FujiFilm FinePix A205 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom by FUJIFILM
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Digital camera reviews of FujiFilm FinePix A205 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom
Digital camera Review: A Great Deal
Summary: 5 Stars
I was not looking for a confusing camera just something simple to use that can take great pictures. This is that camera. Minutes after getting it I had already taken numerous pictures of my daughter that I already treasure. I don't know what the more expensive models offer but I can't imagine the picture quality being any better. This is great for everyday use. Very easy to use.Digital camera Review: A Real Bargain
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been thinking and thinking and thinking of buying a digital camera for a long time, but kept putting it off. Everytime I saw something that looked promising, it seems there was a purchase killer somewhere-too expensive, no LCD display, too few pixels, whatever-and I kept passing.Then my sister told me she was getting a grant from her school to take her kids on several field trips and had $100 to spend on disposable film cameras. Then the light bulb came on over my head. Why not get a digital camera, said I? So I rounded up the usual web sites for research, came upon the FujiFilm A205, and was impressed by the specs. Where, oh where, thought I, can I find some reliable real world reviews? Amazon, of course. After reading the reviews I bought the camera and a 64Mb memory card and I'm delighted with the results.
You need not hesitate any longer if you've been considering getting a digital camera. This camera is a real bargain. Picture quality exceeds my expectations, and I've even taken a few experimental pics at night and with a little more refinement of technique, I'll even be getting better night shots.
Digital camera Review: A Steal for point & shoot photographers
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought one because it was cheap and thought we would save up and buy a better one later. For our useage it is perfect. It takesgreat shots with little interaction from the user. The pics are sharp and clear and the color is great. It comes with excellent software as well. We have given up thoughts of buying a different one. You can't go wrong for the buck!
Digital camera Review: A good camera for the price
Summary: 5 Stars
My mom has a Sony Mavica CD something or other. It takes 5 mp quality pictures and writes them on a little CD. It is a very nice camer but cost around $600. The FujiFilm A205 is an excellent camera for beginners or people who do not want to spend alot of money on a camer. The xD expansion cards for the system are inexpensive now, I just purchased a 64 mb (101 pictures) for $38 dollars at Wal-Mart. The camera does go through alot of batteries, I utilized the batteries that came with they camera 1 day after purchasing it. Spend $20 and get two rechargable (Ni-Mh) and a charger and they will last alot longer than normal Alkaline batteries. The camera does have movie mode, which is of poor quality but who buys a digital camera to make movies? It also doubles as a web-cam and you can caputure video utilizing your PC. The video functionality of this camera is poor, even through the web-cam function, unless there is alot of light. If you are buying this digital CAMERA to shoot videos then you are in the wrong category. Even though it is only 2 mp quality, the pictures are excelent in quality. I have not had any problems with dark rooms or at concerts. The flash effectivly reached around 15 feet for me. The camera comes with an adapter for the dock connector, the adapter is the little plastic piece, DON'T THROW IT OUT. Since it is FujiFilm's lower end model, there won't be alot of accesories for it. You can get the dock connector and a case for it along with extra memory. Those are all the excesories anyone really neads unless you want to take widescreen pictures, but then you would not even look at buying this camera. If you want a really high quality camera then look at spending at least $300. If you want a good quality camera at a really affordable price then get this one. My mom has an older Sony Mavica CD model and this camera takes the same quality pictures, when printed (or even on the computer monitor) pictures of the same object could not be distinguished into which camera took the picture. The FujiFilm A205 is a small, light weight camera. It is pretty thick but for the price that is the only sacrifice anyone will have to make. Is you want to spend around $100 then this camera will give you more band for your buck. I hope this review helped you.Digital camera Review: A quality digital camera for a great price
Summary: 4 Stars
I wanted an inexpensive and fairly small 2-megapixel digital camera for vacations and outdoor use, and at less than $100, this camera is beyond what I was hoping for. This is my third digital camera, and it's by far the easiest one to use, plus the image quality is excellent. Excellent, of course, is a relative term in the field of digital cameras... like many low-end cameras, it shoots at the equivalent of 100-speed film, which makes for grainy images if you are not shooting outdoors or with a good amount of light, but the flash does a great job and it's really not hard to get good quality images. If you want to take fine art photos, you need a much more expensive camera anyway. A big plus for this one is the 3x optical zoom. Most low end digital cameras only offer digital zoom, but don't let them fool you-- digital zoom is exactly the same thing as cropping your pictures and does not actually make them better. Also, many low-end cameras have a fixed focus, which will make all of your photos come out looking rather flat. The Fuji 205, while it has no maunal f-stop (aperture control) or focus, self adjusts these things to take nice pictures with the subject in focus and the background slightly out of focus. Full manual control is nice for some things, but for point and shoot, you can't beat the simplicity of this camera. Plus, I don't have to worry too much about taking it along when I go somewhere I wouldn't want my $450 camera to go, like the beach or on a boat.As far as battery life, please do yourself a favor if you are buying ANY digital camera and get NiMH rechargable batteries. Alkaline batteries are simply wasted in a digital camera... they are not strong enough and you are throwing your money away if you try to use them. Get a quick charger and 2 sets of batteries, and you'll be happy and save money.
Pros: a quality camera that takes good pictures at a great price.
Cons: needs lots of light, no manual controls