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Summary: Wow!! Nice Little Camera
Review: Let me start by saying that I don't own this camera. My mother just bought it recently and asked me for some help in figuring out the fine details. When I saw the pictures she took, all 4X6s, I was impressed with the quality, which I thought was excellent. Contrary to some other reviews, none of her pictures seems dark or grainy. All were very sharp and clear. Then, I was looking at the settings on the camera and showing her the different functions (she is not very tech savvy at all.) and I realized that she only had the resolution set on 1 megapixel setting! Of course I warned her than if she tried to blow them up much they'd probably be pixelated, but I know 99 percent of her pictures will be 4X6. The menu and features were easy to figure out and the zoom worked well enough. The one thing I didn't like was that you couldn't turn off the digital zoom, which wasn't too big a deal since it is only about 1.5X and didn't seem to affect the quality on her pics much. Very nice for the price and she loves it.
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Summary: hubba, hubba!
Review: Love the camera! My second digital camera. Bought a low-priced unit 2 years ago primarily to learn what I would desire in an upgrade.
1. The first camera took excellent pictures, even to an 8x10 blowup, but it was damnably frustrating because it very quickly defaulted from settings. I knew then that any camera I would purchase should hold settings until deliberately reset!
2. This camera has (2) frustrations! First, ALL cameras ought to have (2) two carrying strap eyelets!!! Wrist strap doesn't cut it!! I thing most of us desire a neck strap attached to two eyelets so the camera can be carried conveniently upon the chest in a "ready-to-grasp" position. Second frustration! Phooey on the "stylists" who pretend to be designers! The lens cover ought to have a decent projection ("tab", if you will) on the end farthest from lens. To slide open the lens cover requires push or pull with fingernail on end nearest lens. As cover slides open one's finger is dangerously close to lens!! It certainly would be nice to have the people "designing/styling" equipment to use it before hardening design for production!!
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Summary: A good camera for the price
Review: My mom has a Sony Mavica CD something or other. It takes 5 mp quality pictures and writes them on a little CD. It is a very nice camer but cost around $600. The FujiFilm A205 is an excellent camera for beginners or people who do not want to spend alot of money on a camer. The xD expansion cards for the system are inexpensive now, I just purchased a 64 mb (101 pictures) for $38 dollars at Wal-Mart. The camera does go through alot of batteries, I utilized the batteries that came with they camera 1 day after purchasing it. Spend $20 and get two rechargable (Ni-Mh) and a charger and they will last alot longer than normal Alkaline batteries. The camera does have movie mode, which is of poor quality but who buys a digital camera to make movies? It also doubles as a web-cam and you can caputure video utilizing your PC. The video functionality of this camera is poor, even through the web-cam function, unless there is alot of light. If you are buying this digital CAMERA to shoot videos then you are in the wrong category. Even though it is only 2 mp quality, the pictures are excelent in quality. I have not had any problems with dark rooms or at concerts. The flash effectivly reached around 15 feet for me. The camera comes with an adapter for the dock connector, the adapter is the little plastic piece, DON'T THROW IT OUT. Since it is FujiFilm's lower end model, there won't be alot of accesories for it. You can get the dock connector and a case for it along with extra memory. Those are all the excesories anyone really neads unless you want to take widescreen pictures, but then you would not even look at buying this camera. If you want a really high quality camera then look at spending at least $300. If you want a good quality camera at a really affordable price then get this one. My mom has an older Sony Mavica CD model and this camera takes the same quality pictures, when printed (or even on the computer monitor) pictures of the same object could not be distinguished into which camera took the picture. The FujiFilm A205 is a small, light weight camera. It is pretty thick but for the price that is the only sacrifice anyone will have to make. Is you want to spend around $100 then this camera will give you more band for your buck. I hope this review helped you.
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Summary: Takes excellent pictures, but....
Review: Since I'm on a college budget, I needed to get an inexpensive camera so I could take pictures during the Thanksgiving Break. My requirments were at least 2 megapixals and decent image quality. I read a number of digial camera reviews and decided to pick up the Fuji Finepix A205. My first thoughts of the camera was the bulk; it's quite thick but it is light weight. Not something you would want to stick in your pants or shirt pocket though. The buttons on the camera do feel cheap, but it was only $150 so what?Other than those small gripes, the camera takes excellent pictures but only in well lit environments. Outdoor pictures are really nice. Indoor shots can end up grainy if there isn't alot of light and I mean A LOT OF LIGHT. The flash is only effective in close range (at least 5ft to 6ft) Anything beyond that, make sure the environment is well lit or your subject is close. Macro mode just takes a press of the button and it works really well. There is also a movie mode, but forget about using it unless the room is very very very very well lit. Comparing indoor shots taken with the A205 and a 3MP Sony digital camera, the A205 images were less grainy than the Sony's, but the Sony's pictures were brighter because of the better flash. In conclusion, the Fuji Finepix A205 takes very excellent pictures outdoors and indoors in bright light or when the subject is close to the camera with the flash. I could only give it 3 stars for the poor flash performance.
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Summary: Great starter's digicam
Review: The Fuji Finepix A205 is a very nice digital camera for those not ready to purchase a more advanced model yet. It's a nice and very affordable way to get started in digital photography. It takes generally pleasant pictures both indoors and out, and it's very easy to use. The build quality is also very good. If you are looking for a "serious" digital camera, however, go for one with at least 3MP, preferably 4MP. (But 5MP or more might be an overkill.) 2MP resolution gives you decent 4x6" prints, but if you start cropping a little, you'll wish you had more pixels to work with.
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Summary: site information confusing
Review: the information in the site in paragraph PRODUCT DESCRIPTION says that the camera is comaptible with "CP-FXA10 Picture Cradle" and then further says that there is a "picture cradle adapter" included in the package, but the pakage has a plastic holder type thing and there is no adapter included in the normal package, so be careful while u order and do not expect an adapter with your order, as i have not got the same.
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Summary: dim pictures and...
Review: the pics from this camera are good only in really bright light ....but if the picture is taken in a room (of course with the flash) the picture is quite dim (a compormise for its low cost).
camera is small but thick, so u can't carry it very easily ...never in a pocket.
the pixels (of the pictures taken from this camera) can be easily seen with the highest picture quality even at 100% magnification.. a big compromise for low cost.so it is advisable to go for another $15 investment for a 3 MP camera ..
also the accessories listed for this product are costly and are very limited. so u need to make at least $40 extra purchase to fulfil you requirements.
overall if do not care for the picture quality or have the accessories, u can go for this camera.
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Summary: fine performance at a fair price
Review: This camera has worked well for me both indoors and out. It is easy to use and the user interface is staightforward and simple to navigate. It has more than enough flash/focus options for most users. I never enlarge photos so 2 MP is more than enough. Anything more is expensive overkill. It is not the most compact camera, but this is a compromise that I accept given its relatively low price.
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Summary: An excellent camera
Review: This camera is an awesome purchase for its price.I have taken photos by it in almost all conditions-at night by using a stand and using the ambient light(flash off) and the photos are great;of fast moving vehicles in the daytime and the photos seem as such the vehicles arnt moving at all;photos of views from inside a glass surface and it seems there's no glass at all.It doesnt require as much light as some reviews say.It works well even in dark conditions with its different flash modes and it doesn't drain up the battery much.Its controls are simple too. The camera doesn't switch on until the lens cover is fully opened so no chance of damage to the lens also.Take pics at 2MP and there are no grains even on 8"x10" prints.I would therefore recommend this camera as an excellent piece of work by Fuji.
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Summary: Awsome for the price !!!
Review: This camera is easy to use and picture quality is pretty good. Good for starters. I thought the built in flash was not too bad. It worked O.K. for me. Pictures in the daytime come out great. Overtime, eventually I will want something stronger. But for being my first digital camera, it works just fine. I highly recommend this camera for those just starting out.
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