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Summary: Watch out for this feature
Review: This camera has an 80 sec Video feature in JPEG format. That means you can play the video back on your PC. However, to play it back on your TV, make sure you buy the camera with the right format. In the USA the TV format is NTSC, whilst the rest of the world uses the PAL format. Look on the side of the packaging for the correct format when you buy, as it in not indicated on the camera itself.
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Summary: Look No Further than the Fuji 4700 Finepix
Review: In short...you HAVE to buy this camera. I spent a week researching and visiting my local electronic stores comparing, testing and looking up reviews. I recommend going to www.cnet.com and read the 50+ user reviews there. No other camera has these benefits at this price: Excellent battery life, USB ports, fast shutter speed, sleek and compact, excellent color and quality, 80 seconds of movie making time (w/sound), LCD screen, ZOOM and many other bells and whistles. I did not buy this camera at the local stores ($800+) or at Amazon ($750). I bought from a dealer online for $645 total (s/h $20 product was $625). If you don't mind paying the extra, Amazon is a very reputable dealer. Hope this helps and POWER to the consumer!
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Summary: Easy Small and Fast
Review: * Just about every type of control (short of manual exposure) that you could wish for. The controls are logical and easy to use. Common adjustments don't require powering up the LCD * The camera is light and small enough for a shirt pocket, yet feels very solidly made with its aluminum magnesium case. * The camera is very fast - no noticable delays after turn on or after a shot before you can snap the next picture. * No special expensive batteries needed - just 2 rechargable AA NiMH, NiCd, or in a pinch standard alkalines * Motion JPEG (Quicktime or with the right codec AVI) movies - you can shoot about 1 1/2 minutes of 230x240 video and sound with the included 16MB smart media card (6 mins with the 64MB). Perfect for sending to grandparents. * very fast and easy picture transfer and management with USB I'm very pleased with the quality of pictures. There are a couple of more expensive 2.4 MegaPixel class cameras that have better lenses, but they have poorer colors than the Fuji. The Fuji gives nice bright warm colors that give very nice flesh tones - not cold blue like many other digital cameras.
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Summary: A Good, Basic Camera
Review: I bought this after using a Sony Mavica for about six months. I loved the Mavica, but wanted better quality images. This camera has filled that bill very well. Is it perfect? No, I believe Fuji could have done some things better. I get error messages from my PC when I use the USB port to transfer images to my computer, but the images do seem to come across without error. When I use the viewfinder, I see only about 75% of the image that's photographed. That is, the viewfinder trims off a pretty good sized border. Some have referred to this as a 4.7 meg camera. Perhaps so, but the quality is about the same as a 2.5 meg camera. The camera is small. For someone with big hands, such as me, this took some adjusting to. Once I adapted, the controls became easy to use. Photos are stored in jpeg format, so there's some loss of quality in the image, but I take all my shots in fine mode, and haven't noticed any problems. I've not seen any of the jaggies that I'd occasionally see in the Mavica images. All images are taken and stored in color. I wish the camera had a B&W mode, just to save on disk space when I'm working on that kind of image. Even so, it does quite a good job, in my opinion. This is a basic camera. You won't be able to connect lenses or filters to it. About the only thing that you'll wish to buy afterward is some additional memory and perhaps a carrying case. I suspect that, for most buyers, this camera will take care of all of their needs. Others may use it for a while, and then decide to go on to bigger and better things. I sold my Mavica FD-83 when I bought this camera. I'll probably keep this one when I move on to a bigger and better product.
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Summary: Mediocre optics, faded colors, fuzzy pictures
Review: Kudos for the design! You hit the button -- the cover slides on the side, the lense housing pops out, ready to shoot. Hit the same button again - the lense is pulled inside, the cover slides close. Ready to put back into your back pocket. But read the header of this review. Alas, the quality does not measure. Besides, the AV and USB jacks are exposed (Why? All other cameras have them covered!), for pocket lint etc.
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Summary: Need Info Review Fuji 4700 Digital Camera
Review: I am interested in the new Fuji 4700 camera but I want to be sure it has the practiucal self-timer as well as a screw in port to accomodate a tripod... Can any user provide me an answer to these questions? Thank you
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Summary: Great Design - Average Picture Quality
Review: This camera is incredibly stylish and compact. It runs on AA batteries which can be a life saver since you don't have to depend on proprietary battery designs that may not be supported in the future. The startup is fast. The menus are easy to navigate. I found the zoom lens buttons a little difficult to find by touch when looking through the lens. I kept hitting other buttons near the zoom buttons. The software was simple to install and with the usb cable pictures almost instantly downloaded. No noticeable lag between depressing the shutter button and the actual taking of the picture. Why 3 stars? The picture quality is average. Even on the best quality setting it is almost impossible to zoom in on a file without losing most of the picture quality. Objects sometimes have blue halos around them. Files are only jpeg and are fine for low resolution needs but a typical buyer of this camera will tend to be very picky about picture quality. The Kodak that I use at work has much better picture quality with a much smaller pixel count. In conclusion, the camera is physically beautiful but the quality isn't there for a latest generation digital camera.
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Summary: Digital photography is really here now!
Review: If you are looking for a quality digital camera that can replace replace a 35MM at less the $1000.00, you found it. The picture quality is just fantastic, it is very easy to use, is loaded with features and the USB and smartmedia storage disks make it painless for photo storage and transfer. I was looking for a 2+ mega pixel camera (this unit is 4.7!) that was small in size (about 1 1/4in think and could fit in my pocket), had USB and smartmedia disk storage, a 2" LCD screen, a optical view finder, an optical zoom lens for less then $1000.00. This is one impressive camera. I have been experimenting with it for about a week now and have tested all its many modes. The ONLY weakness where a high end 35mm can out shine this unit is in very high-speed action. I was not able to adjust the shutter speed to freeze the blades of a spinning fan, I could do this w/ my 35mm. BUT IN EVERY OTHER CATEGORY I think this unit is easier to use and produces as good if not better then most 35mm. I am not kidding. A few notes: Batteries last a lot longer then other dig cameras I have seen due to power saving features, The optical zoom is nice (3:1) It has a night mode that takes great night shots. It has a nice macro mode (for close up photgraphy) A portrait mode that has great skintones. A landscape mode that config's the unit to take great outdoor very sharp images of scenery. Built in flash autotimer and alot more! Short movie capability w/sound! It is a small AVI format movie (only 320X200) but it is great for a short clip to email to a friend. It very easy to use. It has easy to use software for your PC. 2 LCD panels, a 2" one for photo viewing and a circular one for camera operation. Modes of operation. There are 3, fine normal and basic. Use normal for just about everything, except a special shot that you know you plan to blow up then go to fine. The normal mode is nearly as clear and sharp as the fine except when enlarged. In a 4X6 test series I took no one could tell the difference between the 3 pictures. The Default is set at 2400X1800 "file size" (2400x1800, 1280X960, and 640X480 are the choices (IMO use 2400x1800) and quality set to normal. This is the best choice IMO (normal w 2400X1800 file size) for most if not all shots. In this mode you can store 77 photos on a 64MB disk! (19 on the 16 MB) (In basic mode from 180-996 images on a 64mb disk) Transfering the photos to your computer is a snap. When you plug in the USB cable to you camera the software fires up and you see the pics. Click and drag to where you want them. I also bought the Snadisk smartmeadia reader so I don't have to use the camera to transfer them. (Looks like a mouse with a 2 in slit in it) These smart media storage cards are the way to go..the y are about the size of a large postage stamp and about that thick too and hold 64 MB. I can't say how pleased I am with this product. I think this is the first real step in consumer digital cameras that will rival any 35mm out there. To date I have been printing them on my HpR80 office jet (an ink jet) w/ suprisingly good results. My next purchace will be a dedicated dye sub photo printer. But the inkjet does a great job. Viewing the photos on the computer screen or on a big screen TV is a blast. Go digital, it is the way to go... it really is quite good now and reasonably priced. Good luck to you. Jim
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Summary: Perfect state of the art and great technology example
Review: Crisp and high resolution, pocket size, very convenient for A/V hook up to TV and Computer. very good bright resolution at night.little expensive then other competitors. IT'S WORTH MONEY THAT SPEND.
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Summary: easy to use
Review: I just opened the box this morning and by the afternoon, I was sending the pictures to my friends and family over the internet. The camera is extremely easy to use, and so is the software program that comes with it. The pictures are very clear and sharp, with this type of quality, who need 35mm cameras anymore?
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