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Summary: Expectations surpassed!
Review: I asked my wife "what is the opposite of buyer's remorse," to which she said "buyer's ecstacy," which is what I am experiencing ever since the camera arrived a couple days ago.It took me about 2 minutes to figure out how to hook up the video cable to my TV and how to record a video clip. Moments later I was amazing the kids with short video clips with sound of themselves dancing around the room. Later in the evening I started delving into the incredible depth of feature sets this camera has and realized that this thing is as sophisticated and "manual" as I want it to be while also being as simple and "automatic" as a novice would want it to be. It covers the entire spectrum. One issue that was very important to me in upgrading to a better camera was getting one that would fire the shutter right away and be ready to go for more a moment later. My previous camera left a lot to be desired in the confidence that I would end up with an image that bore any resemblance to what I was looking at when the shutter button was pushed. Add to that the interminable wait before the next shot was able to be taken, and it was a real roulette of experiences. The S7000 is ready to take pictures when I am, and includes a function that will take several frames in sequence if desired. The SLR function means I get pictures framed correctly instead of the viewfinder offset that spoiled a few clever photos I experimented with on my old camera. I cannot imagine a better value out there. The technology that is built into this camera and the results it produces are phenomenal. The body seems rugged and the controls seem solid with good feedback. There are several buttons positioned all around the camera to perform various functions, but they seem pretty intuitive. I wish the camera came with an AC adapter. I can't find it among the listed Amazon accessories, so I'll be tracking that down elsewhere since the provided AA batteries didn't last long (but I put it through its paces). Rechargeables (NiMH recommended) look like the way to go. I am not an expert, and can't offer much in the way of comparisons, but this seems as good a camera as a casual hobbyist like me ought to be allowed to have without being overcome with a sense of importance and photo-journalistic flair. Fujifilm did great on this one!
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Summary: Awsome photos
Review: I had the chance to tinker with this camera and had it set to 12MP, Fine, and soft sharpness as suggested by one reviewer here. Started taking pictures mostly outside without the flash. I was so delighted with the shots that I had them developed at a local Kodak processing center. 5 A4 sizes and the rest in 6X4s. This is a native 6MP camera but the shots taken at 12 MP can rival a 9 or 10MP camera without paying extra. The printed photos were just amazingly clean of noise and artifacts. I suggest getting a circular polarizer with it because it just brings out more vibrant color to your outdoor shots. I am so thrilled with the performance that I have started buying accessories for it to really take advantage of all its features. The accessories I bought are
1. Adapter ring (I suggest getting 55-55 not the suggested 55-52)I bought mine from cameragear.com because it is not availble from any stores in amazon.
2. Tiffen deluxe filter set (FL-D, Neutral Density, Warming Filter)
3. Tiffen circular polarizer
4. Vivitar 285HV Professional Flash (this one is highly recommended from pro to amateur users because of its price and features)I got mine from amazon as well. All this accessories only cost me U$ 160.00 but it really brought out the best from the S7000. For the price and feature set, nothing comes close to the s7000. It is the new king of prosumer digicams at the moment.
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Summary: IF you buy the Fuji S7000 YOU'LL BE SOORRREEEE!
Review: I have a Fuji S5000 and thought it a good camera for the price. It takes sharp photos with great color under all conditions. I wanted to go to a 6MP camera and for the price the Fuji S7000 looked like a great deal. Boy was I wrong. My S5000 3MP takes better pictures than the S7000. The camera would not focus for anything. The indoor shots were horribly Under exposed and constantly fuzzy, even with the setting on sharp. The color was dull and the auto focus just does not work well in low light conditions (by low light I mean indoors where people like to shoot photos of their family). If your on a budget try the S5000 I think you'll be happy. If you can afford to go to the $1,000.00 range go with the Canon EOS. Or the new Sony 8MP camera. IF you buy the Fuji S7000 YOU'LL BE SOORRREEEE!
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Summary: Awesome photos
Review: I have been getting some amazing photographs with this camera. In just one trip to Mount Shasta, I got atleast thirty stunning shots with great realistic colors. Better than the best photos I got with a Canon G5 borrowed from a friend for a Cancun trip. This camera takes AA batteries - which is great. I got myself a set of 8 rechargeables to get myself out of "digital-camera-battery-life hell". I assure you that this is one nice feature to have.
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Summary: The best value...
Review: I have been using this camera extensively for the past week and I am liking it more and more. First things first, this is not for the casual point and shooter although with some fine tuning of settings it can also deliver good results in Auto. The camera shines best when in manual mode. The noise that reviewers talk about are non-existent in the prints I have made. This is mainly because these reviewers just examines the photos in their computer monitors. Naturally, it will exhibit noise because monitors are not the most faithful in showing the "real picture". In my case, The photos are beautiful at a4 size printed from 6MP with sharpness tuned to "soft". To have full control I suggest shooting in 12MP raw, fine, and soft sharpness. I have been so lucky so have so far all noise-free, vibrant and true to life images from this S7000. And the real kicker is that it cost way less than the competition.
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Summary: No battery drain
Review: I haven't seen any battery drain with the FinePix S7000 and use a CompactFlash card to store the images.
Also when it arrived it was factory set at 1 Megapixel so you need to push the f button and change the quality setting to a higher level [I keep mine set at 6 Megapixel].
At that setting it is very high resolution, I use images I take and use them as a background for my desktop PC and the colors are excellent.
Overall a great camera, also the video setting works great, it has two settings, at 640 it lasts 1m48s and at 320 it lasts 3m34s with a 128 MB CompactFlash card.
Also at 6MP it holds 83 frames with regular snapshots, and at 3MP it holds 164 frames on a 128 MB CompactFlash card.
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Summary: A light camera for the quality
Review: I own the Olympus E-20. The Fujifilm S7000 is half the weight at half the cost and a lot better camera. I'm very happy with it, though i've only owned it for 17 days. Very sharp lens. It's like someone took the time to figure out what was wrong with most top line digitals, and made it right. I own another Fuji (i wish the'd drop the "film" part of their name, it confuses people) and i've noticed that they are designed very well and are user friendly.
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Summary: Hoooray!! 6 Months and Still LOVE the S7000
Review: I owned the Finepix S3000 for a couple years before I purchased this model about 6 months ago in late June of '04. I was EXTREMELY fond of my old camera so Fujifilm is where I looked first. I briefly consider a Sony and a Canon Digital Rebel but settle on the S7000 in leiu of the great reviews and amazing price.
"Dissappointed" isn't even in my vocabulary!
Excellent camera - it is my S3000 plus a whole slew of additional features: much faster shutter delay and focus, better lowlight shooting, fully manual settings, greater megapixel rating.
The things rules. I rarely leave the house without the S7000.
Hats off to Fuju, AGAIN!
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Summary: First "real" Digital Camera
Review: I Started about 5 years ago with Black and White photography. That being my main forte I was looking for a good transition to digital. I did massive amounts of research and landed upon the Super CCD Fuji. The noise issue did give me some concern, however, dealing with film I feel it gives it a more realistic quality. I can't wait till Fuji masters the Super CCD just think the octogonal constructions is way ahead of its time, perhaps too far. However. After using this little bugger for 3 weeks now I am in love with it. The night capabilitys are amazing. It says maximum sutter time is 15 seconds, but, with a release cable, it can stay open for hours. It has "B" mode. Awesome. The macro cababilitys are also killer. Now to get a shot that I can only get with film just use the manual override. That way you have total control. Sorry, I can't keep my hands off this little bugger. Good luck on your research.
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Summary: Love this camera
Review: I was originally looking for a full SLR digital camera but after reading what the S7000 could do I decided to take a chance and pocket the extra $600-$1000 for the Canon or Olympus. I have not been disappointed. The image quality is superb, the features are great, the battery life has been very good, its durable, its not as heavy/sturdy as the Digital EOS for instance but it doesn't feel like a toy either. You can run the gamut from full manual to full auto to adjust to your situation. It also takes both Compact Flash and new XD cards which was a selling point being taht I already had 2 big CF's. The optics are great and while you don't have the lens flexability of a true SLR there are attachments that can get you closer. (...)
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