| Likes |
- Matches my refrigerator
- 2 to 30-second manual shutter speeds
- ISO 80 to1600 range
- Time lapse feature
- In-camera panorama stitching |
| Dislikes |
- Open ports
- Flimsy battery door
- Inaccurate color reproduction
- Imbalanced frame with strong color cast above ISO 400
- Noisy images
- Very limited dynamic range
- Soft corners (not as sharp as center of images)
- Agonizingly slow operation speeds
- Poor LCD resolution
- Slowly refreshing LCD makes for a choppy view
- Noisy 3x lens
- Digital image stabilization functional in 15 fps movies only
- Terrible audio
- Perhaps the worst Movie mode we've EVER seen |
Conclusion
The 8-megapixel GE A830 is made up of really low-quality components and paired with a camera body that looks more like a refrigerator or microwave than a camera. The 3x optical zoom lens is noisy, the 2.5-inch LCD screen doesn’t have very good resolution and its view looks choppy. The flash gives an unflattering, spotty light. The camera has possibly the worst Movie mode ever seen on a digital camera; it rivals those on cell phones with its awful audio, overexposure, and strange purple-streaked phenomena. The GE A830 isn’t made for consumers who want good video from a digital camera nor is it made for those who want a sturdy weatherproof body. Its open ports will let in all kinds of moisture and dust, potentially ruining the camera. It doesn’t have many manual controls to attract serious photographers, and it doesn’t even take good pictures, so it isn’t for point-and-shooters who just want a good picture to come out of the camera. Who’s left? No one.
