Does this camera take good pictures or do they turn out blurry after taken? Does this camera do well taking pictures in the dark? For charging does the battery need to be taken out or is this one of those camera that you plug into the wall like a cell...
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Takes great pics but because it is a small size you must hold the camera very steady. Takes wonderful pics in low light situations. You do not have to take the battery out to charge it, just plug in charger. I am happy with camera but you have to press many buttons to use wifi in transferring pics to iphone.
1647720
I love my camera. I just had twins, so I take picture all the time. I haven't had any light issues. I would recommend this camera.
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it does not come with a battery charger for the wall thats the only thing i did not like but the camera is great if anyone wants to see video i shot from the camera just email me at teknooldskool@gmail.com you can charge the camera by putting the battery in it then plugging it into the wall but i just wanted a charger i could just charge the battery by itself without having to use the camera to charge it ,anyhow i did get a charger ,the one canon sells they want i think 75 dollars . but yes everything that is listed came with the camera ,i just wish it came with a wall charger for the price since all my other cameras did, but the camera is well worth it.
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Absolutely agree with Draconic. When I first bought this camera, I was taking so many HD videos and photos, that I burned though the first battery in a day. Fortunately, I had purchased a second battery, and had it all charged up and ready to switch out the minute the battery indicator warning light started flashing (It'll start flashing when it drops to approximately 5%, and then flash faster and faster until the battery is dead). Good little camera, by the way. It also includes a battery charger.
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Thanks for your post. I have charged and recharged at least three times, waiting until battery was completely empty. I am able to take about forty to fifty pictures on one fully charged battery. (all with flash)Maybe a lot of reviewing pictures uses up the battery as well. I did return the first one, but am keeping the second one. I love the camera otherwise.
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Please comment on Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX5V shutter lag and battery life. Does the battery charge in the camera or is the battery charged in a wall charger?
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None. Lol. If you're looking for crisp pics, this isn't the camera for you. I bought this for a brilliant four year old boy and with natural light, his pics came out pretty good. With low light in the home, it's ok as well. Definitely not crisp, but clear enough to see what he took a pic of. For the record, he loves it and figured out how to work it in a few mins.
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I haven't had any issues that I know of. The nice thing is the camera doesn't really eat battery power anyway, but I always carry the extra one when I'm out. I don't pay attention to which one goes in, and I couldn't tell you a difference. My only suggestion is you ALWAYS take care of your batteries, and they'll last.
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First, I'm in the market to buy this camera, I don't own one. I'm not trying to complain about the posts so far, but I'm wondering if you are simply using the auto mode when indoors, or have you tried other modes (Indoor Mode), ISO speeds, etc that the camera comes equipped with? If the images are "VERY POOR", what exactly have you tested? (Others report indoor images have been good).
170327
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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this camera can plug right into a standard wall outlet. the only problem I had was that I get an irritating hum in the background when using a shotgun mic and a lavalier mic while the camera is plugged into the outlet. when I unplugged the camera and filmed off battery power, the hum went away. you may also want to know that the battery that comes with this camera is only good for about 25 minutes. an extended life battery that lasts about 3 hours (made by canon) will run you an extra $100.
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I have this camera and I had the same problem, when it says the battery is low, it's means really low, only for some more shots. So I bought another battery and I carry it in the camera pack. I did this because I know how much time I can take pictures in "extreme pictures situations", like going in museums for one day for example. Two bateries for me is enought. You need to test and know "your limits". :-) Another good thing I did was turning off the LCD most of the time in this situations. According to the manual this saves a lot of energy: from their tests you can shoot 160 picts with it on and 600 with it off!
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I use rechargeable batteries. How long they last seems to be a function of how many pictures i take over a short period of time. When I take abot 20 pictures and then don't use the camera for 4 months, it still has the battery juice for another 50 pics. I did run out it one day after about 425 pics however. I have solved this issue by always taking a fully charged set of batteries with the camera set. Hope this helps.
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I took some sample pics in the house at night with just lights on. They looked OK without the flash. I find with indoor pics I usually don't like the flash because it seems to wash out the photo.
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It takes very good pictures. You need to have the auto flash on in dim light but the pictures come out well.
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As "Traditional Battery" cameras go, this one is much better than most. I've taken a weekend camping trip worth of photos on one set of batteries. I believe that you can buy some rechargeable batteries from the manufacturer and charge them inside the camera, but you may want to check with Nikon about that. I love this camera as a point-and-shoot. Makes a great back-up, but I do have to do some major "blue-shift" corrections in photoshop.
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I have had nothing but problems with this camera, the battery being one of them. Be sure to turn off your wifi setting if it has been turned on. I believe the wifi continues to transmit even if the camera is off. If it is not too late, I recommend taking the camera back for a refund.