Kyocera Finecam S5R > Reviews

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 ... Read review

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 ... Read review

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 ... Read review