 Same color and size as my Razr cell phone!! |
| Review Date: August 1, 2007 |
| Reviewer: L. Gilles, |
I own a Fuji S3000 big view finder, 6x zoom, takes the best pictures in the world BUT it was too big to carry at an outing all day long. Loving my Fuji, I decided to stick with what I know, so I purchased the Fuji Z5fd 6.3MP.
No regrets, I love it. It is user friendly, most can figure it out without reading the owners manual. Its small, I like the slide over the lens to protect it when not in use. The pictures and videos are outstanding!! The function to shoot the same scene with and without flash is my favorite.I have found a lot of my pics inside look better w/out a flash since using this. The button for this setting is right on the back of the camera (no having to look through menus to get to it) I'm not going to retire my big Fuji, but now my little fuji can go every where with me without carrying a camera case. My one dislike, no view finder But it seems all other brands are omitting them on the compact cameras also. |
Even shots of animals
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| Review Date: May 28, 2007 |
| Reviewer: fireflycat, Pittsburgh |
I'm very pleased with this camera. I love that:
1) It's smaller than an iPod. I can carry it in my purse or slide it in my pocket.
2) All of the pictures look great--even shots of animals. I take a lot of photos for an animal shelter, and my old camera took horrible pictures of pets. The animals were always blurry with neon green eyes! This camera has taken great pictures of the animals, with and without flash.
3) It is PINK. It's really not wine red--it's actually an adorable, iridescent pink. Love it.
Oh-- I also love the video camera option, and the battery, which lasts a really long time, even when I watch and re-watch the videos. |
Great little camera
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| Review Date: October 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: C. Johansen, Seattle, WA |
This camera is great! In terms of photo quality it's not going to best a bigger bulkier camera - but it's VERY good, I would say better than most (all?) subcompact cameras in its class. The best part about this camera is that it's quick. It's quickness is a combo of two factors, design and processor. The sliding lens cover doubles as the power switch - it's very easy to pull it out and slide back the cover very quickly. If you have the flash disabled it's ready instantaneously, with flash it'll take just a second to charge. The focusing mechanism functions very fast and the auto exposure is very robust and can handle many situations - faster and better than other cameras I've used (the exposure is notably better than the F series in regular or high light level situations)
The construction of the camera (build quality) is incredible at this price point. It's really built solid - and has the finish of a luxury product. I have it in the brown color and have gotten many compliments. The logo on the front also lights up at power up and when a photo is taken. It's a nice touch that adds just a little extra polish; you can disable it if you like (another nice touch!). I've used Sony's offerings in this class (W50, W80) and they feel cheap by comparison.
I bought this a couple months ago - it's not a super new camera at this point, but it's still very current - especially with the "lower" resolution - you avoid the noise and file sizes of those first generation cameras with the 10-12 megapixel CCDs. Plus you're not paying out the nose for that higher pixel count which really doesn't help the quality of your photos. There is a newer version of this model (Z10), but I'm not a big fan of where they're taking it design-wise.
I also have a Fuji F30. Obviously the image quality of that camera is better with its bounty of manual options - however the 'F' series isn't the greatest in terms of compactness. The F30 also bothered me - it takes a while to get a decent picture - even longer to get the ideal exposure, there's just a lot of fiddling to do to get the job done - something that's not always possible in every situation. The Z5 is the opposite, you might not get the highest quality possible, but you're going to get a great shot in the shortest amount of time in just about all the situations the F30 can handle.
Low light performance isn't on par with the F series, but it's head and shoulders above everything else in its class.
Face detection works pretty well - not every time, but it generally does a good job regardless of light level and is a welcome addition.
My only quibbles with this camera are that the lens cover can sometimes slide open in your pocket, it would have been preferable to make it slightly harder to open, but it's minor - only happened a couple times so far. I also wish that there was another quality setting for the 3:2 aspect ratio - for the lowest compression level (best quality) you have to use the standard size. Fuji has another camera coming out that is similar in design to this model (I think it's going to be the Z100 - it's not on the site yet), but adds optical image stabilization. I'll probably pick that model up after it drops in price a bit. I really love my Fujiflm cameras, very high quality in every regard, definitely the best value out there. |
the total package
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| Review Date: January 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: E Harris, Chicago |
This is our third Fuji camera and it's the best of them all. We keep coming back to Fuji because of the easy interface and the image quality. My favorite thing about it, the glowing 'Z5' when you turn it on and after every shot, may be the least functional aspect, but it's the most telling. These small, quality & design tweaks add to the solid Fuji technology. And I love that there's finally some color available now, since the camera has become such a fashion accessory.
It does lack some clarity in nighttime and low-light shots, but I have yet to see and small digital camera that doesn't. And it does seem to prefer ISO 400 for everything, but again, you can override this.
For a camera that is quick out of the pocket and grabs the shot you were looking for, this is it. It's got all of the current technology a digital should have for a great price and good looks. |
Great gift for teen girl
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| Review Date: March 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: RaDadIndy, Indianapolis, IN USA |
| I bought this for my teen daughter and am quite pleased. She loves it, and it takes great pictures. |
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