You can not beat this camera for the price!

I was thinking about upgrading to the Canon 20D because I have heard so many great things about it. But, it is a little out of my price range at the moment. In the mean time, I will use my Sony f-828 and get some really great shots with a only a few little compromises.

Things I really like about this camera...

The pivotal lens. This allows you to perfectly frame over the head and down to the ground shots. Other camera have you guessing because they require you to look through the viewfinder. I can't believe more cameras don't have this option. I use it all the time.

The battery life. I have never used my spare battery.

Ability to use compact flash cards. (Much cheaper than the ridiculously over priced Sony memory sticks)

Ability to take MPEG-VX Fine 640x480 video at 30fps w/audio. (note: you have to use a Memory stick pro to use the highest video settings)

The lens. I've taken some stunning pictures and I am not a pro.

Most important buttons are on the outside of the camera. You don't have to go menu hunting.

Mechanical zoom lens is very fast.

You can focus in complete darkness due to the hologram laser the camera emits.

Night framing is useful at times. In very dark situations, it shows you what you can't see with the naked eye so you can frame your shots accurately.

Things I don't like...

Occasional purple fringing

Shutter gets locked out at times causing you to miss a god shot.

Raw is unusable if you due to it being so slow. The software that reads the RAW files that comes with the camera is very bad.

Too heavy. I get neck pains on a long day of shooting.

Price of memory sticks! It doesn't come whit any media! Make sure you add the price of a memory card to the price of this camera when comparative shopping.

The view finder screen should be a little brighter and have more resolution. It is rather grainy.

The shutter can be a little too jumpy for some shots. I have accidentally pushed it many times because it is to sensitive. Maybe they did this on purpose so there wouldn't be as much camera shake.

There is no option for a remote so it is very difficult to get low light shots with absolutely no camera shake. You have to push the shutter everytime. (Unless, you use the self timer.)
ISO's above 200 are not usable. Too noisy.

Time between shots is to long. Canon's are almost instant. I am sure Sony is addressing this issue with the new model that should be coming out soon. It been almost two years since the f828 came out.