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12.1-megapixel effective recording * 4.6X optical zoom (4X digital/18.4X total zoom) * waterproof to 10 feet * shockproof up to 5 feet * 2-11/16" LCD screen with automatic 7-step brightness adjustment * optical image stabilization * wide-angle lens for shooting landscapes and large groups * 35mm equivalent focal length: 28-128mm * top JPEG resolution: 4000 x 3000 * high-definition movie mode with audio (1280 x 720 at 30 frames per second) * face detection adjusts focus and exposure settings for better portraits *
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Technical Details
- 12.1-megapixel resolution captures enough detail for poster-size prints- Waterproof to a depth of 10 feet, shockproof from falls up to 5 feet, and dustproof
- Records AVCHD Lite HD video
- 4.6x MEGA image-stabilized optical zoom; 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
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By Dana Francey (Maine, USA)
Ill start with 3 complaints keeping this from being perfect.
1. Audio in videos clicks often if you aren't gentle about releasing the zoom buttons. The camera dims the audio volume when zooming to avoid picking up motor noises. This takes much better audio than my old kodak M1033 which distorted easily at concerts. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERT CAMERA for being tough and being able to pick up LOUD noise without cracking and distorting.
2. Lens placement means I am often covering the lens and my pictures have blurry dark spots in the corner. This is a common anchor point for steady shots.. so I get a lot of finger prints on the lens.
3. Sky is often washed out, but I fixed that with some manual tweaks.
This takes 720p video (at 59.97 frames per second - verified with sony vegas Pro 9). I have set my camera to take 16:9 shots even though it takes a few Megapixels off the size it looks great and matches the aspect ratio of new TVs and new monitors.
Underwater use has been fun, being waterproof makes it less risky to take places, like kayaking where you aren't there for underwater shots, but there is a high risk of water damage.
I have only tested underwater in a lake. Lakes in Maine are full of minerals (brown/rust colored) so the pics tend to be darkened. Ocean or pool would be much brighter and less distorted. I got this camera to take to high risk events like sailing, kayaking, biking and its perfect for the job. I also use this for filming drum covers, drums are loud, this camera can handle the audio and fast movement in videos.
Color tones are beautiful. greens in particular remind me of my first sony, they are deep and eye catching.
I have not tested facial recognition, or really any special features but macro. Macro mode is much better than the olympus tough cameras and my previous kodak M1033. I also like having a dedicated video button versus having to goto a menu or restarting the camera in video mode.
Editing video is a breeze with sony vegas, my old kodak took quicktime files which are basically useless on a PC without wasting hours converting video. You do need a good computer to edit video. Filesizes of videos is much more manageable then my kodaks 720p videos (the video looks much better too, stays in focus better and adjusts to light changes faster).
Someone before this said you need a gaming computer to play HD video.. I disagree. The videos play on my desktop and both of my 3 year old laptops. So, unless you own an eMachines (junk and probably cost less than this camera) or a 4+ year old computer, you probably wont have trouble. (desktop is dual core 3.0ghz 6GB, laptop 1 is 1.5ghz dual core 2GB, laptop 2 is 2.4ghz single core 1GB). Its not a fault of the camera if your computer cant handle HD video, HD video takes a lot of processing power no matter what it came from, so clean the background programs out to free it up.
I give this camera 5/5 for taking near SLR quality pictures from a point and shoot, especially with macro images. Waterproof that works, and video quality that is top of the line with compatibility to work with.
By Puneet Khanna (Tampa, FL USA)
The video quality of the camera is pretty good. I compared it with a creative vado HD, and the TS1 was much better in almost all respects. However, I was greatly disappointed to note that the TS1 records an excessively high background audio noise (hiss). It is excruciatingly high and is extremely distracting when viewing any video. I have had to do further audio processing to remove the noise, but that adds another step to my workflow. I tried it with the 'wind cut' feature on and off. It didn't make any difference, though I didn't expect it to since the only videos i have taken so far are in my room, which is pretty quiet. Compared to the Creative Vado HD, the audio noise is so high that I am wondering whether I have been shipped a faulty unit.
I would love to receive comments from other users' experience with the audio quality of this camera. Of course, to hear how bad the background noise is, you would have to be recording with normal conversational volume in a quiet room.
By J. Payne
Amazing features. Waterproof, shock proof, dust proof, me proof (kidding) for this price is great! Some lighting outside doesn't produce the best pictures but granted I haven't read the manual completely. Still working on that. The HD video quality is amazing.
By B. Greenstone (Austin, TX USA)
I've never seen a "great" digital pocket-sized cam before, but going on the assumption that all of these tiny cameras with tiny optics and sensors will basically suck compared to a DSLR one can put this into perspective. The TS1 is pretty pricey at $400, but it is fairly feature packed. The video mode actually works quite well, and the AVCHD compression is exceptionally good. This is really the main stand-out feature of this camera because the general image quality of the still shots is pretty marginal, but still in-line with what you'd typically get with these kinds of cameras. There is a fair amount of JPEG artifacting, and I don't know why for $400 this thing can't save out RAW. It really should.
The auto controls work reasonably well, but there is only fair manual control. There's also no lens cover of any type, and this doesn't come with a case. For the price, it should have a case since it seems too easy to scratch the glass over the lens.
I bought this to take kayaking, rafting, and on hikes where carrying my Canon 450D would be a pain. I don't expect the best images, but most of the flaws of the files can be fixed simply by importing the JPEG's into Photoshop's Camera RAW importer and tweaking the whitebalance et.al. there.
For what it is, I like the camera, but you'll never get professional shots out of this or any other camera with a 1 cm lens. That tiny lens means you'll have to deal with slow shutter speeds and high ISO's, so you'll get grainy, blurry images. Although the Optical Image Stabilizer does work well to reduce some of the blur from slow shutter speeds.
By Amanda Moreda (usa miami)
The flash always leaves a shade to the left part in the wall if the person is 30 cm of wall or curtain etc , they listen well always it leaves to the left part of the photo a shade, the disigners of the camera left very far the flash of the lens and this produces this unbearable shade in all the photos all the settings exept when is in the beach or exterior photo ,,but try dont shoot in a room ,i lost 395 bills in a orange one but i am very disapointed with this camera.you need a gamer computer to replay de hd videos .all the photos in all settings looks washed horrible washed ,there is no settings to change for that allways is washed ,the only good thing is leica lenses but not to paid 400$ for a piece of glass, i compare all the photos taken with my old pentax optio s4 that only is 4 megapixels
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