Evaluation of 36x optical zoom BenQ GH800 digital camera

IT 168 Evaluation Throughout the camera market, Japanese brands still occupy a dominant position, and there are also some national enterprises in China who are tireless in camera, among which BenQ is a more representative enterprise. In recent years, BenQ has opened its own world in the domestic market with its affordable price and excellent functional characteristics. Is BenQ GH800 famous? China's first telephoto? Its reputation is abroad, and its SLR design makes people shine. Today Xiaoqi will give you a detailed evaluation of BenQ GH800.

BenQ GH800 is equipped with180000 pixel 1/2.3 inch BSI CMOS sensor, which is basically consistent with the current mainstream digital cameras, and equipped with 36 times optical zoom, which is worse than some ordinary digital cameras. In many ways, it is more classic than other GH series products launched before.

▲ Overview of BenQ GH800

Really? China's first telephoto? The reference price of BenQ GH800 digital camera is 2423 yuan. In Xiaoqi's view, 36 times optical zoom plus18 million high pixels is relatively reasonable, but can it really be as easy as people in terms of comprehensive performance? I believe everyone will also be interested in this? Small pike? Look forward to it All questions and expectations are in the evaluation of IT 168 digital video channel.

BenQ GH800 SLR appearance

BenQ GH800 telephoto camera is similar to SLR in appearance. If you don't know the camera and BenQ brand, you may think it's a SLR camera. This appearance is the consistent design of BenQ GH800 which inherits the traditional telephoto camera. Although it is similar to the entry-level SLR, it is much lighter.

▲ Front view of BenQ GH800

The volume of BenQ GH800 is 1 1 1.2? Height 126.5? Its thickness is 88 and its weight is 530 grams, which is slightly larger and heavier than the original GH700. The plastic body is similar to the previous generation telephoto camera, which basically continues the tradition. On the whole, it has a strong sense of plastic, and the slightly raised patterns on the fuselage not only bring a certain aesthetic feeling to the fuselage, but also increase the anti-skid performance of the fuselage and add some handfeel. The layout of the buttons on the fuselage is similar to that of the entry-level SLR, which can bring a kind of stability and stability to this telephoto camera. Major? Feeling, this also makes GH800 a very good mobile phone type for beginners to practice before advanced professional SLR.

▲ Rear view of BenQ GH800

The back design of BenQ GH800 is basically similar to the previous layout styles of GH600 and GH800, with the addition of EVF LCD and AE/AF locking buttons. The layout of the previous button increases the mobility of photography as the left hand, making it easier for us to switch the viewfinder and achieve a comfortable feeling; The latter automatic exposure/autofocus lock is not often used in use, which is a bit like another form of multi-focus in other cameras. After focusing is completed, lock the last focusing form, which is a bit like manual focusing.

The keys on the right side of the back have reversed the previous play keys and menu keys, and many keys have been adjusted to be closer to the user's usage habits. Function keys are still retained, such as video key, self-timer option, exposure setting, focus setting, and flash, which are all together with the up, down, left and right control keys. Such function keys can let us set the shooting mode more quickly, but sometimes misoperation is inevitable. When holding the camera, the lever is located at the thumb. This design is often used in photography, so I will not introduce it here.

▲ BenQ GH800 flip screen

BenQ GH800 not only changed these layouts, but also made obvious changes on the LCD screen, replacing the original fixed screen with a flip screen. The addition of the flip screen is convenient for us to shoot overhead or overhead, and the flip of 180 degree can really bring us more angles.

Compared with GH700, the mode dial on the top of BenQ GH800 fuselage adds shutter priority, aperture priority and other modes, which enriches this telephoto camera? Major? The atmosphere and rich mode choices make this camera more playable.

▲ Top view of BenQ GH800

The left upper corner of the fuselage is a flash switch, and a zoom lever is also designed on the lens. We can zoom while holding the lens, which has the advantage of higher stability when zooming our handheld camera. At the same time, both HDMI interface and USB2.0 interface are on the left.

▲ Left side of BenQ GH800 fuselage

Because the right-handed camera is mainly on the top and back of the camera, there are no buttons on the right side of the BenQ GH800 fuselage. BenQ GH800 is too small, so when you hold it in your hand, it's easy for your left and right hands to get stuck, causing some troubles to friends with big palms.

▲ BenQ GH800 bottom

BenQ GH800 has a metal tripod hole at the bottom, and the product model and code number are also at the bottom of the camera. Check the three codes in one when purchasing. You need to see here. (Three codes in one: the package code, warranty code and body code must be consistent)

▲ BenQ GH800 card position and battery position.

In addition, the battery compartment is located at the bottom of GH800, and the card compartment is also together with the battery compartment, which belongs to the single SD card design and is standard configuration like many digital cameras.

▲ BenQ GH800 battery

BenQ GH800 uses NP- 120 lithium-ion rechargeable battery,1700mA, which is common with the previous generation GH700. When fully charged, it can take about 380 photos (CIPA test standard). For a telephoto camera, this battery is very sufficient.

The charm of domestic first telephoto? 36x optical zoom

The most attractive thing about BenQ GH800 is its 36x optical zoom function. Simply looking at this number will not make us feel too deeply, and it is difficult to intuitively understand what kind of shock this telephoto can bring us. Next, Xiaoqi went outside and showed it with a real shot.

▲ focal length: 4mm aperture: f/7.7 ISO sensitivity: 200.

Exposure time: 1/25 exposure compensation: 1EV white balance: automatic.

▲ focal length: 15mm aperture: f/5.6 ISO sensitivity: 200.

Exposure time: 1/25 exposure compensation: 1EV white balance: automatic.

▲ focal length: 144mm aperture: f/5.7 ISO sensitivity: 400.

Exposure time:113 exposure compensation: 1EV white balance: automatic.

36x optical zoom is really amazing. There is a feeling of looking at glasses at the telephoto end, and the scenery at the focal length of 144mm is unobstructed. Money house? You can see it clearly.

Telephoto proof

Focal length: 1 16mm aperture: f/5.7 ISO sensitivity: 200.

Exposure time: 1/250 white balance: automatic (click on the picture to view a larger image)

The telephoto end is more suitable for shooting small animals. When shooting such a theme, Xiaoqi suggested that it is best to bring a tripod, which can increase stability and will not make small animals empty. Although people with tripods are less mobile, they are good at observing and capturing pictures in time and can take their own satisfactory photos.

BenQ GH800? Anti-shake function test

BenQ GH800 telephoto camera not only has 36 times optical zoom, but also pays attention to its anti-shake performance. After all, the telephoto end usually shakes badly, and it is easy to take the desired photos without a tripod. Please see the legend below for the effect of adding anti-shake function to BenQ GH800.

▲ Before turning on the image stabilizer,

▲ After the image stabilizer is turned on,

From the sample above, you can easily see whether the anti-shake function is turned on and the direct exposure is caused. When shooting at the telephoto end, especially in the hand-held state, you obviously feel a little weak without turning on the anti-shake function, but after turning on the anti-shake function in the menu, the photos are much clearer, which may make up for this function when using the tripod. If you don't shoot any special objects, Xiaoqi suggests that you should keep the anti-shake function.

BenQ GH800? Rich shooting modes

BenQ GH800 is equipped with a variety of filter functions, which is a trend of digital cameras. Most mainstream digital cameras are equipped with this function. BenQ GH800 is equipped with as many as 19 scene modes, including portrait, landscape, sunset, backlight, children, Lomo, fireworks, snow scene, sports, party, MagiQ, water, food, mirror mode, lovers selfie, single selfie, panoramic mode, fisheye, toys and so on. Each shooting mode brings us different feelings. For example, MagiQ mode makes our photos have magical effects. Next, let's take a look at the unique shooting modes of BenQ GH800 and Xiaoqi.

▲MagiQ mode: provides magical filter effect.

Focal length: 5mm aperture: f/3.7 ISO sensitivity: 200.

Exposure time: 1/20 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic

▲ Mirror mode: create mirror effect.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/4.3 ISO sensitivity: 160

Exposure time:11000 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

▲Lomo mode: The shooting color is oversaturated, and the exposure is out of balance or blurred.

Images.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/3.4 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/60 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic

▲ Sunset mode: the warm atmosphere (tone) when shooting sunrise and sunset.

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Focal length: 7mm aperture: f/3.8 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time:1125 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

▲ fisheye lens mode: simulate the effect of fisheye lens and generate distorted hemisphere images.

For example.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/3.4 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/200 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

▲ Toy mode: You want to gradually blur the top and bottom areas of the composition.

Simulates the depth of field of a shadow.

Focal length: 10mm aperture: f/4.5 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time:1125 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

▲ Panoramic mode: Take panoramic photos by moving the camera.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/7.7 ISO sensitivity: 160

Exposure time: 1/500 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

These rich filter functions built into BenQ GH800 bring us a refreshing feeling. For some family entertainment users who are not good at post-processing photos, these filter functions save the post-PS process, which is convenient for some novices to take photos? A blockbuster? Textured photos can get a lot of fun from them.

BenQ GH800? Appreciate the real sample

The best way to test a camera is to take a picture with the camera and see how the sample is actually taken. Then Xiaoqi drove out in BenQ GH800 and took many photos. I'd like to share it with you. These photos are all original pictures, without any trace of post-processing. Interested friends can click on the picture to view the big picture.

Focal length: 1 16mm aperture: f/5.7 ISO sensitivity: 200.

Exposure time: 1/250 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/3.4 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/2000 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/3.9 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/320 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Focal length: 7mm aperture: f/3.8 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/80 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic

Focal length: 4mm aperture: f/4.3 ISO sensitivity: 160

Exposure time:11000 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Focal length: 38mm aperture: f/5.7 ISO sensitivity: 400.

Exposure time:1125 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Focal length: 10mm aperture: f/4.5 ISO sensitivity: 160.

Exposure time: 1/200 exposure compensation: 0EV white balance: automatic.

Summary of GH800 evaluation in BenQ

Appearance and operation summary:

Generally speaking, BenQ's appearance design and operation experience are more suitable for home entertainment users, with complete functions and high playability, especially being able to switch to the reversible electronic framing mode, which is more in line with the use habits of home users and is a good choice for those who learn photography to practice their hands.

Overview of image quality and sensitivity:

BenQ GH800 with 36x optical zoom can be seen from the test that the displayed image is still clearly visible when shooting at the telephoto end. This camera is superior to most cameras of the same type only by virtue of its180000 effective pixels and 36x optical zoom lens. However, in the case of ISO800, the details are still clear, and there will be some noise, but its sensitivity has reached ISO 12800, which is more conducive to shooting at night or in dark environment.

Main parameters of BenQ GH800

function

parameter

sensor

18 megapixel, 1/2.3 inch BSI CMOS

hum

Optical: 36 times

Digital: max. 5x (Preview)/Max. 10x (play)

speed

ISO 160~ 12800

concentrate

Central, wide area, face, autofocus

Photometric determination

Multi-point, center and single-point metering

Video shooting

1080P

screen

3.0? LCD 92 thousand pixels

roll

126x88x111mm

weight

530 g (excluding battery and SD card)

Summary of advantages and disadvantages of BenQ GH800

superiority

1,180000 pixel sensor;

2. It has a wide angle of 22mm and a telephoto of 8 10mm;

3. It has a relatively complete filter;

4. The flip screen has fine picture quality and convenient framing.

disadvantaged

1, the filtration speed is average.

2. The original file is not supported.

Summary of function points: at present, DV is not the only one that can shoot videos. Many digital cameras have added this function. BenQ GH800 has 1080P HD video shooting function, which makes it more playable. Xiaoqi didn't test its video function separately here, but from the trial, the actual shooting effect of BenQ GH800 is quite good, and the video shooting can be zoomed. In terms of camera filter, GH800 has built-in 19 photo effects, which greatly improves the playability of the camera. Even novice players can take rough and unique photos? A blockbuster? .