GE X500 Classified as a prosumer camera, the GE X500 straddles the line between the two categories of imaging products: compact cameras ...
Classified as a prosumer camera, the GE X500 straddles the line between the two categories of imaging products: compact cameras and DSLR cameras. As such, the X500 amalgamates the diminutiveness of a point-and-shoot and the masculinity of a DSLR camera. Making its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year, the X500 has been in the market for quite a while. Similar to the preceding X5, it is also one of the least expensive in its class.
Also available in black variant, the GE X500 has the poise of a small DSLR camera. Ideal for up-and-coming photography enthusiasts, the X500 comes with an ample hand grip covered with rubber.
On the outside, the X500 sports the rugged texture of a DSLR camera and has an ample hand grip coated with a layer of rubber that provides ease of use. It also integrates a menu dial that allows you to select aperture and shutter priority modes on the fly. As we know, these control options are rarely found on compact camera models, but come as a standard on DSLR cameras. Other important modes that are available on the X500 include auto, manual, scene, panorama, and video recording. The X500’s panorama feature was fairly difficult to use. You must have a stable hand so you could faithfully follow the green line guide to perfect a panorama shot.
On top, we can see here the X500’s menu dial that allows you to adjust settings and switch to another shooting mode on the fly easily.
To enable budding photography enthusiasts experience the feel of using a DSLR camera, GE has even added an option to the X500 that allows you to switch from using camera’s live preview LCD to its evaluative viewfinder.
On top, we can see here the X500’s menu dial that allows you to adjust settings and switch to another shooting mode on the fly easily.
Using the camera’s user interface takes some time to get used to it. For instance, in accessing the camera’s ISO settings, it took us a few pushes of the function button before we are able to access it. We wished that the camera had at least a shortcut button for ISO control, which is an essential feature in an advanced digital camera.
Inspecting the rear side, the X500 comes with a 2.7-inch display for live preview. Nevertheless, it also has an evaluative viewfinder so users can experience the feel of using a DSLR camera.
On this side of the X500, a USB terminal is located, which also doubles as the camera’s A/V output interface. Located underneath the unit is the battery compartment together with the camera’s SD slot. Four AA batteries power the X500.
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