After being stung for a camcorder which inevitably caused me an immense about of grief at home it was time to replace our dust gathering digital camera for a series of weddings, christenings and days out. Obviously the thought of spending more cash on a new camera filled me with dread, but after making a serious purchase based upon brand name and expecting quality, this time I took the time to obtain several different opinions utilising friends, family and of course Internet review/opinion websites.
Personally I am not a technical person when it comes to computers, cameras or anything that contains a byte that doesn't hurt, but the general consensus was that the model I had my heart set on, the FujiFilm FinePix F40fd, was indeed a fine camera with a serious set of features, a price tag that didn't make me faint and looks that wouldn't have children below the age of 10 sniggering. This last comment is due to the fact that my old digital camera was twice the size of a regular 1990s SLR and was the source of much embarrassment to anyone I attempted to photograph on public.
We obtained our FujiFilm FinePix F40fd for £169 from www.ukcamerastore.co.uk, the store I believe may no longer be in existence due to their poor level of customer service, but if it is, they were the cheapest supplier and personally I had no problems with them, although they are notoriously hit and miss on this front.
Bearing in mind the size (think large coconut) of my previous digital camera I wasn't expecting my new camera to come in a box the size of my palm. In the box was the camera, the battery, a power cable, a USB cable and a think instruction booklet. A memory card does not come as standard and I would recommend a memory expansion if like me you have to take the same shot three to four times to be on the safe side. Without a memory expansion the camera memory will store 12 pictures, but for £20 you can expand this to 200 without any problem at all.
Without being too boring, readers should at this point take out a fixed ruler and mark out these measurements fro the camera as I think you will all be pleasantly surprised by how compact it actually is being only 60mm in height, 95mm wide and 2.3 deep. It is tiny and men (or women) with large hands or fingers will seriously struggle to grip or us this due to the size of the buttons and the sheer scale of the camera.
I have to admit that the layout of the camera buttons could be improved and to be honest, rather than having a minute button to capture pictures, I think they could have designed something more akin to a spacebar from a computer to make it much easier for us with no fingernails. As it stands you really do have to use nails or fingertips to press the capture button. This is infuriating but not that much trouble.
I would dearly love to dazzle you with further technical details but I simply do not know my ass from my elbow when it comes to digital cameras. Instead of such a spectacular disaster what we have is a digital camera that is truly awe inspiring, the pictures taken are incredibly clear and literally what you see on the LCD screen/viewfinder is what is produced as a final product.
This digital camera is packed with hundreds of special features that with keep someone with knowledge of cameras happy for a long time but this is not to say it is only for the experienced. I found this camera incredibly easy to use and enjoy the chance to explore its features as and when I can be bothered. At £169 I feel that this was a fair price paid for what was and continues to be a great purchase.
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