About me:Born South Africa. Age 38. Live in London. Small family - partner and 2 1/2 year old hooligan. Done ...
Member since:05.03.2007
Reviews:8
Review rated by 4 Ciao members on average: helpful
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Having 'done' photography since 1993 and being a serial camera changer I've lost count of the camera's I've owned. One thing that most photographers do is take a back-up camera and quite often this is a digital compact. This is the camera I chose as my backup and below is why:
This Fuji continues a fine tradition of small, portable camera's. The special chip (HR is the key to look for in a Fuji) ensures that it is one of the best for low light shooting. I could really bore you here with techie stuff about ISO's, how they relate to film speeds and such but I won't.
In a compact which you're likely to take with you everywhere including night's out, parties etc. low light shooting is a real issue and I think Fuji is one company who really takes on the issue well.
Many other camera's will have a horrible grain effect which affects the smoothness and clarity of the image. This grain is called noise by the way. Again I won't bore you with techie stuff.
The other great thing about this camera is the level of control you can have. Besides a ton of scene modes - (Landscape, portrait, museum, party/indoor, fireworks, flower, night, underwater, sports, sunset, beach, natural light, snow, natural light & with flash.) which cover every eventuality there is also virtually full manual control. There is also a movie mode and lots of flash control plus it's fantastic for close up (macro) shots.
If you are knowledgeable about camera's a quick look at the specs will convince you. Things like apeture & shutter priority, custom white balance and spot metering will convince you that when you want total control you can have it.
IN SUMMARY: This is a very well specified camera that will suit any point & shooter, will preserve a family's memories and will satisfy the demanding, knowledgeable enthusiast photographer. It covers both sides equally well. I used mine for professional product shots for small items.
FINALLY: What was the thing that finally swayed it for me, the 'killer application' as they say. Well I don't compromise on the quality of my photographs and it's this camera's quality output that did it for me. But at such a great price! I know of camera's costing nearly a thousand pounds which won't turn out photo's half as good as this. The trade mags show this too.
Welcome to Ciao....a good first review....Its a good idea to check out other Ciao members reviews for tips on how to get the best ratings. If you re-write then please tell me in my guestbook and I will happly return and re-rate. Terry
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08.03.2007 05:11
Sounds like a great camera, good review.
08.03.2007 00:51
Welcome to Ciao....a good first review....Its a good idea to check out other Ciao members reviews for tips on how to get the best ratings. If you re-write then please tell me in my guestbook and I will happly return and re-rate. Terry
07.03.2007 18:24
hi and welcome to ciao