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The good bits: The camera is very waterproof and bump-proof (although I haven't tried dropping it yet!). The control buttons are relatively easy to find and use (except that I keep on finding the camera 'on' when I take it out of the bag, and I don't know whether I have pressed the button taking it out, or whether it has been 'on' for some time in the bag). The viewfinder is excellent - I can never see the screen in bright light, and I would need to wear reading glasses too - not only does it frame the pictures well, but it has a dioptre adjuster to cope with different eyes. The quality of pictures at the moment is mainly good: I am hoping this will improve as I get to know the features better. The less-good bits: It's big and heavy for a pocket camera (actually - that's not too much of a problem for me, as it fits my hands quite well, but others have commented on it. It's bright orange - is that good or bad? The settings are not quite what I expected and, surprisingly to me, are different from my other camera, which is also a Panasonic. For example: setting the flash is not particularly intuitive. The tele-zoom button on the back of the camera is small and fiddly: it would be much easier to use a dial or lever like on the other Panasonic (but maybe that's not possible with a waterproof unit). The battery is charged in the camera, with no separate battery charger supplied (or apparently available from Panasonic), which is a pain if you want to charge a spare battery whilst using the camera. The Mini-USB connection on the camera for charging appears to be a bit hit-and-miss (no idea if this is a common fault, or just my camera). Panasonic don't make a specific bag for the camera and it was very difficult finding one that was a good match (also holding a spare battery and third-party charger).Read full review
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Waterproof camera with good settings. Very robust and easy to use
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