General Electric / General Imaging GE Power Pro X500

Overview

No Metascore yet

Browse 5 expert reviews so far

Excellent:

0
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Inexpensive, offers a lot of kit for the price, 15x wideangle zoom lens, manual controls, handling, simple to use
Inexpensive. 15x zoom lens. Electronic viewfinder. Popup flash. Some manual controls. Simple to use.
The GE Power Pro X500offers a lot for its low price including a 15x wide-angle zoom lens and semimanual and manual controls.

Cons:

Very poor overall performance; slow AF; exposure and metering issues outdoors, indoors, with and without flash and in lowlight conditions; images are soft; lacks detail; shutter lag
Mediocre image quality. Dismal lowlight performance. Slow.

TechSpot is supported by its audience. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more.

Last revision on May 29, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Inexpensive, offers a lot of kit for the price, 15x wideangle zoom lens, manual controls, handling, simple to use
Inexpensive. 15x zoom lens. Electronic viewfinder. Popup flash. Some manual controls. Simple to use
The GE Power Pro X500offers a lot for its low price including a 15x wide-angle zoom lens and semimanual and manual controls

Reviewers Didn't Like

Very poor overall performance; slow AF; exposure and metering issues outdoors, indoors, with and without flash and in lowlight conditions; images are soft; lacks detail; shutter lag
Mediocre image quality. Dismal lowlight performance. Slow
The X500's shooting performance is really slow and it's not good indoors without a flash and in low-light conditions

Expert reviews and ratings

Very long zoom digital cameras are not new but they tend to be rather more expensive than the GE X500. This camera boasts a 16MP resolution sensor and a 15x, 27mm to 405mm wide zoom lens capable of covering most subjects you're likely to want to...

By What Digital Camera on July 30, 2012

We’ve reviewed a number of superzoom in the last few months, all with two things in common: They have long zoom lenses, and they’re all at least $300. General Electric takes a different tack with the 16-megapixel General Electric X500,...

By TechReviewSource on August 26, 2011

The GE X500 megazoom is a very good value as long as you understand its photo and performance...

By cnet on July 23, 2011

More Photos 6/10 Inexpensive but well-featured Flexible 15x optical zoom Full manual controls Poor overall performance Shutter lag and slow AF Inconsistent metering and poor image quality Review Price £100.00 : 1/2.3inch 16MP CCD sensor; 15x...

By Trusted Reviews on August 28, 2012

The GE X550 is going to receive immediate consideration from many beginner-level photographers for one feature in particular: its electronic viewfinder (EVF). Very few point-n-shoot cameras contain any type of viewfinder, resulting in a common...

By Steves Digicams on July 19, 2012