Used my XZ mainly as a camera for my short trip last week. Began snapping off in superior mode with normal shots. Understand that it is annoying to wait for the camera to load each time. Realized that if u just switch off the phone into sleep mode using the power button, it starts off almost instantly when u swipe it on and can begin snapping away.
Tried the panorama mode and was very impressed with the end result, even for night scenes it gave some very cool picture effect. Takes a while to get used to the panning speed while doing a panorama shot, and got really trigger happy once I got the hang of it.
Encountered one issue , while I was happily continuously doing multiple (like 20+ shots) panorama shots under the scorching sun (had my rubber case on XZ) it show me a message which goes something like this, "device is too hot, wait for it to cool down before launching the camera again". True enough, it was really very very hot, but it took like some 30 secs before I could relaunch the camera again. Could also be due to the added heat under the hot sun I suppose.
What I love best is using my XZ while on a raft, no worries about water proofing my device and can happy snap away with water splashing all over, only needed to wash my phone at the end of the day.
