Pixel peepers will likely be disappointed, but its photos should be satisfying for many, especially considering the financial investment. The X5 is capable of taking some nice photos, too, under the right circumstances. It's that price and its feature set that helped earn the camera its above average rating. There are other models with these features from more-recognizable camera brands, but not at the X5's price it starts at $180, but can easily be found for less than $130. It turns out that the X5 has several features that are important to what seems like a fairly large group of consumers: a wide-angle lens with a 15x zoom an electronic viewfinder (EVF) semimanual and manual shooting modes and power from AA-size batteries. (The cameras are actually made by a company called General Imaging, but it licenses the GE brand.) But since readers took the time to e-mail me about it, I figured I should check it out. ![]() There are so many point-and-shoots released each year that brands like GE don't generally show up on my radar because reader interest is low. During the 2010 holiday season I received a few reader e-mails asking me about the X5, and frankly I knew nothing about it.
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