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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bird_Huszar" data-source="post: 3192932" data-attributes="member: 129367">Careful, I think you took that quote a bit out of context.  In the review he seemed to be referring to the IQ @ full 83x zoom: " I simply found the incredible zoom didn’t always deliver the goods, wasn’t always useable and even in optimum condition image quality was at best only average."And to be honest, he's right...but that's how it goes for any megazoom camera...you're never going to get good image quality at maximum zoom.  In my opinion, that's not even what it's for.  The zoom is there for a quick snap of something distant that you can't quite identify.  It's a tool to bring distant birds closer, help with ID and get proof of sighting.In my opinion the image quality at normal zooms is fantastic...if a bit on the dark side...but I suppose playing with settings and photo-editing software can help out with the darkness.</blockquote>