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Old 16-10-09, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Amy Davies View Post
Hi Tazzers,

I've spoken with the reviewer of the camera, Geoff Harris, Digital Camera's Acting Editor who had this to say:

Geoff Harris, Acting Editor, replies

“Yes, I confess, I didn’t test the camera at all and wrote everything from the press release, sitting in my office in Bath! That’s how I got the pictures of Thailand you can see in the review. Sorry I am being flippant. Yes, I spent two weeks with the camera and got to know it pretty well. I’ll check on the points you raise, and we’ll print a clarification if necessary. We have to write to tight deadlines and while we strive to check every single spec, errors sometimes slip through. I stand by everything I said in my review though – the points about the video focussing were gleaned while filming my niece’s christening in Kuala Lumpur, if that reassures you.”

Hope that helps,

Thanks,

Amy
Of course my point has nothing to do with the video focussing issues and I suppose a flippant intruduction deserves a flippant bent to the reply. What I'd like to know though is how can the reviewer get basic information about the fps and the lcd so badly wrong? I nearly stopped reading right there. How can I be sure the rest of the review is not similarly mistaken? Not being funny or ought, I know my subscription is a drop in the ocean to you but it's still my subscription and just lately I have been wondering if it really is worth it.
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