civilized ku # 308-311 ~ point & shoot
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11:57AM 
Pointing at the center of attention • click to embiggen
Visit with Robert • click to embiggenWe stayed overnight in NYC on Monday because The Cinemascapist had warned us about iffy driving conditions north of Albany. So, rather than getting halfway home and trying to find a motel room late at night, we headed for Robert's in the East Village.
Upon our arrival at Robert's, which was immediately following our visit to the biggest camera store in the world, I set about setting up the EP-1 - take out of box, insert battery, insert memory card, attach lens and viewfinder, turn on camera, turn on IS, set to AUTO and then hand it to the 5 year old. IMO, if a 5 year old can't immediately start making decent pictures after taking a camera of the box and making a few very basic set up steps, you've got a clunker in your hands and I'm happy and pleased to report that the EP-1, as evidenced by the above pictures made by Hugo, passes the test.
Without question, if you're looking for a camera that is a perfect fit for 5 year old hands, the EP-1 is it. This camera looks like it was designed and purpose-built with a set of 5 year old hands as the reference point. The camera fit Hugo's hands like the proverbial glove.
Hugo was also immediately taken by the "cool" auxiliary viewfinder - he used it for all of the 70 pictures he made (in about the first 20 minutes of the camera's picture making life).
It is interesting to note that, both during and after his first burst of picture making with the EP-1, Hugo had nary a complaint about "painfully slow" auto focus, or the "below standard resolution" LCD, or the fact that the auxiliary viewfinder makes the camera a "less than perfect" pocket-able camera. It was just point & shoot heaven as far as he was concerned.
Reader Comments (2)
I guess if he can trust you to hand him over a wall to two complete strangers on the west side of Central Park, you can trust him to handle a brand new camera not more than 3 hours out of the box.
Can I say that it's been over a month since my new b&h purchase and he has yet to even touch it. Nor will he anytime soon. That's what the Kodak easyshare is for.
You're nuts.
you're a mean daddy.