Kyocera Finecam SL400R

portability, usability, performance, image quality, size

battery, durability, screen, low-light

86% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Stylish design. Speedy, with a great burst mode. Rich point-and-shoot feature set. Easy-to-understand menu system.

Lack of lens cap makes this shirt-pocket shooter not so pocketable. No optical viewfinder. Produces only mediocre sharpness with some exposure problems in both flash and daylight conditions.

While the SL400's transition pixel ratio is still better than the 5.0-percent limit we consider acceptable, the ratio, combined with subpar resolution, results in overall softness in pictures. In our daylight still life, the exposure was well balanced...

The controls for the SL400R are pretty standard fare, including the usual four-way thumb button with only one shortcut function for changing the flash mode. Everything else is in fairly easy-to-navigate menus. Setting resolution, exposure value, and...

Continuous high-speed burst mode at 3fps to 4fps ; Easy automated operation ; Manual focus ; Small size

Sometimes clumsy to use ; Average image quality ; No tripod socket ; No TIFF or raw options ; Limited exposure controls

Image quality, even with the upgraded 4-megapixel sensor, has not been Kyocera's strong suit. Our test shots had only average sharpness and lots of JPEG artifacts, although colours were vivid. If you shoot action with this camera, you'll want to try...

issue of PC Authority

and gives it a rating of 7.6 (good)

How does the US$399 Kyocera Finecam SL400R stack up against the competition? We like its small size, swivel body, indoor/outdoor display and speedy operation. However, the 5-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot T1 is even smaller and has a much larger 2.5-inch...

schneller Serienbildmodus mit 3 - 4 fps ; einfache automatisierte Bedienung ; manueller Fokus ; kleine Abmessungen

manchmal schwerfällig in der Bedienung ; durchschnittliche Bildqualität ; kein Stativgewinde ; kein TIFF- oder RAW-Modus ; begrenzte Belichtungskontrolle

Der erstaunlich schnelle Serienbildmodus und die ultrakompakte Größe sind immer noch die entscheidenden Eigenschaften dieses 4-Megapixel-Nachfolgemodells der SL300R für knipsfreudige Fotografen, die viel unterwegs sind