I bought this camera just before I went on my honeymoon in Mexico. I specifically wanted a waterproof but stylish camera and this fit the bill perfectly. Over all this camera is pretty easy to use once you got use to the interface. There were a lot of preset options so it was easy to switch from panoramic to low light etc. We took countless panoramics with it which turned out great. The panoramic feature is really easy to use. We went on zip line excursions and rafted through water filled caves. The light in the caves were too low for the camera to work so we had to use the flash which made the background too dark and washed out any people in the photos. We got to zipline through waterfalls and I used the camcorder function to capture it. We took photos under water in the pools at the resort and they come out nicely. A bit of water got under the touch screen after a few trips in the pool. This didn't affect the touch screens functionality but was annoying to look at when reviewing your photos.
After about 2 days being in and out of water, the red paint that covers the slide started to flake off. The camera still worked just fine but I was pretty bummed about the camera being half red and half silver. We got home from the honeymoon and uploaded all of our photos and videos successfully. Then I put the camera away for a month or so and pulled it back out to take on a ski trip. I suppose something happened in the month time frame that the right side of the touch screen stopped working. The right side had all the preset functions so I couldn't switch from low light into any other mode. I sent the camera to Sony repair hoping for them to fix it or replace it. I got a call about a month after I sent it from Sony saying they didn't have the components needed to fix it and that they have ordered them but they would take 3 months to get to the warehouse. They gave me two options, wait 3 months to get my paint chipped red TX-5 or they could send me a brand new TX-9. The TX-9 is a higher model but is not waterproof, which was my main reason for getting the TX-5. I should be getting it in the mail any day now.
Overall I was very happy with the TX-5 performance while it was working. Great point and shoot with some fancy features but easy to use. I'm just really disappointed the TX-5 didn't last very long but I am happy with Sony's customer service. If you need your camera repaired quickly...you might not feel the same.
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