Kyocera Finecam S5

Advantages: Picture Quality, Ease of Use, Small Size
Disadvantages: Auto Focus in Dim light, Slow to write to memory

...to go. The Kyocera has a 5MP resolution and gives truly staggering picutres for a camera of this size. I would say that the results are comparable to 35mm film at sizes up to 10x8 inches and far superior to my APS canon IXUS, which I no longer use, in fact I no longer use film!! Crisp Pictures with excellent colour rendition, low noise and good quality. The camera has a range of compression and resolution options, but with memory prices coming down, ...
...I suspect this is common of all digital cameras. This is especially noticable after shooting a video sequence. Overall extremely pleased with the purchase and would buy another Kyocera Camera, except for the fact that the S5 is so good, I probably won't need to for a long time. ... Read review

Advantages: 5mpix, 12x zoom, daybright tft, looks awesome
Disadvantages: none as far as I can tell

I have purchased this camera very recently for the absolute bargain price of £250. It was on a one day special at my local camera shop 'Jacobs'. This price is unbelievable since the cheapest I can find it on the net is at least £270, and in most shops retails for £330 plus. It is a modern camera, and appears to have been launched around jan 03. Features: having researched a new camera for weeks, this had everything I could possibly want. -Small ...
...last! unlike some flimsy digicams around. -5mpix, previously unheard of around these prices. Enables prints up to A3 looking very sharp. -Fantastic zoom, 3x optical, 4x digital. Optical wont spoil quality of pics, so is very useful, however digital zoom as you may know, lessens the quality of the pixels, but since this is a 5mpix cam, it works great. -Macro feature for extreme close ups from around 12cm. -long life rechargeable battery -video ... Read review

Advantages: Light,Small And easy to use
Disadvantages: Battery life and Reading or writing to memory

This is a good digital camera from a company that does not produce that many. We all know the main competition is between Kodak and Sony industries. This camera has 5 million mega pixels and 12X zoom. It is light and small so can easily be placed in any reasonable sized pocket. This camera comes only in a silver colour. There is also a screen featured on the back of the camera, which is very hard to clean when it gets dirty. This is a good quality ...
...structure. There is a 16-mega secure digital memory card that comes a standard will the camera. This is rubbish as you can only store about 16 pictures or two 30-second movies. Also when you zoom out, by you get to 8X the picture starts to become a tiny bit fuzzy. No cover comes with the camera, which was disappointing. The battery life is reasonable when only taking pictures but when taking video clips the battery life goes after a few clips. Also ... Read review

Quite a few problems with this unit. The lens have stuck / malfunctioned several tijmes and each time has resulted in a £90 charge been imposed for repair. Another problem has now resulted, which means the camera is scrap!

Advantages: 5mpixels, 12 x zoom, daybright tft, Good size and shape
Disadvantages: Battery Life

The Kyocera finecam s5 is an awesmoe camera, but the one thing i have to ask is: "why make such an awesome camera with such an annoying fault?" I have recently purchased my second S5 (first was stolen), and I have founf the problem with the first consistent with the second - The battery is tempramental, and does not last longer than approx 1.5 hours. Other than this this camera is awesome. The features are good, and as well as taking pistures you ...
...simple and effective and the picture quality is awesome. The camera itself is small and lightweight and managed to survive a few occasions of me dropping on concrete. I recommend this camera to anyone as a great camera to buy, and hope you do not have the same problems with the battery that i had. Just to add a few points - I purchased my camera in Australia, but i have looked into buying one in the UK, and they are easily available to purchase ... Read review

Advantages: Light and small, exceptional video mode, fully featured
Disadvantages: Poor lighting means poor images, minor physical flaws

...The Kyocera Finecam S5R is a fantastic little bundle. It is a small, light, robust and fully featured SLR digital camera designed to be useful for everyone, from the casual snap-shot taker to someone interested in artistic photography. It has only a few flaws that set it behind other models, but this is entirely compensated for the fantastic low price of the camera. A great deal for anyone. When originally marketed, the Finecam was the world's smallest and lightest digital camera. The camera's lens retracts into the main body when it is off so that the object remains as small as possible, but when in photo-shooting mode the lens smoothly extends. Likewise the flash only pops up when it is to be used, otherwise remaining tucked into the main shell. It is definitely light, but perhaps no longer the smallest; nevertheless it fits snugly... Read review

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Advantages: Great Functionality
Disadvantages: Short Battery Life

...I first bought the camera to take pictures for websites, and was plesantly surprised to find all the features it had. The main factor i considered when buying it was the price. A lot of 2 Megapixel cameras were sufficient however, i felt the extra 3 Megapixels provided by the SR5 warrented the small price penalty. I've managed to take some really good pictures with this camera, including some for a family wedding. So now i use the camera for anything rather than just for my web design work. I would say this camera would be a perfect first step for somebody wanting to go further into photography, or similarly this camera would suit the home user looking for higher quality photos. The camera has a fairly large LCD display which is easy to see, in all light conditions. I have noticed that keeping the display on does eat... Read review

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Advantages: solid construction, super sharp pictures
Disadvantages: battery meter is not accurate

...I was bought this camera last year from a recommendation from a friend( who owns a camera shop).When choosing this camera it was a toss up between this and the tiny pentax s4. Having had this camera for some time, i am glad i chose the slightly larger model as it feels very comfortable and secure in the hand. The picture are very sharp, the colour is superb and its very easy to transfer photo's over to my PC. The only downside is that the battery meter is misleading, you can have the full three bars one minute the it will slip to two and then one in a matter of seconds. Also, if you don't have a fast write memory card it takes a while between pictures on best quality.... Read review

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