My First Digital Camera - A Gushy Tribute

Advantages: Bargain buy and provides high quality pictures
Disadvantages: Bit on the bulky side

...Okay, I was walking down the main shopping street in Edinburgh, Scotland, and I passed a high-street electrical goods retailer. And there, in the window, I saw her!!! She was blown up in a large promotional poster, and allI could do was stare at her figure(s)! Reduced from 250 pounds to 129 pounds! 4 million pixels! Zoom! Flash! 60 second video recorder! I had to have her there and then! Luckily I had the money in my account as I had just received a nice little tax rebate (ha ha ha ha). What better way to spend free money than on my first digital camera. In the store, I was met by an extremely friendly and helpful clerk who showed me the camera. He was confident in the product as he didn't give me any instructions - only that the camera was very easy to use. My girlfriend has had a digital camera for quite a while, so some...

simon_hinds 22.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Fuji Finepix S3500 Zoom Digital Camera

Getting Your Kid Into Digital Cameras

Advantages: Features Like Any Regular Digital Camera
Disadvantages: 16 MB Internal Memory and No Zoom Capabilities

...No digital camera review on CIAO would be complete without a few entries about cameras designed for kids. After all, kids are almost universally enthusiastic about taking pictures. And parents with a love of photography often pass down their passion to their children. But digital cameras are not always kid-friendly, due to fragile construction, price, or complicated menus and buttons. The newest trend in children's electronics is a group of digital cameras made especially for small children. These cameras are easy to hold, come in bright colors that kids love, and have many of the same features as grown-up digital cameras. Kids love them. The VTech KidiZoom Digital Camera is one of the top digital cameras for kids. This camera was made with fun in mind. Kids like the KidiZoom's large LCD screen and the onboard photo editing options...

bennyong 21.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of VTech Kidizoom Camera Pink

Fujifilm F480 Camera

Advantages: A great all round stylish camera
Disadvantages: Not for tehcno-phobes!

...I upgraded my digital camera to a Fujifilm Finepix F480 a few months ago after finally parting company with my loyal, reliable previous digital camera which I had owned for 4 years. I was reluctant to swap to a new camera as I knew that over the last few years, technology had advanced and although I wanted a camera which gave me the opportunity to take the highest quality pictures, I also wanted the camera itself to still be simple to use. ~The camera itself~ The Finepix F480 is modern in design in my opinion. It comes in silver or black and is light to hold and compact in size so fits well in the handbag without taking up too much space - a must for us ladies!! It is an 8.2 mega pixel camera and has a sleek and stylish design. For such a compact camera I was impressed with the screen size on the reverse of the camera...

bexx0907 26.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix F480

FANTASTIC PETITE CAMERA - PINK FUJI Z10fd DIGITAL CAMERA

Advantages: Small enough to fit into your bag/pocket, looks modern and funky, easy to use.
Disadvantages: No camera case.,

...WOW - This petite pink camera is a must for any young person who is looking for a easy to use digital camera. They come in many different colours which makes them look modern and funky, great for the younger generation although just as good for anyone. The camera is very easy to use and it takes a lovely picture. As a video camera again it is easy to use and picture quality is good. The camera is lightweight and petite so it easily fits into ur bag or pocket. There is no camera case included, but if you shop around i purchased a pink one which was really good value for money and the camera sits snuggly into it- perfect. Included with the camera is a camera strap, recharageble battery, battery charger, a A/V cable, a USB cable and a cd-rom . If you upload a picture the camera uploads all the pictures rather than just being able to...

Remic 23.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd

Canon IXUS 95 IS: The best amateur digital camera on the market

Advantages: Very high quality pictures for both print and web work.
Disadvantages: The bundled software that comes with it has a very Fisherprice feel about it.

...After reading many reviews on Amazon and amateur camera sites about the different types of hobbyist level digital cameras, I decided to buy one of these. The camera itself has a metal casing and so has a sleek feel and look to it. It's very light weight and compact making it very easy to carry around in a handbag or while, (and most importantly) taking pictures! I found that it took only 5 - 10 minutes to get the camera working from out of the box. It was so simple, I didn't take that much notice of the manual. When starting up the camera, it isn't slow like they digital cameras of yesteryear. Its ability to capture anything in an instant is one of it's many advantages. The photos it and you produce are very high quality, as I found out the other day when I had some printed off at home. The only downside is the bundled software...

loopz27 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

Fujifilm Strike Again

Advantages: The camera is brilliant, everything I wanted and didn't get with my vivitar camera
Disadvantages: I wanted a red one :D That's it really. A few problems with the scene modes but nothing too bad

...> Fujifilm and then get the pictures that way. I do think however in time that I will use this software however, especially if it allows me to upload my other Fujifilm and use the software as well. 10/10 (Very easy due to the software they give you) Good Points Everything about this camera is good, the LCD screen is very big and the brilliant 10.2 mega pixels, allows you to create some stunning images. The digital zoom is 5.7 x, which makes it quite a bit less compared to my other Fujifilm which had a 18 x Optical Zoom, it is a fantastic camera though, no doubt about that, however if you want to take amazing pictures far away then you might have to go for the bigger model. It is so easy to use this camera is, as I wrote under Ease Of Use, my mum who is terrible with cameras, found the camera very easy to use, you get some very...

DixieChick10 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix A170

Advanced and good value for money digital camera

Advantages: Good camera
Disadvantages: Price

...I bought this camera from marks and spencers for £279.99. This camera is great due to all the features that it has. It has a great 12x optical zoom, which even at 9x or 10x zoom, the pictures look quite clear and well taken photos. It has a good image stabilisation feature which allows you to take photos even if the object of person is moving very fast. Its battery life is quite good compared to most ordinary cameras which allows you to take 250 photos on average. It is a 10.1 megapixel camera which has a very high number of pixels for each picture, and I can say this is definitely so when I upload my pictures onto my laptop as the pictures are VERY clear and they still look good when zoomed in by half the size of the picture....

giftedreviewer 10.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Fujifilm digital camera Q1

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: no view finder

...I bought this camera for an expedition to Alaska. Knowing Alaska, there is many wildlife and scenary. This camera captured every bit of the scenary and I was able to print out pictures while in Alaska. This 2.1 mega pixal camera is perfect for taking shots of scenary and wildlife. It is small and very easy to use. The digital screen isabout 1" in width and pictures show up very well. It is a camera that suits people who are not into serious photography as it wouldnt be up to their standard of picture quality. The price is just right, ranging from £50 to £60 The camera is comfartable to use and comes in many different colours. This camera is available in non digital. There is many modes to the camera and a flash that brings out the best in everything. A disadvantage is that there is no viewfinder and I feel this may be...

marioman 16.01.2005 (17.01.2005) · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm Q1 DIGITAL

Fuji digital heaven

Advantages: Great indoor photo's. Photo's good with auto settings
Disadvantages: Manual settings will take a while to learn for a novice.

...Contents:~ When the camera arrived it was well packaged, and would be unlikely to get damaged if it needed to be delivered by post. On opening the box there seemed to be a multitude of cables, in total 4 cables which seemed a bit daunting even though this is about my 4th digital camera. But under closer inspection 2 cables connect together for charging, 1 is a USB cable and the last one an A/V cable so you can connect the camera directly to the TV. The manual felt fairly thick so was hoping this was going to be in a few languages. Other items in the box wrist strap, registration card, battery, CD-Rom and of course the camera. What was missing, or should i say should be included in the box a camera case and a memory card. Already done that shopping and the camera case and 1Gb XD card had arrived the day before the camera arrived...

oldwasp 20.04.2007 (15.05.2007) · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix F31fd

Fujifilm FinePix S304 digital camera

Advantages: Great 6X optical zoom
Disadvantages: Poor lens cap, difficult to use in gloomy conditions

...I bought this camera for my partner who wanted a digital camera with a larger zoom than was generally available at the time. The Fujifilm FinePix S304 fitted the bill and the budget. The zoom makes for a bulkier camera than I would choose for myself; I prefer the more slim-line designs that fit more easily into your pocket. This camera, although possible to fit into some pockets, is generally consigned to a bag or slung around the neck. The 6X optical zoom is very useful however and gives great results. In fact we rarely get a bad shot and this is more down to bad photography on our part than poor performance of the camera. If you are new to digital photography and wondering whether to give it a go - do it. We have found the best aspect is being able to instantly view your photo. This means you know you are taking...

friedagaric 17.08.2004 · Read review
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Review of Fujifilm FinePix S304