The Polaroid takes a much better photo even though it may be the cheapest camera on the market. Do yourself a favor and buy another product. The first was a 7mp that unfortunately went missing. I purchased these cameras to carry with me pretty much full time when I'm out and about so I'll not miss a "photo of opportunity." One tech person told me the problem was my iPhoto software and I should contact Apple (I thanked him, and called back to get a more knowledgeable person). After 4 calls and 2 emails to tech support, I still do not know if I need to initialize the camera or not. Ok, I thought I did a lot of research here, looking at quality of image and quietness of the video zoom, etc. I saw this on some of the best online camera review sites, and of course, the waterproofing and durability.
So all in all, I can't say that this camera was awful because it did have some pros that I think were beneficial to me and could be to other people. I bought this camera as a replacement for a compact point and shoot cannon.
Panorama was difficult to make work right. It is only a mediocre camera. Changing between the different modes on the camera is fast and easy, and all the settings for that mode are right on the same screen, so it's so easy to quickly adjust a setting if you needed to. It's a great little camera to have!
An as yet unfounded fear is that buttons and seals do not look particularly waterproof. I have not taken it underwater though, and I have no plans to. Mine got water damage within the first week from being used in a pool, 5ft deep at the deepest point. My girlfriend's camera received water damage within two weeks from being splashed in the surf.
The picture quality is terrible. I spent days trying all possible combinations of quality/speed/lighting settings, but the colors always come out unforgivably washed.
Also, the pictures are great quality and crisp. I use it a lot on cars, and the detail is great.
Right off the bat, the front fascia (blue in my case) was easily dented by the charging cord bumping against it (which later cost me a restocking fee when I returned it because it was "damaged"). I thought it was supposed to be tough! I tried referring to the owner's manual, and well there wasn't one. I had high hopes for the camera with four small children I need a tough camera but was disappointed in the product and had to return it. I use this camera primarily for taking close-ups (think inches) away in either bright sunlight or very dim and shadowed areas. It even has a LED that can be turned on to light up very close pictures. I want a camera that is not going to fill up every time we take it to the beach. I have been over and over the instruction manual trying to figure out if we are doing something wrong and I am coming up with nothing.
So all in all, I can't say that this camera was awful because it did have some pros that I think were beneficial to me and could be to other people. I bought this camera as a replacement for a compact point and shoot cannon.
Panorama was difficult to make work right. It is only a mediocre camera. Changing between the different modes on the camera is fast and easy, and all the settings for that mode are right on the same screen, so it's so easy to quickly adjust a setting if you needed to. It's a great little camera to have!
An as yet unfounded fear is that buttons and seals do not look particularly waterproof. I have not taken it underwater though, and I have no plans to. Mine got water damage within the first week from being used in a pool, 5ft deep at the deepest point. My girlfriend's camera received water damage within two weeks from being splashed in the surf.
The picture quality is terrible. I spent days trying all possible combinations of quality/speed/lighting settings, but the colors always come out unforgivably washed.
Also, the pictures are great quality and crisp. I use it a lot on cars, and the detail is great.
Right off the bat, the front fascia (blue in my case) was easily dented by the charging cord bumping against it (which later cost me a restocking fee when I returned it because it was "damaged"). I thought it was supposed to be tough! I tried referring to the owner's manual, and well there wasn't one. I had high hopes for the camera with four small children I need a tough camera but was disappointed in the product and had to return it. I use this camera primarily for taking close-ups (think inches) away in either bright sunlight or very dim and shadowed areas. It even has a LED that can be turned on to light up very close pictures. I want a camera that is not going to fill up every time we take it to the beach. I have been over and over the instruction manual trying to figure out if we are doing something wrong and I am coming up with nothing.
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