1. Fujifilm Finepix F20 6.3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
2. 15652157

Customer Review :

Not so speedy delivery

This camera is awesome and does exactly what the write up says it will do. The pictures are fantastic and I don't miss a kid shot. I love it. I was however, disappointed in the shipping. I paid for expitited shipping and it was not here on time.

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Buy It if You Can Find It

The Fuji Finepix F20 is an amazing value. Buy it over the F30, F31. I got mine in great condition - full package with cables and SW on a big auction site for $80. The camera has the best low-light performance short of a DSLR and a fraction of the cost. A huge advantage over a DSLR is that this camera, with its collapsing lens, truly is pocketable. It has double the flash output and is perfectly fine at ISO 800. The F30 gives you manual control. You don't need it. Aperture control is useful for DOF/bokeh effects. You're not going to get that with any small sensor camera. So it's not needed, aperture control is really irrelevant with compact digitals. You can use this to control the shutter speed. Manual folks want to keep shutter speed at a fixed 1/30 or 1/15th for low-light shooting without camera shake or too much motion blur, intentionally underexposing shots to easily correct later in their photo editing software. Shutter speed, can be controlled indirectly but nearly as accurately with the F20's +/- exposure control. Set it to -1, 1.5, 2 stops as appropriate. Shutter speed will increase to between 1/15-1/30 in most low light conditions, just like direct control over aperture. So, save yourself some $$$ and get the F20 over the F30.

Neglected is that the F20 makes an excellent natural-light indoor camcorder with its high ISO capabilities. It's /better/ in a lot of ways than a camcorder. Its resolution is beyond standard TV res and the key is its high ISO capabilities enables low light shooting without a blinding light attachment. It captures at 30 discrete frames per second without scanning just like expensive pro digital cams intended for digital capture and film output. I'm waiting for some low-budget filmmaker to exploit this capability. It has an excellent black and white mode that looks like real black and white film, a good "punchier" chrome mode, a very good macro mode, and a decent lens that's fast by modern standards with a F 2.8. It's flash is about 2X the output of most digicam flash units, and it has good battery life. The auto flash mode is extremely accurate in addition to being powerful, accurately powering up or down based on distance to the subject. Very well-done, Fuji. Only thing I wish it had was true optical image stabilization. Alas, can't have everything...

The Fuji Finepix F20 is - price included, a "steal". A brilliant product. Sadly, Fuji re-joined the silly megapixel race it seems after producing this classic digicam. Get this camera on the used market while it's still available.

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Fuji F20

I'll skip to the chase - this is the best low light point and shoot camera you can buy. At any price - including 2008 model cameras. I hardly use the flash - even indoors and even at night. Just hold the camera steady and go. Natural lighting in photo's always looks better than stark bluish flash. If I do use the flash its just for fill.
The video feature is a nice touch - DVD quality in sharpness, but I use it sparingly as its mostly a novelty even though it makes buying a full fledged camcorder irrelevant.
The only downside to the camera is the xD card which has slowish PC transfers, compared to SD anyway, although writing to the card itself when taking pictures is plenty fast. I use a 1gb card and its tricky to fill with images, but video eats up room fast.
Still, if the purpose of this camera is quick shots in anything other than bright light, you simply can't buy a better one - yet.

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Great!

I got exactly what I asked for, which was good for its price. I don't know why fuji makes the f20s slightly different from each other, but this one was a lighter grey than my old f20 and looked more elegant. Aside from appearance, it's been working fine so far--also came with a 1GB xd memory card, which I wasn't expecting.

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Good choice for parents of small children

This camera is great for taking quick pictures. There is no delay when you push the button which is ideal when taking pictures of babies/small children. The battery has held the charge well. I am very happy with this camera.

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1. 8-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
3. Icon-based graphic user interface (GUI)
4. 14 flexible scene modes
5. Stores images on xD Picture Cards or SD memory cards (includes 10MB internal memory); powered by AA-size batteries (2 alkaline batteries included)

Editorial Review :

1. 4.1 MP CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 12 x 15-inch prints
2. 3x optical zoom; 1.7-inch LCD display
3. Less than 3 seconds to start-up; .1-second shutter lag
4. Single- and multi-frame playback can be used without activating shutter
5. Stores images on xD Picture Cards; powered by 2 AA-size batteries

Editorial Review :

MD) CL) FUJI FINEPIX A345 DIG CAM

Customer Review :

Zoom Error

I've had this camera since 2006, and it has served me well. I used to use the rechargeable batteries, but now have regular batteries, just not buying new rechargeable as the first ones need recharging just before usage. This year, 2010, the camera is having problems. Sometimes "Zoom Error" the lens doesn't come out, or, when it does, it isn't in focus. I tried pressing on parts of the camera, and, it has come out focused the last few times, but, the "Zoom Error" may still be a problem. I keep the camera in a knitted envelope, inside a camera case, when not in use (of course.)

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Good Digital Camera but faulty shutter button

I've spent $200.00 on what I thought was a quality digital camera from a reputable company (FujiFilm). After only a few years of moderate use my shutter button popped out and the plastic tab that holds it in place was also broken. It's design has been very cheap and will not withstand longterm use. Please listen to my warning and avoid wasting your money. I am unable to get a replacement shutter button for a digital camera that is still functional if this button was replaced. I miss using my digital camera and can see how digital camera manufacturers continue to sell newer models of their cameras. They have been designed to fail eventually.

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Buzzing sound.. tempermental

I've had my fuji finepix for about 3 years. After the second year I dropped it from well not that far, ever since it makes a buzzing sound and chooses to work when it wants too. Half the time the lcd screen is dark indoors and sometimes the zoom does not work. I always blamed dropping it for it's issues, but apparently everyone else has had the same problem. I will be replacing it this year with a panasonic.

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Great Bargain

This was an awesome bargain. Got this as a Christmas present for my 12 year old son. He is having a ball with it- pictures and videos.

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I LOVE this camera!!

I've had my A345 about 4 years, and I couldn't be happier. I bought a bigger card, and I use rechargeable batteries to deal with the quick use of them. That's it! I've never chosen to use all the advanced features that remind me of my old 35mm, but I like that I could if I chose. I also find the size to be just right. It has worked effortlessly with both XP and Vista over the years.

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1. Digital camera features full resolution ISO equivalency speeds as high as 3200 for great low-light and motion shots
2. Features a 3.0x optical zoom Fujinon lens; combined with 6.2x digital zoom, camera offers 18.6x total zoom
3. Large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor features Auto Brightness and an anti-glare, low-reflection CV (Clear View) film
4. Picture Stabilization mode and Real Photo Technology combine to produce less noisy and less grainy photos in dim light
5. i-Flash system accurately detects subtle light differences within a scene

Customer Review :

Easy to use

I bought this camera for my wife. She needed a good compact point and shoot camera to replace the bulky 4Mb digital I gave her a few years ago. The small size allowed her to keep it in her purse most all the time. The number of family pictures was increased because of that. The added features improved our pictures. The preset scene settings meets our needs and I also bought a 4 Gig memory card that gives us more than adequate photo and movie storage. The movie setting is especially neat. Using a computer to make a DVD from our vacation trip that combined the still shots with some of the movies resulted in a neat family memory that we will always treasure. The camera is a real hit with my wife. She loves the ease of use this point and shoot gives her. No complaints about the battery life. It has been ready for every occasion. I recommend you also buy a tight fitting case for protection to keep its surface from scratching when bumping into other objects while its being transported. All in all a very good camera to record your life experiences.

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If you can find one, buy it.

Best camera I have ever owned, hands down. Solid build, excellent picture quality (especially in low light), outstanding battery life. Only drawback is the use of the XD card.

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If it's so great, make me an offer

I have had this camera for two years and I haven't been able to find the settings that produce the crisp, high quality images that I expected based on the available reviews.

This was supposed to be a great low light camera. Then why do the indoor pictures come out so grainy? According to the reviews here, it's because auto-mode doesn't work so great. Ohhh. I assumed that auto mode would be ok. Ok. I've picked up a few hints about forcing the camera to use a lower ISO setting in manual mode. We'll try that.

The one thing I'll give the camera credit for is great battery life. I bought a couple of extra batteries based on my previous experience with a previous Fujipix camera. Don't really need them.



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low light and color still can't be beat

It's too bad that this camera was discontinued (or is unavailable). I'd hate anything to happen to mine! The low light performance (and color at low light) is in a class by itself. In fact, this camera has spoiled me when evaluating other cameras. I prefer taking natural light photos - even indoors. I find flash hard to control, and I'm sure people in front of the camera find it annoying. I have taken hand-held pictures in twilight which came out as good and blur-free as tripod pictures with other cameras. Color seems more accurate than other cameras.

Battery life is the best I've seen. I can go away for a weekend and not bring my charger.

The only downsides are the moving lens and lens cap (the lens cap is very sensitive to dust, hairs, etc and sometimes jams, requiring minor surgery), and the use of xD memory cards (which are more expensive and harder to find than SD cards, and the only memory card which ever went bad on me was an xD card). The other downside is that the price of the camera seems to have gone UP.

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Exceptional Photo Qualty out of a Pocket-Sized Camera

I have owned this little baby for about a Year now and it doesn't dissapoint. This camera goes OUT to all Aggravated and Frustrated Compact Owners who wish they could get Good to Decent Picture Qualty at night time with Out the Degrading Noise and Grain that comes about at High ISO speeds. This Camera is defiantly in One of a Kind and even won a European Photo Award. This camera is the closet thing to SLR qualty pictures you will Find on Compact Camera Period! Congradulation on the Engineering team on Fuji Film Company to developoing this little Gem. This this Camera Pefect? Lol. Almost but no cigar. Would be nice to have at least a 4 times zoom, zooming opiton on video, and to have a sofia tone option however the Photo quaulty that comes out of this Machine more then compensates for it's short commings.

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1. 8.2-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
2. 5x optical zoom; 2.7-inch LCD screen
3. 15 pre-programmed scene modes; Movie mode
4. Picture Stabilization Technology
5. Stores images on xD or SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Editorial Review :

PS1) FUJI FINEPIX J50 SILVER DIGITAL

Customer Review :

This camera sucks

Don't waste your time and money on this camera! I can't believe they are still selling this junk.

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THE PERFECT CAMERA

My camera executes flawlessly. It comes with a rechargeable battery and charger. Fuji picture quality is unbelievable. Definitely no complaints here, I absolutely love my camera. It's super easy to operate. The pictures are sharp and clear. I have a new German Shepherd puppy and she moves very quickly. For this camera, no problem, it auto focus and shoots fast. I am glad I bought it before reading all of the negative comments, I would have missed out on a great camera. Definitely worth the money.

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For beginners only

My trusted Canon developed a failed board. My choice was to repair a 4-yr old camera(and wait 8-10 weeks)or find a new one. Not wanting to spend a great deal right now, but wanting shots of summer activities, I opted for the J50. As others have stated, this is not the camera I expected from Fuji. Produces good close shots, has a very good macro function and is a very compact unit. However, pictures are grainy, lack accurate color, sparse manual over-rides and very limited flash range. I have returned it and will now 'surf' for a more robust model. This one might be acceptable for someone just starting with digital photography, but not one I would recommend to a more experienced user.

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Do not buy the Finepix J50

Bought as a replacement to an older, less megapixel Finepix. The pictures are huge yet grainy every time. The colors are dull. Can't find setting changes to make it work. Searched for other reviews and all concur. Avoid this back step in The Fuji line.

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Works Great

I don't know why this camera gets such poor reviews. I haven't tried to blow any pictures up past 3"x5", and I don't notice any grainy pictures- I'm satisfied with it otherwise.

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