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Fujifilm-FinePix Z5fd

Fujifilm - FinePix Z5fd Review

Price (MSRP): $229
Megapixel: 6.3
Type: Ultra-Thin Digital Compact
Submitted by: Kristin from Inkster, MI
Date Reviewed: 6/21/2007
Months Owned: 1-5
Photos Taken: 501-999
Skill Level: Advanced amateur

What's Hot: Love this camera! Takes great pictures, especially portraits, looks hot, and is convenient to use.

What's Not: The top buttons could be bigger.

Review: Although there are not a lot of reviews out yet on this camera, there should be! Of the 20 reviews from consumers I read so far, 18 of them-men and women-loved this camera. Add me to the list. It takes great photographs and especially portraits, and the face detection feature is a winner. I find myself using the no flash/flash double shot feature on this camera regularly (along with the anti-blur), as I get two shots for the price of one, and oftentimes, it's no flash/natural lighting shot is the one I end up keeping of the two. It's fun to use, light-weight, it's macro shots are lovely, images are sharp and colors are vibrant. My only complaint is that the top buttons for face detection, shutter, and the mode buttons are too small. Everyone loves the hot-pink color of the body. I researched this camera for three months before it came out, and I know now that I made the right decision in choosing this camera. It's exactly what I wanted and needed.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
10
Ease of use
8
Fit and finish
10
Click-to-click speed
9
Display quality
10
Flash quality
10
Image quality
10
Overall value
10
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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