big consumers as well.
Overall, it does what I want. Touchscreen, plenty of functions from its smartphone side, and a full-on digital camera. Shame it never really caught on.