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'If we take issue it's that image-writing times are quite sluggish - the camera freezing for 5 seconds while a 14-megapixel JPEG file is being committed to SD card for example.'

'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'

'Purple/blue fringing around subjects in high-contrast areas is common to megazooms, but the Z981 produces above average amounts of it.'

'Print quality leaves a lot to be desired.'

'glacially slow performance'

'ISO 800 images are quite noisy'

'Shutter lag measured an unimpressive 1.3 seconds in our high-contrast test, meant to mimic bright shooting conditions,'

'since pictures at ISO 800 are quite noisy, you might be disappointed with the results even if your shots are in focus.'

'ISO 400 is quite noisy.'

'The charger for the camera's lithium ion battery is rather large'

'The lens is also strangely noisy, especially when the camera powers on and off.'

'In Record mode, the up button accesses the Exposure Compensation adjustment, while the down arrow switches to Review mode.'

'no optical viewfinder.'

'It can also be a little tricky to operate the camera in near darkness as the mode dial is rather small and isn't mirrored on the LCD during operation.'