Rating: 
Summary: Well worth it!
Review: Best photo quality and features for the cost I've seen yet!
Small, lightweight, easy to use and long battery life. I saved almost $100.00 over " Discount Store " prices at Amazon!
Only two drawbacks that I've noticed are; 1. The image in the electronic viewfinder freezes for a second while focusing.
2. Having to navigate through menus to do most things like macro shots. But these are minor and easy to get used to.
Put this camera together with a 128 Mb Smart Media card and Ni-MH rechargeable batteries and you've got one heck of a unit. I'm loving every shot!!
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Summary: Prefer this camera to my Canon Powershot A40 (I own both)
Review: I'll keep this review short and sweet. As a bit of background, I have been shooting and developing my own 35mm film for the past 29 years (strictly as a hobbyist), shooting mostly with older, manual-focus Olympus and Canon SLR's. I purchased both this camera and the Canon Powershot A40 from Amazon in the summer of 2002. I definitely prefer the Fuji. Why? 1) Superior optics (in my humble opinion). I shot dozens of pics
of the same subject matter, at the same distance, with the same
focal length and lighting within seconds of each other in order
to compare the results side-by-side. The Fuji pics were in all
cases noticably sharper and more accurately exposed. Colors
with the Fuji were also more accurate, and with better
saturation. Shadow details are better w/the Fuji also. 2) Macro capabilites. The Fuji's focusing distance in macro mode
is closer than that of the Canon A40 and again, the Fuji
produced sharper, more accurately exposed pics. 3) Focal length. The Fuji wins hands down with a 6x optical zoom
versus the Canon's 3x optical zoom. 4) Ease of use. Again, the Fuji has the edge. Simpler operation
(especially for novices and casual users)than the Canon, though
admittedly lacking some of the Canon's more advanced features/
options. Don't get me wrong, the Canon Powershot A40 is a decent camera and offers manual operation, which the Fuji does not (albiet in a somewhat limited manner with only a couple of shutter speeds available when shooting manually). I would also say that the Canon's low-light, night shot capabilities are superior to those of the Fuji as long as you're using a tripod. Canon's photo stitch technology is also a nice touch for super-wide panorama shots. Those pluses aside, I feel the Fuji FinePix 2800 is the overall superior camera for the reasons I have stated above and should be on your short list if you're looking for a simple to use, point-and-shoot digital camera capable of taking razor-sharp pics at a reasonable price. Add to that the only 6x optical zoom in it's class, and you just can't do better than the Fuji. Now what was that I was saying about keeping this short and sweet? ;)
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Summary: too DARK!
Review: This camera is easy to operate and simple to the point which is a PLUS in my book. However, the LCD and the view finder is too dark. For example, I would take a picture indoor at night and after adjusting the manual option on EV, white balance, and brightness on LCD and view finder, I still could not find the object on the LCD or view finder I wanted to take. It was pitch black even after I had the whole place lit up. After taking the picture guessing where everyone or everything is, the picture result is too bright. Most of them turned out to be a white blurr. This is not a camera I will recommend to anyone. Sorry.
Rating:
Summary: Great camera with one flaw
Review: Love the camera. Easy to use. Takes great quality photos. However it is Awful in low light conditions and if I had to do everything again that would make me look elsewhere.
Rating:
Summary: I love this Camera
Review: I have found this little camera to be a GREAT buy...
My pictures are clear and detailed, close ups are
"Fantastic"........I would highly recommend this
product...!!!
Rating:
Summary: Great - got what I expected
Review: I didn't want anything fancy, so I didn't feel like shelling out the $999.99 required for most of the "good" digital cameras out there. I think I lucked out with this unit. I've had it for about three months now and love it. Wonderful colour, convenient and as versatile as I need it to be. Sure, as other reviews have stated, the LCD is a little dim (or black) in low-light conditions, but I can deal with it. If I'm desperate to take a picture in the dark I'll use my tripod, shine a light on the scene to get proper focusing, and off I go. By the way, I've been able to get fantastic dusk/night shots with a tripod.
I can't complain about the picture quality - sure, it's not as good as other cameras, but I doubt I'll ever look back and regret having used this camera to document my year.
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Summary: Good condition & sharp pictures Fp2800z (Koray Mutlu)
Review: + easy shooting on automatic mode.
+ clear and sharp photo
+ video recording with sound.
+ with speaker (watch and listen video file)
- manual mode is less.
- bad focusing in night shoot.
Rating:
Summary: Issues: lens cap, on/off buttons, no image sequencing
Review: I love the design of this camera. It fits perfectly in your hands! The interace on it is easy to understand, too - even without reading the manual, and I love the zoom lens capabilities. You can close in on your subject's relatively quickly... I took it out shooting wildlife photos and the images were extremely clear and professional despite the animal's movements and the overcast sky. I do have three issues with this model, however.
1) the placement of the on/off button and the shutter are easily confused. I've often gone to snap the shutter and have turned the camera off altogether!
2) the dangling lens cap is annoying. It dangles on a string and you always feel like you're going to lose it somehow since it's not built-in.
3) there appears to be no image sequencer on this, so your smartmedia files all have the same id numbers and you can't put two cards on the same file on your computer because you'd be saving over your files.solution? Create new folders each time you download a card of images. When you go to catalog the images, though, the fact that you have multiple images with the same file names (i.e. card 0001.jpg and .0001.jpg is a big pain!)
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Summary: zoom error
Review: I had the same trouble another reviewer did. I was shooting pictures and suddenly zoom error came on and the camera refused to work. Until this happened I had a favorable review, but now I would say DO NOT BUY!
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Summary: Good digital camera with a great zoom lens
Review: My husband and I looked at reviews and digital cameras for almost a year before I finally just bought this camera. I have had it for almost 2 months now, and I haven't picked up our regular camera since. The menu is easy to surf and the quality of the pics is very good. I like to take pictures of the birds visiting our backdeck, and the zoom lens lets me get right up to them. The only drawback that I see for this camera is the pause before the actual shot is taken. That took a bit of getting used to. I have 5 year old daughters who have learned to hold their smile for a brief second more before relaxing. I have taken lots of pictures of butterflies, birds, zoo animals and children with this camera, and I have been very happy with the results. It is especially nice to have a camera where you can view the picture right after taking it, and see if you need another shot. I would definitely recommend getting a larger memory card. I got a good deal on a 64 mb card on Amazon[.com] when I purchased our camera, and it has plenty of room for us. I would also recommend buying rechargeable batteries and charger. We got a 1 hour charger that is great. Have fun picture taking!
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