BenQ GH700

Paying just over £200 for a bridge camera with a decent zoom range stretching from 25mm to 525mm in 35mm film terms may seem like a fair deal on the face of it, and sure enough build quality is pretty good - it doesn’t feel overly plastic-y like many...

Cheaper than the competition, Image quality isn't bad at lower ISO settings, Full HD movie recording

Soft images at telephoto settings, Limited user control, Large handgrip not all that comfortable

• Shoots videos at 1080p ; • Simple functions ; • Comfortable to hold ; • Decent image quality

• Uses AA batteries ; • No fun modes ; • No Panorama Mode ; • Lacks exposure compensation

Explored, tested and reviewed, GH700 does not seem to cut in the DSLR or not even in the Super zoom breed of cameras, certainly not at 17k. Though we wouldn’t say it didn’t deliver decent images but if its price would have been few thousands less, it...

Good lens, takes nice photos, good build, takes AA batteries and CF cards. Good video quality for price.

Video limited to maximum of 0.5 hour clips which was not mentioned on specs. (Due to a European tax levied on cameras taking over 0.5 hours of video!) If you want like me to record for longer then this is not the camera for you. Poor auto focusing on...