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Summary: Good purchase for Outdoor Photographers
Review: The sport jacket made for the P-51 and P-71 is a good buy for people who do much outdoor shooting or in situations bad for the camera, but the value isn't great for average users. The jacket is made of vinyl that offers good protection for the camera, and the lens part of the camera fits into a rubber fitting. There is a rubber bellow which is pulled out for use in the P-71 to allow for the zoom lens to move freely while it is snapped down for use in the P-51. A transparent panel protects the lens, and I couldn't tell a difference in the picture quality with or without it. The jacket also comes with two replacement panels. Moisture is an enemy of cameras, and the jacket provides some but not a lot of protection against it. There is a metal zipper along the bottom of the jacket and a velcro strap on the side which goes over two vinyl flaps. This allows for battery and memory card change without having to take the entire jacket off. Now the cons: The mode dial can't be turned at all because of the tight fitting vinyl which is a great inconvience to me, and the viewfinder can't be used because the rubber part in the front obstructs the view. Therefore the LCD has to be used which consumes battery power. That's about all for the cons; all other functions of the camera can be used with ease.
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