I love this camera!

I really do! My sister gave me her old Fujifilm camera when she got this one (in a different colour) and it was like a brick- so naturally I wanted one like hers, and I'm so glad I bought it. Best £100 I've spent in ages.

The camera takes a fantastic picture, and uses software that locates faces and modifies the light around them to improve picture quality and remove red eye. The finish is great- it's polished and feels smooth in your hands. The camera turns on by sliding open the lens and the whole thing is as easy to use as that.

Other than the colour and the metallic finish, what I really like is the battery. No more hunting around for triple AAA's, this camera includes a battery more like you would have in your mobile phone, which you remove to charge separately.

The camera comes with everything you need- the right leads and cables, a wrist tag to hold it with- except a case. You'll want one to stop it getting scratched up. The only other thing you might need is a memory card, but it does already have internal memory, so it really depends on how much space you need.

All in all a great looking camera, easy to use, fantastic picture, and a price you can't argue with! Five stars.

VALUE

Im not normally a camera person, I always forget to take them wherever I go and even when I do take them I forget to take pictures. So...I thought I'd give the whole camera thing another try. Given the fact that I was fairly sure I wouldn't use it very often I figured I should get myself a cheap camera. I saw the Fuji Finepix and after looking around it appeared to be a fairly sure good option. When I received the camera the first thing I noticed was how small it felt. Now its not as small of some of the really expensive on the market but considering the price and the quality this is a very compact camera. Now...the quality...I must admit I wasn't expecting anything from this camera, I thought it would be average at best. I was therefore stunned to realise how good the quality was in this camera. The build quality was brilliant, everything felt solid, the buttons felt well built and and not the kind of quality you would expect from a unit in this price bracket. The picture quality was impressive, although not the best. The greatest thing about this camera is the value. It might not be the best camera on the market and it may not look like the best camera on the market but for the price it really is unbelievable.

This camera is not for the budding professional photographer, but for someone who wants a few holiday snaps or some photos on a night out this has got to be your best option. I have found that the 4x zoom is plenty for these kind of photos. The 9MP quality is also good enough for these kind photos. If you put the pictures from this camera onto a computer you will see the quality of this camera in full. The pictures look great, they are clear and crisp with great depth of color.

This camera has got me using cameras properly and I really didn't expect that from something of this price.

Bringing life into the old

I bought this card to expand the capacity of an old, but reliable, Olympus camera.

It is used in both the camera and my PC, without error. When in the PC it appears as a normal disk drive, and has been reformatted without problems.

It is difficult to elaborate on the performance of a memory card; it either works or is does not. This one does.

TO SMALL

The case is just to small of the camera, with no straps on the camera it go in,but with them on it's very tigth to do up. sorry but is it just me.

Fantastic for the price!

I've now had this camera for a couple of weeks and have to say it's so far so good. Having owned a couple of smaller Fuji models, I umm-ed and ahh-ed over whether to go for a larger bodied camera or just another small compact that could easily fit in my pocket. In the end, I eventually decided to go for the larger one on the assumption that if I ever want to get more into photography I'd need something with a little more"horse power" than a 3x optical zoom. It'll probably never happen but there's always time left yet. (I've also now bought a Samsung NV8 to take care of my compact needs which I'll review separately).

While it feels large next to my compacts, when stood alongside my old 35mm Canon EOS 700 from way back in the early 90's, it's tiny by comparison and it makes you realise just how small gadgets have become over the last two decades. However, although it feels nice and solid, it is still reasonably chunky and heavy and you certainly do have to wear it round your neck which can become rather a drag after a while...

The photos I've taken so far are perfectly okay but then again I'm a philistine and will readily admit that I don't have an eye for professional photography. However, neither are most other people and you're almost certainly going to look the part at weddings and parties unless there's a real pro in the house! It doesn't have red eye reduction (which I thought it might when I bought it) but so far I've only managed to take one red eye photo of my daughter who I was beginning to think was borne of the devil judging by my previous cameras! The batteries - I use 2000mh rechargeables - seem to last for ever even with fairly high use of the zoom and my insistence on taking three shots of everything I choose to shoot. If there is to be a negative, it's the small fact that the cable link is yet another non-standard size USB one (I now have three Fuji cameras all with different size cables!) meaning yet another cable to store safely.

So while this isn't exactly a review - there are professionals who can do that properly elsewhere - I'll just offer my opinion that this is a very nice camera which I certainly don't regret buying - something you can't always say these days with so much over-hyped, over-priced garbage around. There's definitely room for my skills to grow with this camera and I'd just better get out there and start making use of everything on the S5800 that I'm sure is idly waiting for me there ready to use.

Exceeds my expectations

I chose the Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd as an upgrade on my old Fuji camera, after reading numerous reviews, some good, some indifferent, I was apprehensive as to whether I'd made the right choice, but I'm pleased to report that it exceeds my expectations.
I also bought the I-nique 'GeeBee' small pink camera case, which is just the right size to hold the Z100 and is lined with soft pink suede like material and has straps to hold the camera in place and a carabina to attach it to a belt or bag.
I've only had my Z100 a couple of days but the red-eye removal and facial recognition works a treat and it also took good indoor photos in low light on the automatic setting. I'm looking forward to trying all the other modes and settings and seeing how well they work.
I am a basic 'point and shooter' not an expert, so realise my expectations may be much lower than others, so thought, instead of writing a review, it would be more helpful to take some photos with the camera and let people judge how good or bad the camera is from the photos it produced, outdoors, late afternoon in February.

Fantastic

This camera is a fantastic present for someone the quality of the pictures is amazing and the battery lasts for a very long time.

excellent camera

had a kodak digital camera and didn't really use it a lot because it was so complicated to operate. decided to purchase a new camera, and chose this one. haven't been disappointed at all. excellent quality pictures and easy to use. the only fault with this camera i think for the price it should come with a case, but all in all an excellent little machine.!!!

What a little marvel and good looking!

I bought this camera 3 weeks ago and have taken about 500 images in all light conditions with very good results. I have owned a Fuji Finepix 410 for 4 years which still takes super quality pics, but when I saw this little beauty I just had to have it for the size alone! Smart, slim, easy to use and very elegant to look at, it's perfect for that night out with friends at a ball or dinner party. Software included is excellent and easy to set up complete with printing instructions. Images are v. good on the high quality settings and with a 512 MB picture card you get 250 plus images at 8M pixels. The usual great value too from Amazon.