A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.

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The 28mm-equivalent wide angle end of the zoom range is much wider than most other compacts, and is great for panoramic landscape shots.

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The telephoto end of the 3.8x zoom is equivalent to 105mm, which is about the same as most 3x zoom cameras.

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Colour reproduction and low-light exposure at spot on.

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Flash range and coverage are excellent even at wide angle, and the face detection system copes well with social situations.

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Need I remind anyone that it's less than 30 days until Xmas?

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