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Fujifilm FinePix 2400 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

Fujifilm FinePix 2400 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

List Price: $499.99
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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best I found for the price !
Review: I've only had mine a short time but have used every feature on it. I think it's GREAT !

Features and performance cost much more on other brands.

Supplied 8mb SmartCard does not hold many of the highest resolution (1600x1200 ) so you might want to consider getting another 32 or 64 mb card. Will hold lots of lower resolution shots but after you see the best you may not want to shoot lower.

Also, do yourself a favor and get some rechargeable batteries and charger for it, ( 4 AA ) as you'll buy lots of throw aways as you practice with it. Best to get Nickel Metal Hydride ( NI-MH ) 1300 mah,as they supply ALMOST 3 times the duration of regular NiCad rechargeables (500 mah) Gotta love things that pay for themselves...

Also the AC power adapter is good accessory if you are going to upload lots of shots to your computer. (camera must be on during uploading)

Want more camera? Spend $700-800

Very happy owner..

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Terrific camera for a great price!
Review: It's been 9 mos and 1000's of pictures since I bought this camera and I have no regrets. Although my wife still uses our 35 mm camera, most of the really good pictures we've taken in the past year (mostly of our kids) have come from my Finepix 2400. When I was shopping for a digicam last February, I compared this camera to the other 2.1 mpixel w/ 3x optical zoom offerings from Olympus (more money, no usb), Canon (digital elph...smaller, but more money, only 2x zoom, and proprietary battery), and Nikon (not as well reviewed as the others). The best features for the price fell out w/ the Finepix 2400. The only features it is missing a video out to TV and movie mode. I didn't think I'd ever really use these features so this was something I didn't mind missing out on.
Advantages: 3x optical zoom. Price is great. Most important: picture quality is superb. I take all my shots at the best resolution and highest quality. The 64mb card I added holds around 80 pics and I rarely fill it (thats like 3 or 4 rolls of film.) If I was going away, I'd probably step down a level in resolution or quality to fit more. I print on a regular two year old hp printer on photo paper and the results are amazing. Unless you specifically look from a few inches away, you'd never know the pics are from a digicam. Downloading to computer is a snap w/ the usb adapter. Just plug in the camera and it appears as a drive so you can do whatever you want. The included software has run fine on two computers, one w/ Win 98 and the other with WinME. Battery time is superb with NiMH batteries. I had heard all sorts of horror stories about digicams and battery life, but they last fine (I use the LCD about half the time). If I go out with fresh batteries they've never run out on me.
Downsides: Included photo viewer software is only fair and it took me a couple times to install correctly (note this was the photo viewing software, not the drivers...the drivers installed fine). Don't get me wrong, the software does the basics fine, it just isnt the greatest. On the plus side, Adobe Photodeluxe is included, and this is a terrific program. Low light performance is not great, but this is likely with any camera of this type. Startup and lag time between photos is also a little slow, but my understanding is this is also standard for digital cameras. Finally, the lag from shutter press to capture does take some getting used to. Partially pressing the shutter button to "ready" the image helps, but you don't get the near instant response you do from a conventional 35mm camera. The zoom will also not work for a couple seconds when the camera is writing a picture to the card.
Summary- There are lots of 2.1 megapixel digital cameras out there. The combination of great picture quality, all the features I wanted, and a price below the rest of the other cameras in it's class made this a great choice that has held up over time. I would buy this camera again. The only things it is missing are a movie mode (gimmicky and useless in my opinion) and a tv out jack.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent value
Review: Just a few words to say that I recently bought this camera as I have been after one for a long time.The price in the UK was good and the features this camera contains are everything an amateur like myself needs.I have been able to take so many pictures,touch them up when downloaded and now family all over the world can see an excellent quality picture seconds after it's ben taken.I would recommend this to anyone who has a budget to keep to.Don't go and spend $500 when you can get this for £300.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: great first digital anything
Review: Just bought the 2400 yesterday and immediately fell in love. Small, easy to use..having never used a digital camera before...the resolution is amazing, comparable to my Nikon 35mms. I resisted getting a digital but once I saw the first images, I was hooked. Lugging my 35mm around was sometimes a pain....this goes right in a pocket. My nine year old granddaughter loves it and learned to use it in a few minutes. I would suggest buying a SanDisk Imagemate to quickly download your pictures to the PC..no need to use the camera and, of course, it saves your batteries.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: fuji cameras
Review: Most of the Mx cameras if not all do not have a video out capability, such as allowing one display on a tv. Most competition do.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Horrendous customer service
Review: My camera worked for about a month and then all of sudden stopped downloading photos. I reinstalled the software w/o any change. And the manual had no advice regarding this problem. Thus I tried to call customer service. The phone number was not listed w/ the manual. I had to track it down on the web. I called a dozen times (20 minutes average each) and got through just once. The kid didn't have any idea on how to make it work, I was put on hold, and disconnected. I e-mailed Fuji three times. They sent me an updated software that wouldn't load. Their next advice was for me to call customer service. Yeah right! Good idea!!!! If I only was willing to spend a few more bucks I could have bought a reliable Nikon. Stupid me.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I'm addicted!
Review: My previous digital experience was with a cheapie that I found to be absolutely worthless--still I had a need for occasional "instant photos". So I read several online reviews and once I saw samples from the Fujifilm Finepix 2400, I was really impressed! Even better, it was the most affordable digital camera offering this resolution--as of December 2000.

My intended use was really for "throw-away" or temporary stuff, (i.e. no baby pictures,) but the quality turned out to be so good, and the camera interfaced so well and so fast with my Blue & White Apple G3, that I quickly became addicted to this camera.

There's a lot to be said for the instant gratification you get with digital: 1. You see the photo appear instantly on the small LCD screen on the back so you know right away if the shot is good or not. 2. No waiting for the film developing. If you're near your computer, you can view the full-size results immediately.

And as for archiving and trading--now I can burn a CD with up to hundreds of hi-quality photos from this camera for about 2 bucks (plus whatever electricity costs in California these days!) That's a big savings over double/triple prints I had to buy so the grandparents could get copies. Now I just send them a CD.

If you're not a pro, and you're not going to blow up your photos for poster size prints, I can't imagine why you'd need to spend twice the price for a 3-4 megapixel camera, because this one will suit you just fine.

My accessories of choice: Nice little case to protect camera, with a little storage. NiMh battery charger with two sets of NiMH AA batteries (compare prices--these are now easy to find in drug/department stores), one set in the camera, one set in the case for back-up. Of course you'll want to collect a few SmartMedia cards--pick 'em up as you find them on sale.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Excellent and cheap beginners camera
Review: Pros:
Great outdoor image quality
Battery life is pretty good (can fill 128mb smartdisk)
Image Transfer to PCs is extremely easy, no need for any software

Cons:
LCD is not high quality(this is a problem with all fuji cameras)
LCD practically shows nothing under low-light conditions
Red Eye is occasionally a problem

This camera was my first camera, and I still love it. It is comparable to new cameras in image quality.
My only problem with this camere is night shots, otherwise it is exellent.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: If it breaks, good luck!
Review: The camera may be okay but if it breaks you will be in trouble. The customer service is difficult to reach, not polite, and not very helpful.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My First Digital Camera - easy to use w/Prof. results
Review: The moment I took the camera out of the box, I was pointing and clicking (extremly easy to use). The camera is loaded with features. I found the sceen to be clear and a easy target for taking difficult shots. The zoom lens adjusted without effort and the resolution selections to be fantastic. Downloading was a breeze, including directly to my printer. I was truly amazed at the finished product and will never use a 35mm camera again... Great job Fuji...


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