GE Smart A1456W-RD 14 MP with 5 x Optical Zoom Digital Camera, Red Reviews
- 14 MP Digital Camera with 5X Optical Zoom
- 2.7 Inch auto LCD screen
- Built-in 50MB internal memory with SD/SDHC support up to 32GB
- Image stabilization, pancapture, auto scene, face auto exposure, smile detection, and blink detection
Best Review: GE Smart A1456W-RD 14 MP with 5 x Optical Zoom Digital Camera, Red - A camera well under a hundred bucks with a 28 mm (35 mm equivalent) wide angle lens? This is rare in cheap cameras,* but you do give up on the telephoto end, going only to 140 mm (35 mm equivalent). So this is a niche camera, but one that would be good for gatherings and party use, where you struggle to get everyone in the picture. It also has the feature that it runs on AA batteries, so you don't have to be tied to a charger; there is good and bad here, as I discuss below.First, to be clear, this is a cheap camera. Very plastic, very few features. This is a snapshot camera for someone who's happy with basic snapshots. And, no, GE doesn't make cameras. As is the case with most consumer products, GE has sold their name and logo to low-end producers. The GE logo on it doesn't signal quality.I used to like cameras that ran on AAs because I could use standard rechargeable batteries, with the backup of disposable batteries in a pinch. That's what I expected to do with this camera. No go. I tried six sets of NiMH batteries, four of those sets freshly charged. In every case it either wouldn't turn on, or turned on with a warning that the batteries were discharged. It appears to be built specifically to run on alkaline batteries, and can't handle the slightly lower voltage of rechargeables. That means you'll be paying for disposable batteries with this camera. And because alkaline batteries drop in voltage as they are used, they probably won't last as long in this camera as in a camera that can operate at a slightly lower voltage.While it does take fairly wide angle pictures, it has severe barrel distortion at the widest end. (In other words, if you take a picture of a rectangle the sides will appear to bulge out in the picture, making it look barrel-shaped.) Some barrel distortion is to be expected, but this camera has it pretty bad. (Not surprising, I suppose, given the low price point.) It may not be too noticeable in snapshots of people, but will be obvious if your scene has straight lines in it.The flash is weak, and even close shots can be underexposed. You can expect marginal performance to ten or twelve feet. The macro is spotty. I got some sharp shots, but in other cases I watched on the screen as the camera went through good focus to out of focus, then took the picture. Outdoor results are fine for snapshots; I wouldn't expect that buyers of this camera would be expecting to make enlargements, which is probably a good thing.If you need a camera at this price and you want to have a fair wide angle capability, this camera may be good enough for you. If you can go to about twice the price you can do a lot better, and you'll be saving the cost of all those disposable batteries.* The sensor chips in digital cameras are more sensitive to the angle the light comes in than is film. That makes wide angle lenses challenging for digital cameras. So cheap ones generally don't go very wide.
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