Ok. I opened the box
. Set it up in 5 minutes flat. I'll set up user settings later. Minimal learning curve required.
First impressions very positive. Especially the touch screen. Very impressive.
I was worried about the adjust lever and the possibility of performing the wrong operation when moved by my big fat thumb. But no worries on that. A very positive action.
I was worried about the loss of exposure compensation buttons, and that function being taken over by the adjust lever. No worries there either. In fact I instantly prefer it !
The biggest worry for me is the focusing. But what i briefly tried seems ok. The videos I have seen regards low light af have been with the small af point. I used the standard size indoors and cloudy outside . No problems.
The stabilisation I've turned off for now to give me longer battery life. I will turn it on when my extra battery arrives.
This camera has a bit of heft for its size. Feels very high quality . Charging the battery now.
Going out to play shortly.