Fujifilm Finepix E510 5MP Digital Camera with 3.2x Optical Zoom

Rating:
Summary: Great camera
Review: After doing a fair amount of research in stores, I settled on this camera and a good price on Amazon. It's small enough to carry anywhere, but not so small that it's awkward to hold -- in fact my favorite design element is the grip that's easy to hold with one hand. This was an upgrade from my 3 megapixel kodak camera, and the pictures have been fantastic so far... and I haven't even begun to explore all of the bells and whistles yet. But definitely a great camera for the price!

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Macro Function
Review: The Macro and Super Macro function on this camera are the best I have seen. I was able to hold the lens maybe an inch away from my watch and have it focus sharply on this. My casio Z4U, Kodak EasyShare 7630, and any Sony camera I tested can't do this. The Macro function is truely the best I have seen and can take very shart closeup shots of flowers, or whatever. The colors come out a lot more vibrant than the Z4U, and there is less noise in the pictures. The night shots with this camera are also the best I have seen. Focus in night shots are sharp and this camera has a powerful flash. The only reasons I didn't give this camera five stars is the battery door is plastic, and there is no latch to hold the AA batteries in which are under a lot of spring pressure and it is difficult to close the battery door with all of that pressure. I actually like proprietary batteries that are camera chargeable, instead of buying separtate NIHM and chargers. Also the LCD is a little dim and amber looking at night, making one think that the pictures will be dim, but they come out great. SOme of the out door scenery pics came out soft but that could jsut be my lack of experience with the camera, for example Center Focus, Multi Focus, etc? Over all a good camera with GREAT macro modes!

Rating:
Summary: Great camera
Review: This is a great little camera. Even w/ the batteries and memory card, it's still light weight. Sure, there are smaller ones, but the grip on this one made it easy and pleasant to take pictures. Not only is this camera very easy to use, but it also offers great features. The features that I liked are: design/style, 2" led, the use of only 2 AA batteries, button to power on/off (don't like the sliding ones, too many accidents), and it has a dial for selecting picture modes (that's the fastest and easiest way). Since I only paid $225 online incl. shipping for this camera, I found it to be bargain.

Pictures taken outdoors turned out great and very good for those taken indoors. Still, I'm very content. The battery does last a long time. Even w/ the LED on, I was able to take over 100 pics on a single charge before getting a low battery warning.

Why am I rating this great little light weight camera a 4 and not a 5? Because it uses XD cards. Pls be warned that even though XD cards is one of the smallest and fastest memory card available, it's the most expensive. That's the only reason that got me to think twice about keeping this camera. However, after trying it out for a week and seeing the results, I totally love this camera. I went out an bought a 512 xd card because I'm definitely keeping this one.