By Noel Phares “Paradise, CA”

I have owned this camera just a few weeks and I am very impressed. It is the epitome of high value, innovative and sexy design, and user friendliness. My Canon Powershot S50 died recently, and when I saw the Z812IS, its 12X optically stablized zoom, and HD Video I was intrigued. It was not until I hooked up the camera to the optional HDTV dock that I began to really appreciate what this guy can do.


Color stills are fabulous. HD Video: it works! I wanted HD video for golf swing analysis, and did not wish to part with the $$ for a standalone HD video camera, so when this appeared it was a God-send. You can do frame-by-frame advance on your big screen, at 30 frames per second at 1280 x 720 (720p–good ‘nuf for my purposes), and you can extract sequences off of your videos so it absolutely perfect for my needs. There are multiple other features adding value as well. Lag time to shoot is decent.Be aware the low price goes up as you will definitely want to accessorize this honey. The HDTV Dock, which doubles as a battery charger, is a must if you own an HDTV. I bought a 2GB SD 133x flash memory card which will meet my needs just fine for now. If an 8gb 133x or greater card comes along I will probably pick this up for lengthy video storage. This camera is the perfect hybrid video/still camera for someone on a budget who doesn’t want to sacrifice features, output quality and ease of operation. Up n running in seconds! Highly recommended :o)

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