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Summary: Awesome Pictures
Review: I was worried that a 2MP digital camera { at a lower price} was going to leave me wishing that I should have gone for a more expensive one. Boy, was I wrong. This is one nice camera. Most of the pictures I have taken have been emailed and the comments have all been about how sharp the pictures are and the perfect colors - and I've only used the "normal" setting on the camera. I can just imagine what the "fine" setting will give. I have a subpar printer, so I can't give an accurate description of prints. But if they're anything like what I've put up on my monitor, I'll have nothing to worry about. Some have said that battery life is low, but I just keep extras in my case and I have no problems. The picture quality is well worth the minor inconvenience of switching batteries. I recharge my own, so excessive battery cost is of no concern. If you're looking for a good entry-level digital camera, this one will not disappoint you.
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Summary: A Wonderful Purchase
Review: When we decided to purchase a digital camera we admittedly knew very little about them. Therefore we relied on online reviews and such to help us find the right camera. In so doing we came upon the Fuji FinePix 2650.Here was a camera that didn't have a million different features, but seemed to have everything necessary to take a good picture. We were told by someone who knew quite a bit about digital cameras that having both a digital zoom and an optical zoom was a very good thing. We found that most cameras in our price range did not have this feature, but the Fuji did. There were just enough menu options for us to feel like we could do a range of things and take a variety of shots. It's light weight though a bit thick. And the quality of pictures that the Fuji took was very nice. Find the right printer and paper and it would rival professionally developed pictures. A few drawbacks to the camera-- ~As many other reviewers noted, digital cameras eat up batteries. We had only take about thirteen or fourteen shots when the low battery icon came on. The power saver mode kicks in pretty quickly when the camera is on, but that didn't seem to be enough to make the batteries last longer. ~In an attempt to save some battery power, we thought we'd buy a memory card reader so that we didn't have to have the camera on in order to download the pictures onto my laptop. The problem with that was that because, as we were told, Fuji has a XD card none of the readers were compatible. Except for, that is, the one put out by Fuji, which was just too much money to actually purchase. ~The camera comes with a 16 MB card, but we figured we'd get the 128 MB and not have to worry about how many pictures we took for some time. Now, the Fuji cards aren't cheap so we looked for a "generic" one that was a bit cheaper. A similar problem to the one above occurred. Fuji and Olympus seem to be the only manufacturers that produce the XD card right now. So we were stuck with the cost of the Fuji card. Overall, the camera was a wonderful purchase. If you want it simply to take on vacations and day trips and such you couldn't do any better. The price is right and it's fun to experiment with. One thing is that I'd recommend buying rechargeable batteries--We found an Energizer kit that charges in an hour, is small/thin enough to pack, and the batteries are cheaper than some. I think I can honestly say that, even if we had known about some of the things stated above beforehand, we still would have purchased the Fuji FinePix.
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Summary: worse than ever
Review: Hello.
I searched a bit to take this product.Unfortunately i am not in US so a relative bought it for me.After working perfect for 2 months no i cannot USE the LCD monitor.
I tried to contact the FUJIFILM by email or by phone to Romania and Greece but nothing.In Romania they have no authorised service dep. and in Greece the Dep. [stinks].
What to say better next time be more carefull.
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Summary: Best Gift Ever!!
Review: This review if for kids under 13...actually, ... Anyway... I recieved the Fujifilm FinePix 2650 for my eighth grade graduation gift. Although I have only had it for several hours, I have already gone through a 16 MB card full of pictures and printed several. Note to whoever said that if you didn't have Windows XP, don't install: I have Windows Millenium on my Dell 8500, and the software installed just fine for me! I didn't expect to find such high-quality pictures on a digital camera that was so inexpensive. If you take a picture in a half-lit room, it still brings great lighting and clarity to the picture as the auto flash lights it up. I would say that there are only two drawbacks to the entire camera: 1.) The lighting in one room at my house wasn't the best. I couldn't see through the screen (I could through the viewfinder, just not the digital screen) what I was taking a picture of. The picture still came out great, but it would have been nice to see what I was photographing. 2.) There is an option for taking videos, but the camera doesn't have audio, and therefore you have a silent movie. Overall, I would say that this is an extremely high-quality camera for under $200. I would recommend it to anyone thinking about a digital camera but not sure if they could afford on - it's great!
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Summary: Finepix 2650 is a great first camera!
Review: I just received this camera for my birthday, and it's great! The picture quality is great, and it's very easy to operate. My biggest complaints are size (*it's a little thick), high aperture, no ISO settings, and the bundled software is very weak. Overall though, it's great!
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Summary: Quality could be better
Review: I have owned this camera for about 11 months. It worked very well at first, especially outdoors. My only complaint is that the flash tends to wash out colors and gives too much red-eye indoors. For the last couple of weeks, the camera has had trouble focusing, regardless of how well lit the subject is. I hesitate to send it in for repair for 2 reasons: First, the problem is intermittent and I am afraid that Fuji will claim that they cannot find a problem and will just send it back without fixing it. Secondly, my wife and I have a new baby and don't want to be without a camera for the amount of time it would take to have it fixed. Overall, this is a good entry level camera. However, my next digital camera will be from a company with a proven history of quality and reliability.
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Summary: A Great Camera at a Great Price
Review: After having this camera for a month now, I really must concede to the fact that I couldn't be happier with it. Before purchasing the Fuji Finepix 2650, I looked into a seemly endless variety of other digital camera options. Yet from the beginning, my intentions, desires and constraints were very clear - Although I needed a camera that would perform well as a vessel for making high quality prints, what I really needed was an economically feasible camera that would excel in effectively providing me with photos for online posting. After looking into comparable models in Sony's Cybershot series, Nikon's Coolpix series, Cannon's Powershot Series and Kodak's EasyShare series, I discovered quite simply that the Finepix 2650 is a marvel of a fit for my distinct needs over all the rest. For this camera's price, you really cannot get a better deal. With a CCD rating 2.0 megapixels, you get incredible photo quality capable of displaying images at 1600 x 1200 resolution. For the great majority, this photo quality is more than enough for intermediate-to-advanced use. With regards to such intermediate-to-advanced use, compounded upon the camera's extremely versatile Automatic setting, a fully featured Manual setting is also offered. When assigned to Manual mode, the user is given the option to toggle white-balance settings for appropriate color saturation and hue, shutter speed for low-light photography and exposure compensation for effective light-intensity balance and color separation. The Finepix 2650 features 5 flash modes that include an automatic setting, forced flash, suppressed flash, red-eye reduction and a slow-synchro mode for nighttime/low-light scenarios. Available on both Automatic and Manual modes, is an excellent macro-mode that is used to take extremely detailed photos at lens distances as miniscule as 2 centimeters. After playing with the macro feature on a myriad of different subjects, I am completely astounded at the level of detail evident in each photo even at the low-quality settings. The last and slightly less impressive feature of the Finepix 2650 is it's ability to shoot full-motion video. On the plus side, video resolution is pretty good boasting the ability to record at a 320 x 240 VGA display. On the negative side, however, the exclusion of an internal microphone means that that there are no audio recording capabilities. A more practical use for this camera's video capturing option is that of a webcam. In fact, included in the bundled software package is a webcam/web-conferencing tool. This camera runs off of 2 alkaline or nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries. When compared to other cameras, the Finepix 2650 has a lower power usage rating that obviously translates into extended battery life. Albeit a slight advantage over other models, this camera still eats through batteries along with the best of them. I highly recommend picking up a set of rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries with a power rating at least 1700Mah. One feature of the camera that no doubt contributes to this camera's lower power drain is it's exploitation of the xD media format. The latest in what seems to be a whole sea of memory cards, the FujiFilm/Olympus/Lexar proprietary xD Picture Card is known for it's low power drain. The xD Picture Card, barely the size of a penny, also features transfer and read/write speeds far greater than Panasonic's SD format or Sony's Memory Stick. Bundled with the Finepix 2650 is a 16Mb xD card which, in most cases, is somewhat adequate. However, most will find the need to upgrade to at least a 64Mb xD card. All in all, the Finepix 2650 is a great, feature-loaded camera that is available at an extremely reasonable price. Easily one of my best purchases - Highly recommended.
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Summary: very disatisfied
Review: very disatisfied with the overall quality of service i've received from fuji. had several on and off problems, which prevented the camera from being used in any capacity, (such as a screen that only works 1/2 time) that were never addressed by the warranty repair department. have been without camera for 5 weeks waiting for a repair that i now know will not happen. unless the camera is completely dysfuntional, morons at the company can find no problems. would not recommend the comapany or the camera.
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Summary: Outstanding camera in all catagories.
Review: Have had this camera for 6 wks. and can't find anything wrong with it yet. The clarity and resolution are outstanding especially using the macro and zoom lenses. Does a great job inside or outside, low light or bright sunshine. The ease of taking photos-downloading and emailing is just phenomenal. We have an iMac and was concerned about compatibility, but not to worry it worked the 1st time with a card reader and every time since without using any special software. Was told we would need a tripod, but haven't needed to use one yet. And the price was terrific at Amazon. This camera is an all around winner!
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: Very great quality for a 2 megapixel camera. The lcd display is very very very detailed. The only problem is that the camera's a little bit bulky. But overall, this is a great camera.
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