In the "Landscape" (LS) Picture Control mode, there is a significant error in the white balance: the frame will be entirely "red" if the majority of the scene consists of the sky and the water, or if the shutter speed (exposure) is somewhat shorter than what is required by the level of illumination and sensitivity. In addition, it basically does not matter whatever white balance preset is selected (provided that it is set correctly: on a sunny day, select "Auto" or "Direct sunlight") - manual white setup, and then a photo editor can assist out substantially! Errors are less noticeable when the picture is controlled by the "Standard" (SD) setting.
There are occasions when it slightly exaggerates the level of brightness (overexposure). In addition to this, the brightness is exaggerated when auto-no-flash is used! Surprisingly, it becomes clearer in an instant and ends up being more accurate.
According on what I read in the reviews, I can affirm that I was not the first person to notice any of these things.
As a consequence of this, the sky is not always blue; as a result, it can be difficult to extract useful information even from RAW (which has been compressed here); therefore, you need to check the view immediately before shooting and make any necessary adjustments to the exposure, ISO, and aperture (see also the comment below).
In the beginning, it appeared as though it would be impossible to turn the flash off completely, even when using the manual mode (M). The fact that you may switch off the flash by merely closing its lid is not mentioned in the instructions at all. Moreover, the flash may be adjusted _through_ the menu in exposure priority, aperture priority, program auto (P), and "manual," but it cannot be turned off. It would be great if they did a shutdown like this for all of the modes by hand and wrote it down in the instructions. However, in certain modes, it can be disabled through the use of the menu. This lack of clarity is problematic. In addition, there is a setting called "auto without flash" and a mode called "landscape," in both of which the flash is always turned off.
There is no easy way to set the shutter speed to "infinity" from the menu; however, you can use the "M" mode of the A / M switch on the lens instead. This allows you to manually rotate the lens while being guided by the sharpness in either the viewfinder (which is electronic) or the display. You simply cannot wind it up all the way to the top; it will not be infinite, but who knows what, and it spins more slowly than is strictly necessary.