I bought this camera almost a year ago and it still works perfectly. This is the third camera I own and is by far the best of all (my earlier cameras were Sanyo Xacti VPC-S4 and BenQ DC C1000). The 8 Megapixels are more than enough, and the 10x optical zoom works great. One of the things I like most about this camera is image quality. It's pretty cheap , about half the price of a DSLR. However, it manage to take amazing pictures, but not in all conditions. In poor lighting conditions, the quality of picture has to suffer. In this situation, it is recommended to use a tripod. The multitude of functions and programs that this camera has, do not recommend it for beginners, unless they want to learn the secrets of photo. Even if it's complex and, by this, complicated, the camera works very well on the auto mode. Colors are alive, powerful and realistic. Its easy handling places makes it suitable for almost any photography situation. The camera records video with sound, but on a 1 GB memory card you can't record more than 18 minutes at maximum size (640px x 480px). Although it doesn't seem heavy, it uses 4 AA batteries, which makes it rather heavyish. It really looks great and in addition, has a lid for protection. If you ask me, I strongly think every beginner in photography should own this camera, because they would have a lot to learn by using it.
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Advantages: Small, simple to use, great zoom and creat quality pics. Disadvantages: Hmmm... the only one would be the viewfinder. A cover for it would be nice.
strikey 22.08.2008 (22.08.2008)
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix S5800
Advantages: Beautiful Shots, Awesome Macro Settings, Also takes fairly good video's! Disadvantages: Maybe the size of it, but it is an SLR. It's to be expected.
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