28-03-2014, 03:11 PM
Oh dear, I've just dropped my Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 compact digital camera on the concrete and written it off.
It's some years old so no longer made. One of the things I liked about it was that it had a removable rechargeable 3.7V 1150mAh Li-on battery which slipped into a little charger. I have a camera phone and could just use that, as more and more people seem to be doing these days, but I'm no more enthusiastic about phones than I am about cameras. It stays in the glove box till it needs recharging and rarely gets used.
I have little interest is photography as such, but most days take a few pics of restoration projects etc, and take the camera on walks and when away from home. Just looking for a 'point and shoot' jobby and the Nikon Coolpix that you recently bought seems to fit the bill nicely Colin. I wondered what your early impressions of it's features and benefits are, now that you've had it about three weeks?
The spec seems good - it has several settings for different types of pics, as well as auto focus, and allegedly will take close-ups down to about 10cMs. It has a large (75mm) LCD screen. The spec states that there are 20 Scene Modes and a Scene Auto Selector feature that enables you to select the appropriate setting for the scene, or just let the camera call the shots for you. Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait/landscape, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, sunset, dusk/dawn, close up, food, museum, fireworks, black and White copy, backlighting and pet portrait.
The only thing that puts me off it slightly is the rather vivid crimson colour, but I guess I could live with that.
All in all, it looks good value at £44.97.
It's some years old so no longer made. One of the things I liked about it was that it had a removable rechargeable 3.7V 1150mAh Li-on battery which slipped into a little charger. I have a camera phone and could just use that, as more and more people seem to be doing these days, but I'm no more enthusiastic about phones than I am about cameras. It stays in the glove box till it needs recharging and rarely gets used.
I have little interest is photography as such, but most days take a few pics of restoration projects etc, and take the camera on walks and when away from home. Just looking for a 'point and shoot' jobby and the Nikon Coolpix that you recently bought seems to fit the bill nicely Colin. I wondered what your early impressions of it's features and benefits are, now that you've had it about three weeks?
The spec seems good - it has several settings for different types of pics, as well as auto focus, and allegedly will take close-ups down to about 10cMs. It has a large (75mm) LCD screen. The spec states that there are 20 Scene Modes and a Scene Auto Selector feature that enables you to select the appropriate setting for the scene, or just let the camera call the shots for you. Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night portrait/landscape, Party/indoor, Beach, Snow, sunset, dusk/dawn, close up, food, museum, fireworks, black and White copy, backlighting and pet portrait.
The only thing that puts me off it slightly is the rather vivid crimson colour, but I guess I could live with that.
All in all, it looks good value at £44.97.
Regards, David.
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