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Summary: Worth the money u spend...
Review: Advantages :
Fuji S3000 looks great.. gives good grip, compared to the other cameras in this cadre... Excellent pic quality.. User friendly manual.. moreover, its compact(it looks a bit bulky in the photograph provided)..
Registered some queries on the Fujifilm web-page and they responded the next day itself... Disadvantages : Not much difference in pics taken with aperture setting of f2.4 and f8.2...(difficult to get photos with a bulrred background) No manual focus.. Suggestions: Rechargeable batteries and charger, and a higher Mb storage card should be included in the camera kit, even if the price has to be hiked by a few dollars... :)
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Summary: Buyer Beware - No Audio in Video mode on S3000
Review: Bought this camera at a best buy store - Salesman said it was the new improved variety of the older FinePix 3800. I had been planning on buying a 3800 soon, before Christmas - since I was all ready sold on my daughter's FinePix 2800, which is a great camera and uses batteries so sparingly (3800 and 2800 are pretty much the same camera but with different pixel densities). However, after I got the S3000 home and shot a few pics, I discovered that this so called 'IMPROVED' version of the 3800 has NO AUDIO mode for the video - whew! what an improvement, 'silent digital movies.' When I returned the 3000 to the store for a refund, I discover that best buy has a 15% restocking fee - cost me $45 to return. Unhappy me. So today I am searching the net for a good buy on the older 3800, which has Audio & Video - and only a 6X zoom, less than the 10X zoom on the S3000. So do you want Audio and Video or 10X zoom?
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Summary: LOVE IT !
Review: First of all, I am in my mid-fifties and I am not an expert on taking photographs. Most of the pictures I take are of my family and friends.
I purchased the S3000 in July 2004, right before our vacation to
Florida. I was having trouble deciding between purchasing a new 35mm or my first digital camera. After reading reviews on various digitals and talking with a friend who had just purchased the Fugi S3000, I chose the S3000 and I have had 'no regrets.'
The pictures are better than I imagined. They are so clear and detailed that I take photographs of everything from buildings, animals, close-up of flowers, and more. The Fugi S3000 is so easy to use. It is, more or less, a point and shoot camera and the zoom is fantastic.
I only had two minor problems. The first one was the action shots: I rectified my action shots (jet skis, running, swimming) by snapping the picture as soon as I saw the person/object in the LCD monitor. By the time the shutter reacted, I pretty much had a nice centered picture.
Since I am a novice with this camera, the second problem I assumed was my fault. From our hotel room on Cocoa Beach, we could see a night launch. I could not find the launch site nor the satillite after it was launched in my LCD monitor or viewfinder.
I give the Fugi S3000 - 5 stars - for the ease of use, detail of the photographs and the 6x optical zoom.
I am so impressed with this camera that I am buying two more for Christmas presents.
Also look at:
Fugifilm Digital Camera Accessory Kit for A & S Series Cameras
(includes battery charger and batteries - YOU NEED THIS!)
Fugifilm 64MB XD Card
(need a second card)
Fugifilm USB XD Picture Card Reader
(I found this cheaper at Wal-Mart)
Rating:
Summary: Fujifilm Fine Pix S3000
Review: First, read the manufactures blurb about this camera. Then come back here. Well...sounds pretty good "don't it". And it's all they say it is...EXCEPT if your children MOVE (and mine do) the picture is so blurry it's useless. SOoooo I read the manual for the THIRD time aaaaaand tried all the "Auto" settings and adjusted for all the lens settings and mixed and matched this set of settings and that set of settings and after each of the set of user friendly setting up of the settings.....It produced much better results in as much as the flash seems to answer the question of blured pictures. This camera is for the begining Digital Photographer. It is NOT your "Point and Shoot" solution. I own an MX-2700 a great little camera for it's day (minus the flash)...but side by side (and I whish there were some where on this site to do that) the S3000 is far superior to the hot spot riddled MX-2700 but the 2700 didn't pick up blinking eyes. Fujifilm...back to the drawing board...one...more...time. Oh...and the delay? The pits! Price: Pretty good is shoped out. Software: Fagetaboutdit. ONE GIANT ADD. For the entry level user only. Suggestion: The S3000 was a challange to my time.If you're not into the art of Digital, pay a little more (or less) and move on to another product, Fujifilm or not. I like this battery chomping pixie, now having "mastered" it's settings issue... If this is an example of the "Digital Camera" wars you may have to move into either the upper or lower end of the offerings depending on your wants and needs. Addendum: I found this to be a stiking experience of interest.:
Worked great -- for a month, July 7, 2003
Reviewer: Nicolas Martin (see more about me) from Indianapolis, IN United States
The FujiFilm cameras seem like an exceptional value with excellent features, but how reliable is the xD card storage medium? I purchased the 256 MB card and it worked just a few weeks before it began to malfunction. When it was inserted into the Alladin kiosks, now at many stores, it had to be reinserted again and again. Then when the pics are printed they are too dark. Apparently one of the metalic contacts has become damaged. Upon close examination it appears far to easy for this to happen. Given the many removals and insertions that may be required using the xD card it seems less well constructed than rival cards. Sadly, this also impacts the usability of the camera. When I contact Fuji, I find a knee-deep phone menu with plenty of deadends, and the customary "due to unusual call volume ...." message. I've received no response to the email or voicemail messages I've left. I'd be less likely to buy a FujiFilm digital product after this experience.
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Summary: THE BEST CAMERA FOR MY PARENTS AND FAMILY
Review: I am new to digital cameras. I was nervous reading some reviews and almost didn't buy because of alleged software issues. I had none such issues, was as easy or easier to set up than my printer. Nothing was loaded to my registry, USB mass storage device is what it is, and it DOES recognize it as a Fuji fine pix camera. I was able to use it almost out of the box after loading the batteries and reading the quick start menu. And for the price probably the best of all the ones I have researched.
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Summary: Worst camera I ever had
Review: I bought this camera about 18 months ago from Amazon. It never give me a clear picture.
Rating:
Summary: Service a big Problem
Review: I faced a big service issue with Fujifilm. I bought this camera in March and now I am facing issue with the Flash. The service engineer tells me that the flash tube and coil are damaged. I have moved to New Delhi recently and these guys tells me that it will take them confirm that whether the camera is under warranty or not as the bill from Amazon.com does not contains a serial number of the camera. Even if they find out that camera is under warranty they will just waive off the service charges and not the parts cost. I would recommend anynody to buy sony products as they are of much better quality though a bit expensive.
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Summary: Read the manual before use!
Review: I got this camera for my family vacations and started using it w/o reading the manual. BIG mistake. 1) Flash recharge is a little slow. 2) In order to focus properly when you take a picture with 2 more more people standing side by side you focus on one of them and then center the picture. This wss slightly counter-intuitive. 3) Indoor performance suffers without the use of a flash. however I love this camera because: A) It has a fast store time on photos. So outside shots are quicker. (SEE COMMENT ABOVE ABOUT FLASH SHOTS) B) on my tripod stationary shots are great. even my almost 4 year old can take shots with the tripod. C) The Zoom is out of sight (no pun intended) D) The manual apeture modes and closeup modes are superb. E) The software works fine. As a matter of fact my Dad has a Cannon Elf that drives him nuts and he needed me to help him with it, the Software is so hard to use. F) you can get additional lenses. Oh the plans! So in short I love the unit despite it's minor issues.
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Summary: Excelent price/quality relation
Review: I have just bought one in Circuit City for $150. Try to beat that price!
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Summary: Awsome Camera
Review: I have owned my FinePix S3000 for approximately 4 months now. It has great power management. I have to charge the 4 AA NiMH maybe after 100 flash pictures. The photos color is awsome and the resolution is amazing. I can zoom in at least 150% and the picture still will be perfect when using a photo editor.
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