why would people say bad things about this camera?
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1. It's a SONY. 2. To justify #1, proprietary card and cable. Of course battery too, but no one complains because every manufacturer sets $ traps there. 3. The "opinion leaders" in the circle are drugged by the Canon Kool-Aid although Canon is loosing market share left and right.
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express cameras are rated very poorly, many seem to think they are crooks. Before anyone orders from them please do a google search on the company
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Who knows, I also see a lot of complaints about the newer Powershots. Maybe Canon is cramming too many megapixels in their newer cameras. My cousin owns the SD940is and loves it. I own the SD1100is and I can't complain about the pictures it takes. I would take some of those negative complaints with a grain of salt though. I think as long as you don't expect DSLR quality prints out of a Powershot then you'll be fine. I can't imagine giving a Powershot a 1 star review, maybe if it was dead on arrival or the battery exploded inside the camera. Maybe Canon is resting on its laurels a bit. Do some research before you buy a camera to avoid disappointment.
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Hi, I don't have advice- but have the same problem! I'm frustrated that I purchased this camera and now can probably not return it!!! Good luck!! let me know if you find any tricks to get better pictures.
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I think they are not good at all. The noise level of this camera is high even at base ISO. Previous versions (ZS1 and ZS3) are much better.
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We have had many dissapointing 'fuzzy' pics as well. Especially indoors with the flash. Please see my review here (if they print it)! Essentially, our old 2 megapixel 'FujiFilm' cam puts the Olympus pics to shame. Maybe we got a defective unit?
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How it "failed to deliver" is a personal form of "I didn't like it". I personally will agree %100 with this assessment. I don't think you can make a point about "rambling" when this is a public reviews page. Price is a very important point to a lot of people. The camera has a loud shutter. The lens housing feels cheap to me. My personal ZD710 is a battery pig. These do not add up to satisfaction. I do not recommend this camera even though the "10x zoom" and "7.1mp" make it look pretty. There are better cameras for not a much more money. Doing your homework will save you headaches! How it "failed to deliver" is a personal form of "I didn't like it". I personally will agree %100 with this assessment. I don't think you can make a point about "rambling" when this is a public reviews page. Price is a very important point to a lot of people. The camera has a loud shutter. The lens housing feels cheap to me. My personal ZD710 is a battery pig. These do not add up to satisfaction. I do not recommend this camera even though the "10x zoom" and "7.1mp" make it look pretty. There are better cameras for not a much more money.... » Read More How it "failed to deliver" is a personal form of "I didn't like it". I personally will agree %100 with this assessment. I don't think you can make a point about "rambling" when this is a public reviews page. Price is a very important point to a lot of people. The camera has a loud shutter. The lens housing feels cheap to me. My personal ZD710 is a battery pig. These do not add up to satisfaction. I do not recommend this camera even though the "10x zoom" and "7.1mp" make it look pretty. There are better cameras for not a much more money. Doing your homework will save you headaches! « Show Less
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Note that many of the small cameras in this class that DO allow zoom during video produce noise while zooming that many users have described as anywhere from annoying to unacceptable. I am torn on the issue personally. I can see both sides.
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The camera is good. I've used it for instagram and posting to fb. Sometimes it looks grainy but need to make sure the settings are on the highest resolution/pixels possible.
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I'm thinking it might be related to the dark corner issue. I noticed more than one reviewer complained about this and there are photos posted up in the customer photo section illustrating this issue. I was going to purchase this camera myself until I saw this potential problem. For example:http://www.amazon.com/review/R1HXQU9INW3I2T/ref=cm_aya_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN;=B005TGKX9S#wasThisHelpful
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I don't mean to be condescending, but if people start asking questions like this, they shouldn't be looking at this camera. This isn't a toy, much less a comparison between it and a compact camera. This is a highly complex piece of machinery. It takes years of practice to master its usage and get something great out of it. If you think this can replace your compact camera, you will be disappointed. In fact, you will get bad pictures using this camera if your intention is to use it in place of the compact. Again, I apologize for being frank. However, it's better this than having you plunge down 3K only to be disappointed later.
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Well, the shutter freezes on mine, and the pictures are hit and miss, mostly hit. But overall, I would say it is a good camera!
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not a common problem, the camera shoots higher than 30 FPS which would be standard to capture motion in video. Camera is great with a great price.
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in my opinion it is not good at all. I hardly ever use it now just because the resolution isn't very good. Reminds me of the camera my flip phone used to have.
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hi Holly, honestly this camera was buyed by my mother in law, i highly recomended her to buy another brand, lumix by the way. What i think about nikon is that is a very triky brand, too complicated sometimes, mostly for amateur users (like me), so in that matter, i´m agree on somethings Joseph said about it.finally, to answer your question, in general is not a bad camera but i rather another brand, thats personal, but if i buy any kind and it comes with any issue, i definitly wouldn´t buy it again, even of the same brand
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"beautiful" can be a personal opinion. maybe u can post some pics so we can see what u call "beautiful". It will surely help me and other buyers make a good decision on which camera they should buy. and can u tell me, please, if the processor is fast. my mum has a cannon and it takes long to process the shot taken>preview it>& go back to the camera viewer....that stinks. Thanks in advance.
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I know this was forever ago, but... I'd answer with: much better than any point and shoot, not as good as other dslr cameras. it is noisy at higher iso and noisy at longer exposures compared to other dslr cameras.