I have had this camera for over three weeks now and would like to share my thoughts on it.
Firstly, the main attraction for me in this Camera was the Slow Motion video mode.
I must say that i am not disappointed on that front. Not only does it allow shooting at 240, 420 and 1000fps, but it also has a 120fps shooting mode at VGA(640 X 480) quality. That is very impressive.
Last i checked, this is the only product at around 250 bucks that will let you do that (and other cheaper Casio models).
The photo quality of the camera is also surprisingly good for the price. There are many preset modes that are a click away, which let you pick the right settings for the scenario. Among these modes are the High Speed Lighting and the High Speed Night Scene. Both of these modes offer bright and clear pictures during the day and night resp, under low lighting, without needing a flash (I hate flash, it makes the photos look fake). The preset Macro mode also takes very nice pictures.
One other big advantage of this camera, is the the High Speed Burst mode that is a button away. On pressing the button, it rapidly takes many images of the subject in action and slows it down for you on the LCD. You can then click whenever you feel the moment is right, to always get the desired picture.
Since, this is getting too wordy, i will list some of the other good things that i noticed about this camera:
1) A multi-motion capture mode that generates really cool images (Google this mode)
2) Very stylish look and a bit of weight adds to the 'Rich' feel of the camera
3) HD videos(720p) look great on a HDTV and otherwise
4) The built-in video editor lets you chop the video the way you want (This is very helpful, as slow motion video capturing leads to some boring stuff if nothing is happening on screen)
5) The audio quality from the mic is very good
6) There is Eye-fi support, if you care
7) A Youtube capture mode and direct Youtube uploading from the Software
8) Ability to set your own Present modes, from photos you like
9) If you lower the resolution to 7MP or 4MP, the optical zoom levels go up(7.9x at 4MP). It may not exactly be optical zoom (I dont hear the lens moving), but it is still much better than digital zoom.
I also have a few quibbles about this camera:
1) The Dedicated video record button is little tough to press with the thumb
2) The battery life is okay
3) The body attracts a lot of fingerprints
4) The LCD quality is not the best
5) The manual is almost pointless as it doesn't talk about the usage of a lot of features
There is also an older version of this camera on Amazon, the FC100, but this one has several advantages over that, mainly the Backlit CMOS sensor (for low-light photography) and the 120fps VGA shooting mode.
Overall, you should definitely get this camera if
A) If you don't want a DSLR, but want a pocket Camera that has good enough quality to expose that little artist within you.
B) If you love watching and shooting slow-motion videos and/or HD(720p) videos.
C) You don't like tinkering with the settings but would like to have preset modes that do exactly what you want.
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