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Summary: Great Camera. Big Bang For Your Buck!
Review: Like several other reviewers, I opened this camera on Christmas morning. Given, there ARE a FEW things on the cam that I haven't experimented yet, but what I HAVE used is great! The cvameral offers great motion shots, stills, portrates, night shots, movies. Wish I it came with a case and a bit larger memory card, but overall this is a great camera. If you are taking pics for newsweek or somthing I would trade up a bit, but for the average person this camera will prove much more than you need. OVERALL great deal!
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Summary: An Excellent Camera
Review: My husband bought me this camera for Christmas 2003 after I could no longer live with my old Olympus D520 digital camera. Over the years I've settled on features in digital cameras that work for my needs, and this one meets them all. The breakdown:Pros:
* Sturdy. Early after getting this camera, my cat had a run-in with it where the strap got hooked around his neck, something spooked him and he took off, camera crashing around behind him. I'm pleased to say that both cat and camera lived, and neither were damaged in any way. Hat's off to Fujifilm for making an indestructable digicam!
* Picture quality is excellent. I need a camera with a hefty optical zoom and this one has it. Recently I was able to capture a photo of my friend recieving her diploma... From high up in the bleachers and over 500 feet away from her! The picture is crystal clear, too!
* Good with all lighting conditions. Daylight, low-light, indoor, outdoor, this camera performs well under all conditions.
* Fast recovery period between snap shots. There is between a 2-3 second recovery period between pictures, which is nice. It insures that you're able to get a series of photos fired off in a quick succession, which is great if you're taking pictures of people in action.
* Easy to transfer photos from the camera to my computer. I use a Mac, and this camera works flawlessly with it. The software is basic... I don't use it for major picture editing (that's what Photoshop is for), but the software package will crop and resize, orient, etc.
* Print quality is excellent. I can upload my photos via the net to my photo processing store and they print them out using a high-quality printer on photo paper for 11 cents a print. The prints from this camera are crystal clear and look indistinguishable from ones taken with a film camera. Cons:
* Size. I thought at first that I wouldn't mind the size of the S3000, but after having had it for several months, I'm starting to bring my crappy Olympus with me places where I don't have the space to haul around a clunky camera. Even though it's a fabulous point-and-shoot camera that comes through time and time again, it's quite a bit bigger than most point-and-shoot digicams which can make it a little awkward to lug around.
* Battery life stinks. The one good thing I can say about my Olympus D520 is that it has great battery life, and this is one area where the S3000 just doesn't impress me. It takes 4 AA batteries and sucks them dry in no time, despite supposedly being more efficient than the previous version. All in all, I'd have to say that the pros far outweigh the cons with this camera. If you're looking for a sturdy digicam with tons of optical zoom and great print resolution, you can't go wrong with the A3000!
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Summary: Disappointing camera
Review: My kids gave me this camera for Christmas to replace my old digital camera. The pictures are good, and it's pretty easy to use, but unless I use a tripod, most of the pictures are blurred. I never had this problem with the old one. AND...after two months of use, the camera no longer connects with the computer. Fuji says it's a camera problem, since we've ruled out everything else, and I should mail my camera to them, it will take about a month to repair and return it to me. Not something I would expect from a new camera. Keep looking.
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Summary: Poor Action shots
Review: Overall I am very happy with this camera for still shots. What really gripes me is that if you want to take an action shot, you snap the picture, but it doesnt take the picture right away.....you miss the shot. There is like a second delay or so. I do not recommend this camera for action shots.
I have tried to adjust the shutter speed but it doesnt help.....you still have that delay.
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Summary: serious problem indoors
Review: This camera takes great pictures, but has one serious problem: it performs lousy indoors. It has major difficulties focusing in low to medium light conditions, so unless your house is exeptionally well lit, this camera will not focuse on the object. It is useless at the parties, museumes, classrooms, etc. Again, if place is very well lit or you use it outdoors, it performs very well. I exchanged it for Sony P72 which like some others has focuse illumination feature and takes crisp pictures indoors. What a relieve!
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Summary: GREAT camera, FANTASTIC price!
Review: this is a wonderful camera and is ideal for the novice or experienced photographer. all cameras suck up battery life pretty quickly, and this camera is no exception. however, you can compensate by picking up some rechargable bateries (this camera takes 4 AAs). Picture quality is not professional, but it is pretty good. files do not take up tons of space on your computer. the camera comes with an accessory ring, which enables you to buy a wide-angle or telephoto adapter. i got a fantastic deal on this camera at circuit city (it cost me 150$), and i have taken literally hundreds of photos with it. i love it! i also reccomend picking up a bigger memory card ( ihave a 128 MB card, and it works perfectly; you can delete photos on the camera or computer, so a large xD picture card is not neccecary. this is a fantastic camera at a really good price, so go get it!
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Summary: Nice Camera, Easy To Use - Worth the Extra Money !!
Review: This was our first digital camera and we are very pleased with it. The documentation includes a "quick start" page to get you going right away. After reading it and installing the batteries, we were taking very nice pictures in less than an hour. The camera is lightweight and can easily used with one hand. The controls and menus are easy to use and simple to learn and remember. One small complaint regarding the LCD monitor that can be used in place of the viewfinder. The image in the monitor apprears washed out if you are not looking directly into it. This does not affect the photo image and is a very minor annoyance. We have taken indoor pictures in a variety of lighting conditions using the built-in flash and every picture has been great. We also went outside on a sunny day and took pictures of a snowman in a blindingly, white, snow covered, yard and the pictures again turned out great. The zoom options are very nice and easy to use. The autofocus feature works great. Downloading the pictures into the computer is also very easy. The included software installed flawlessly. Then, using the included USB cable, connect the camera to your PCs USB port and turn on the camera. The rest is automatic. The software downloads the pictures from the camera to your computer's hard drive. The program also gives you various option for cropping or other tweaks you may wish to make to improve your pictures. This is a great digital camera package for the price. Certainly, you can spend a lot more for a lot more camera, for professional applications. But if you are just getting started in digital photography or are looking for a second, better digital camera, to take family or vacation photos or photos around the house, take a look at the the Fuji S3000.
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Summary: Nice Camera, Easy To Use - Worth the Extra Money !!
Review: This was our first digital camera and we are very pleased with it. The documentation includes a "quick start" page to get you going right away. After reading it and installing the batteries, we were taking very nice pictures in less than an hour. The camera is lightweight and can easily used with one hand. The controls and menus are easy to use and simple to learn and remember. One small complaint regarding the LCD monitor that can be used in place of the viewfinder. The image in the monitor apprears washed out if you are not looking directly into it. This does not affect the photo image and is a very minor annoyance. We have taken indoor pictures in a variety of lighting conditions using the built-in flash and every picture has been great. We also went outside on a sunny day and took pictures of a snowman in a blindingly, white, snow covered, yard and the pictures again turned out great. The zoom options are very nice and easy to use. The autofocus feature works great. Downloading the pictures into the computer is also very easy. The included software installed flawlessly. Then, using the included USB cable, connect the camera to your PCs USB port and turn on the camera. The rest is automatic. The software downloads the pictures from the camera to your computer's hard drive. The program also gives you various option for cropping or other tweaks you may wish to make to improve your pictures. This is a great digital camera package for the price. Certainly, you can spend a lot more for a lot more camera, for professional applications. But if you are just getting started in digital photography or are looking for a second, better digital camera, to take family or vacation photos or photos around the house, take a look at the the Fuji S3000.
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Summary: Lots of features, good price/performance ratio
Review: You can do a lot with this camera. It has plenty of manual functions and automatic adjustment features. The 6X zoom gives great closeups, and the images are produced with rich colors and clarity. The manual covers most of the basics, but a digital photo magazine will provide useful tips to improve your photos. I also like the SLR style case. It provides a better grip than mini cameras. My only disappointment is with night photos. Last night I took some photos of the lunar eclipse. And while some of the images came out okay, others were blurry. The reason is that during the full eclipse, there was not enough light to use the auto focus and the camera seems to have no manual focus ability. I think the S5000 has this feature, but I am not sure. The other problem was "night spots," which are little spots all over the image that come from long exposure photos on CCD. This is apparently a very common problem with all digital cameras, but it is annoying never the less. There are complicated post imaging techniques that can be used to get rid of the spots, but I will leave that for another time. Overall, this is a good mid-priced performer that should exceed the expectations of most casual photographers under most conditions.
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