Digital Cameras : Fujifilm FinePix S5200

Fuji's new low noise super CCD sensor is work of art. You get for price of about 300$ photo quality of digital SLR camera. You can shoot indoors without flash to get beutifull real ambient photos, with flash there isn't red eyes effect, in high zoom telephoto shots there's no blur images. Video in VGA 640X480 resolution with 30fps .avi format is very quality.
This is fastest high zoom camera starts up for just 1 sec, shot to shot 1 sec too (even less), fast focusing even in very low light. Incredible camera.
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Great pictures in low light and the anti shake works super. Just returned from Africa where I took many pictures of moving animals from a moving vehicle with sharp results.I am very impressed with the performance of this camera. Hide Full Review

This is a great camera. I would recommend it to anyone! The zoom is FANTASTIC, the macro mode is amazing and the black and white setting is beautiful. The camera has a great secure feel in your hand and the buttons are in good places on the body. The battery life is incredible with rechargable batteries. Regular batteries don't last quite as long, but it's not bad. Again, this is a great camera, and I'd recommend it to anyone! Hope you found this review helpful! Hide Full Review

I have been using cameras ranging from APS (yesterday's tech, SLRs (film)and 2 previous canon digital cameras.

I bought this camera after reading reviews of film-lab technicians complimenting the colour accuracy of this camera.

Pros:

1: Sure enough, the colour outcome of my shots were stunningly accurate. They did not exhibit the typical red bias most consumer camers have. 2: The grip and balance of the camera was great, reminding me of my SLR.

3: The battery life on the supplied alkali batteries stunned me. I could have gone on a 2 day trip without any spare batteries.

4: I liked the flexibility of having the higher ISOs without exhibiting objectionable noise (800 was ok). Fuji did a seriously good job with such a small CCD.

5: The Fujion lense is very sharp though there is a little purple fringing.

6: The zoom is more than I would ever need and its good for shots of animals (in trees etc).

7: Exposure button reminds me of my SLR.

8: The 55mm lense thread enable me to attach my UV and polarizing filter without awkward attachments. This allows me to be more creative in my shots.

9: Shutter lag is good if prefocused so no complaints there.

Cons:

1: Chunky (but that aids in handling), Zoom is not operated on lense barrel (the S6000fd has this feature but is weighs 2x as much),

2: manual focus function is hopeless both LCD and EVF do not have the required resolution and unlike some cameras, the middle is not magnified to check on focus.

3: I would imagine taking shots in small areas would be a challenge(the lense is slightly biased to telephoto (38mm for 35mm film equiv).



Overall, I would highly recommend this product for this price range as long as size is not a main consideration for you. Hide Full Review

I bought it for my son, who is taking photography classes in Senior year High School. I want one now, but I already have 2 newer FujiFilm pont and shoots! I need a good camera for my business, as I take thousands of pics a month as a Motion Picture location scout. Looks like pro camera, black over black, has automatic pop up flash, easy to use right out of the box, incredible pic quality (and I have 3 SLR's and 3 Digital cams), color is deep and rich, controls are intuitive. Uses 4 AA batteries, no hard to find or expensive batteries. Smallish screen (1.8") but washes out less than most, plus you have a thru the lens viewfinder to peep through, color LCD also. Typically, Fuji cameras have great features for the price, well made, and the Super CCD technology is truely inovative! Highly suggest you go for it. Paid $239.00, and it was on clearance. Also get the FujiFilm 1 megabyte xd memory card for long videos and lots of pic storage. And I've made up my mind, I'm getting one for myself!! Hide Full Review