Digital Cameras : Fujifilm FinePix E550

I am just a beginner in photography. I do not know much at all about cameras. I find this camera totally adequate in all aspects that I have experienced. The automatic setting is what I use most often and works quite well both indoors and outdoors. It has many manual settings that I have yet to learn about. It has a self timer which I find useful in including myself in picture. I bought the upgraded memory card for around $35, but would probably not have done so if I had used the one that came with the camera...it is adequate for most purposes. I am glad that I purchased this camera with the high 6.3 megapixel rating, as I make many 8x10 pictures and the detail is amazingly good. Even can make a good poster size print! I highly recommend the E-550 to anyone, even a pro would be satisfied, I believe! Hide Full Review

Nice design; I like cameras (Fujifilm and Olympus) that use XD cards and AA batteries. The batteries doesn't last as long as the ones that use proprietary rechargeable Li-Ion batteries but AA batteries are cost effective and easy to find. It doesn't fare any worse than other digital cams that also use AA batteries. The images are superb and the exposure is right on most of the time and the color is excellent. Best priced 6 megapixel camera on market. I own and used many different digital camera and thus far, it is one of the best point and shoot digital cameras around. Beware of those 8 megapixel that uses small sensors because the digital noise is high at higher ISO settings (most all make and models of point and shoot; they must all use the same sensor from one manufacturer). You won't be disappointed with this camera. Highly recommended. Hide Full Review

For all of you looking for a good value, high quality camera look no further. I was in the market for a high resolution digital camera but found most of them upward of 600 dollars, alittle pricier than what i was looking to spend. I took a chance with this camera and haven't been let down in the slightest. I live in Hawaii so the ability to take outstanding photos is never difficult, this camera goes with me everywhere and I even purchased the 512 mb photo card to ensure I never run out of memory. If anyone would be interested in some great pictures feel free to email me and I'll send you some examples.
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The cammera is very nice. As i mentioned above it has the ability to take pictures with ISO 800 which is very rare for cameras in this price range. Also a big plus for the semi-pro shooter is the support for TIFF and RAW images which give you more editing freedoms. Battery has a pretty good life. The xD memory used to be expensive but the prices are coming down. However not all the memory card readers have a slot to read xD cards. Overall I would recommand this camera. Beware when you shop online, because sometimes the places with the lowest price give you only the camera without the box. Hide Full Review

The camera has a lot of features for the money, it's great for normal situations in good lighting.
Things change if you want to shoot with dim light, the autofocus can't focus, this is specially bad when zooming in.

A (working) manual focus could correct the situation, but the manual focus in this camera, (after you study how to get to it!!!) is absolutely useless. It has no indicator that you reach focus visible or audible, so you are left to guess by looking in the LCD.

In summary, if you'll never shoot in indoor situations with dim light, you have a great camera, if you do....look elsewhere.

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