Reviews for Fujifilm FinePix F30 6.3 Megapixel Compact Camera

Excellent performing, well thought out little camera

Strengths: High quality photos, even in dim light. Fast and response shutter. Quick auto focus. Nice color and skin tones.

Weakness: Like all small cameras, uncomfortable for someone with large hands.

Sorry CNet reviewers, but I don't see any meaningful purple fringing. With that said, let me begin.

I'm an SLR guy going back to the Nikons that are gathering dust in my closet. Over the last year or so, I switched to digital and currently use a Finepix S9000. If you don't drop the apeture below 5.6 and do some lab work, it does a very nice job. It doesn't risk getting dust on the sensor and takes beautiful movies to boot.

Concerning the F30, I was really reluctant to use one of these little cameras. I'm 6'2" with large hands and couldn't wrap my mind around using something so small as an "always take along" contraption.

Happily, I was wrong. Manual control over apeture and shutter speed works well, although I'm finding that the "action" and other settings usually preclude the need.

The large and very clear screen (set to a 60 per second refresh rate) is excellent. You can view your subject in almost total darkness.

Auto Focus is excellent and color rendition is impressive. When set to "fine" mode, the photos are razor sharp. As with any camera, there is noticable softening with the apeture wide open. That's why you'll love the high ISO capabilities.

Don't be fooled into thinking that cameras with lower ISO capabilities equipped with stabalization devices can do the same job. These systems use inferior and fragile moving sensors or lenses which ONLY reduce camera shake. They do nothing for capturing action shots in reduced light situations. These devices are great for movie cameras, but for fast moving still photography, you need a usable high ISO.

With the F30, you can do some very nice work right through ISO 1600. You can use the ISO 3200 mode in a pinch, but for blow-ups, you should be prepared for some creative lab work.

This is a very superior and responsive piece of technology. Fuji even gives you a decently thought out menuing system which from my observation, is a first for them.

My rating is a spectacular for this kind of camera. Five stars for its kind.

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F30 - In a Class of its Own

Strengths: LONG battery life, manual settings, excellent low light performance, great picture quality and movie mode.

Weakness: xD card format, weak plastic cover over the ports, proprietary a/v port.

STRENGTHS:

This camera is AWESOME for a point and shoot. I tested it out for the last couple of days in indoor, lowlight settings, and the camera captures sharp, clean images that my old cameras (Sony Cybershot DSC-P2, Nikon 7900) could never do. Hence the reason why I bought the camera. Not to be understated, but the outdoor,sunlit pictures were outstanding as well. It was definitely worth it, especially at the sub-300 price! As a bonus, I think, the camera has had awesome battery life and is still running on the initial charge.

WEAKNESS:

The biggest weakness for me is the xD card format. It's fine and dandy, but xD isn't as universal as say, SD cards. Not to mention, xD cards in general are more expensive and I don't think, have reached the 2GB capacity level. Other than that, my biggest gripe is the darn plastic door over the ports. I wish it could be taken off and on, because with my big hands, its such a hassle to plug in the USB cable when the door doesn't open all the way.

CONCLUSION:

If you're wavering on the fence like I did, I suggest you just take the plunge and buy it. I was debating between this camera and the Canon Powershot SD700 IS, but what really swayed my decision was the fact that I was getting more value with the F30. It's cheaper and performs well in low-light situations, which is all I really need.

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Fuji F30

Strengths: - great price ($50 rebate thru Jan) - compact design - long battery life (500+ shots) - excellent low light capability - very good image quality - solid design, good build quality (w/one exception)

Weakness: - Would be nice if they had a bigger zoom (only 3x zoom) - Would be nice if they had wider lense - flimsy USB/AC cover - some purple fringing

This is my first digital camera & I'm not disappointed. I read a lot of reviews before choosing to buy the F30 and it's lived up to the hype.

For me, I wanted to get a dig cam that was compact enough to fit in my jean pockets, but still be large enough to easily hold when taking pictures & have an excellent battery life. The F30 excels in both areas with 500+ shots at night with its propietary batteries (which is lightyears ahead of the competition). Some reviews had said that your thumb may accidentally hit a button on the back while trying to take a picture -- while I can see this, I have not found this to be the case and I have large hands. But definitely try it out before you buy to see for yourself.

Also, I wanted a point and shoot camera that had some manual controls that I could start to experiment with to create some artistic shots. While the F30 doesn't have full manual, it does essentially give you the ability to change a wide variety of settings including aperture, shutter speed, exposure, white balance. So you'll have plenty of features to grow into and try when you're ready.

Most important, the camera has to take decent shots -- else, what is the point?? Again, the F30 has impressed me. I have read reviews that mention there is some purple fringing in high contrast shots (like on a dark branch in a bright sky). I haven't had a chance to see for myself, but I read there are ways to minimize this by changing settings and if you wanted, post picture editing.

The low light capability has been great compared a couple of my friends Canon camera. You can easily shot in ISO800 and even ISO1600 if you don't blow up your pictures to much. What this means is a lot of your indoor or night pictures actually can come out good now!

It seems like every camera I looked at had its tradeoff and the F30 is no exception. Decide what's more important to you and go with that. If it's the F30, be sure to check out the Fuji website and get the info on the $50 rebate that is running on the F30 thru Jan 07.

best of luck,

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Good for specific low light uses, not so outstanding...

Strengths: Fast startup. Minimal shutter lag. Nice LCD resolution with anti-glare screen. Battery lasts roughly 500 shots! Excellent video (in stereo). Best low light camera for "still life" pics.

Weakness: Flash recharging doesn't keep pace on a series of quick pics. Needs TRUE image stabilization. BAD redeye problem. Port cover doesn't move aside for connections — might eventually twist off and break!

To start off, I've been shooting digitally for about seven years. While I presently own Panasonic and Olympus cameras, I've also used the Fuji F10 and F20, Canon cameras, etc.


A unique F30 feature is the Natural Light + Flash mode. It takes a natural light picture first, followed by a typical flash shot (prepare to keep that hand steady until both pictures are complete!). Over the holidays, I took over 100 indoor photos. For one reason or another, I dumped almost all the natural light pics. If they turned out at all, there was usually a room lamp in the background that threw off the auto exposure. Second, auto white balance is better than some cameras, but walls and skin tones still take on a mustard or orange cast indoors (without flash). Flash-free images are also somewhat soft or fuzzy, though not as bad as the F10. Still, it was enough to convince me to turn back on the flash in order to obtain the maximum amount of indoor image detail. Without flash, when left to its own default settings, the camera will pick ISO 3200 for a watercolor effect. Of course, you can force it down to a more realistic ISO setting — say anything below 1,600 — which is still very impressive for a camera in this class. Unfortunately, don’t expect to ditch that tripod quite yet; otherwise, images taken in natural light will never appear as sharp and detailed as those taken with flash (or under adequate sunlight). That being said, you can obtain nice low light pics if you adjust the white balance, make sure all light sources are at your back, make use of the manual shutter settings, etc.


As you may have read, the F30, unlike the F10, offers "image stabilization" to help compensate for the length of time the shutter might otherwise stay open to let the small lens soak up all the low light. I did find it useful in some shooting situations. I obtained the best pics of a fireworks show by switching to the anti-blur mode (otherwise a tripod is necessary). Even so, out of 25 or so fireworks photos, only five were “print worthy”.


I also took the camera through some kiddie attractions at a theme park, and found that the F30, when left in Natural Light scene mode, is a particularly bad performer in challenging situations where the subject is relatively fixed but the photographer is moving. Low image noise, combined with the high ISO capability, makes for shots that are considerably better than competing cameras, but low light gains are offset by the tendency for the images to blur or lose detail under low light. Similarly, Fuji admitted that panning would cause motion blur in the F10 manual, and seemingly little has changed in this regard with the F30 — at least not when the subject is close to the lens. In fact, the F30 is the worst camera I’ve ever owned for capturing fish swimming in an aquarium. Consequently, out of roughly 300 “natural light” theme park photos, I felt only 25 were truly print worthy. Likewise, out of roughly 100 holiday photos I felt only half were “keepers” (and the majority were flash photos).


In general, the Fuji FinePix F30 is more reliable as a point-and-shoot (in full auto mode) than F10 because it is far less prone to exposure irregularities. Unfortunately, highlight clipping remains slightly above average. Highlights are even clipped near dusk under a winter sun. In one particular shot, white roller coaster tracks against a blue sky resulted in entire chunks of the track missing beyond, even, Photoshop recovery. By contrast, image details in the balance of the picture were outstanding enough to nearly cause me to overlook the blown highlights.


As for the notorious purple fringing, it remains an issue with the F30, just as it was for the F10/11. I see chromatic aberration in nearly every landscape shot I take, particularly when tree branches are in close proximity. A lesser known image quality issue is this: If something in your picture has a tight pattern it will produce a moiré effect (mostly on clothing, but also to a limited extent on buildings, roofs, etc). On the plus side, Macro works very well. Close-up flower pics, and the like, never looked so good.


BOTTOM LINE


YOUR user experience will vary. Potential buyers should also be aware of the digital camera manufacturing phenomena known as “sample variation”. To the Fuji’s credit, I’m shooting more “keepers” than I obtained with the F10. Even so, genuine image stabilization would offer bigger gains still. In my experience, image stabilization is particularly useful when you hold your arms out over your head to get the camera above a crowd, or in those situations where you are aiming the camera close to the ground to capture pets, flowers, or even children (because holding one’s arms above or below normal picture-taking form makes bracing/holding still difficult). I’ve tried both types of cameras, and for all-purpose shooting those with gyroscopic image stabilization seem to result in a greater percentage of useable images.

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Fuji Finepix f30

Strengths: small, excellent pictures, high iso (3200), flash that works as advertised, gorgeous LCD.

Weakness: Still uses XD cards instead of SD or Compact Flash. Hard to find a case that fits it like a glove. No viewfinder.

I have owned a lot of digital cameras and they have come and gone. Now, I only have this F30 and my Canon 20D. This is the perfect compliment to a digital SLR for those occassions that you can not carry the big one. Excellent everyday camera that provides beautiful pictures. Biggest advantage is the High ISO (3200) and the excellent iflash. I have owned the F10 and this is better in most ways than that camera. Has a lot more features and better lens coating. I just wish that Fuji drops the XD format.

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decent upgrade to f10

Strengths: metalic body, usable iso 800, compact, long batt life, high res 2.5" display, no dongle required for direct usb con.

Weakness: flimsy batt and usb/av cover.

Even if you already own fuji f10, you will find f30 a worthy upgrade. ISO 800 is usable even for 8.5x11 print. This alone is a good enough reason for an upgrade. Things such as longer battery life, higher resolution display, and direct connect for usb are just extra. like f10, f30's pictures usually come out not too oversaturated and detailed enough to fit my taste. Even though it's rated for 6.3 MP, but the result looks better than some ~7MP rated digicam. The downside of F30 is as usual. Battery and USB cover are flimsy, but I still recomend this digicam to anyone.

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Finepix F30 Digital Camera

Strengths: Camera is great quality picture and battery life. Clear and good quality avi movie also.

This is my 4th digital cameras past few years. I really recommend you this one. Nice picture quality, easy to use for beginner. Battery life is really long. I charged battery only 3 times about 3month. Movie also very clean and good quality.

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High quality photo, especially shoot in dark

Strengths: Excellent picture quality, especially at night.

Weakness: Built-in 10mb memory is unnecessary. Rubber USB connector cover (port) on the side of the camera is awful.

This is my 3rd Fuji finepix digital camera. I bought F30 because i compared picture quality. F30 is better quality than others. The packet size is more sqaure, similar to my first Fuji F40i, when I put inside my packet it won't show out at all. ISO 3200 mode is amazing innovation for such a compact camera. I think Fuji is only one has this mode currently. That's why all night pictures came out exactly like in daytime. Also, stabilization is perfect, especially for kids and older people.

XD card is kind of expensive. Built-in 10mb memory is unnecessary. Rubber USB connector cover (port) on the side of the camera is awful. Kind of difficulty to plug a cable. no cover to protect LCD screen from scratch.

So far, I am very satisfied F30.

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Fiji FinePix F30 Camera

Strengths: Solid metal case, with even weight distribution. Resolution upgade and an increase ISO rating.

Weakness: Plastic battery cover (no problems with past models with same type of cover). Rubber USB connector cover (port) on the side of the camera, awkward to try and hold open to connect the cable.

This the third Fiji digital I've purchased. The A303, the F10 and now the F30. I been very satisfied with the improvements to the F30 over the F10. My main concern with the F10 was the flash system and the inability to decrease the amount of "white out". I have found the new F30's multiple settings (including manual) has resolved the aforestated problem

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Fuji F30, Great camera and improved over Fuji F10

Strengths: Battery Life, High ISO, Aperature, Shutter priority, On screen shutter speed / other info

Weakness: Auto shots tend to be less than desired if you're familiar with manual settings. Histogram would be nice

This a pretty good camera compared to the Fuji F10 which I owned. It has shutter and aperature priority, is a bit smaller and nicer looking. Takes better "auto"/point and click shots compared to Fuji F10 (which stunk). The high ISO comes in really handy for night shots which majority of my shots are social events. However compared to if you leave settings on auto, manual adjustments can produce better shots. The camera has a tendency to put the ISO 800 or higher which tends to be a bit grainy, but you can defintely catch the mood without flash. Normally I would prefer less than ISO 400. This was a close decision buy between Canon S700, which in the end, night shots was mainly what I was going to use it for. Fuji F10 btw takes really good night shots (from personal experience).

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True quality camera for a great price!!!

Strengths: Great picture quality. Build is solid. Manual controls. Super-long battery life. Great price even before $50 rebate.

Weakness: Flash pictures can be somewhat overexposed in certain situations.

I bought this camera for my wife in Nov.'06 and have used it extensively for the past several months. I got a great deal for slightly less than $200 after the $50 rebate from Fujifilm. I spent a lot of time researching different digital cameras in the compact to ultra-compact range and the F30 seemed to be the unsung hero of the pack and we have not been disappointed in the least since the purchase. The colors are very natural and it is just superb under low-light indoor conditions which is unusual for cameras in this class. Even the flash-shots look great with very nice detail showing up in the background, although sometimes at the expense of over-exposure in the closer subjects. The preset modes are very useful and they all work the way you expect them to and the manual aperture/shutter control is also useful on occasion when you venture to experiment more. I have not tested the macro function yet but I would assume it to be on par with the competition. The battery life is better than any other camera in its class by a large margin. If you want a solid compact camera that takes great pictures and costs nearly half the price of competitors, go for the F30 and don't forget the $50 rebate.

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Fuji F30

Strengths: high ISO, compact size, aperature/shutter priority

Weakness: lousy manual, xD card, oddball USB cable

It's the high sensitivity that makes this camera unique. You can get some really intersting shots with the 3200 ISO. The photos are somewhat grainy, but I find that to be an intersting effect. Sadly the manual is poorly written which would make using the camera hard for someone without much experience.

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Fuji F30

Strengths: Intelligent Flash, High ISO, Long Battery Life, Internal Memory, and Picture Stabilization.

Weakness: Heavy compare to other small cmaeras, no cover or camera bag.

With Intelligent Flash and 3200 ISO, Fuji F30 is able to work in a very dark environment. Include the Picture Stabilization feature of this camera, the pictures taken with high ISO is alot clearer.
Log battery life of up to 500+ of shots. the clearest close-ups i have ever taken with this camera under the Macro mode.
Internal Memory is helpful even it's very little.

It's a great camera for any lever user. Easy to control and great features for adnavced users.

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Fuji F30 Camera

Strengths: Excellent low-light performance. Fast

Weakness: none.

This is a great great camera that has amazing low-light performance and is very fast in operation. The battery life is amazing as well. the camera is very pocketable and has 3x zoom. and high-enough megapixel for most purposes. highly recommended and in a class of its own.

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Excellent camera

Strengths: Low light, compact size

I've only had my Fujifilm F30 for a couple days, but I've posted a comparison between this camera and the Fujifilm F601 and the Panasonic SDR-S100 on my web site at:

willus.com/camcomp2006...

I'm very happy with the performance so far.

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Love Fuji!!

Strengths: Excellent service! I dropped my camera at Disneyworld and called Fuji for repairs. I received my repaired camera in a matter of days! Very professional company and service oriented.

Weakness: none!

I have now owned 3 different Fuji digital cameras. They outlast the newest technology so I keep upgrading. My daughter loves the other two cameras! These cameras are easy to use, take great pictures and hold up well. I am an avid photographer and I use this almost daily! Great job FUJI!!

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Maybe the best purchase I've made in years.

Strengths: Very easy to use. I'm no photographer, but my pictures look as though they were made by a professional, with a much more expensive camera.

Weakness: Battery life is short

I bought this the day before I left for a European vacation. Never dreamed I would spend this amount for a camera, and I was resistant. However, the salesman was able to convince me that I would not be sorry I bought this camera, so I did.

Starting with the first picture I took, I was amazed by the quality of the prints, the clarity, and most importantly, the ease. I absolutely love it.

I even went back to the store I bought it from and shook that salesman's hand in appreciation!

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Fuji Finepix F30 Digital Camera

Strengths: Really high quality pictures. Fast response and shutter. Very tiny and light weighted. Like it very much

Weakness: haven't found any.

I have only used this camera for few days. Everything works perfect for me. Camera is in silver and light weighted. IT has fast response and shutter. Perfect camera for home use.

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Great Camera for the Price.

Strengths: Great value for the $. Battery life is good and time between shots is quite short.

Weakness: Nothing so far.

I was ready to purchase a Canon digital camera when I came across a review for the F30. After some research this camera proved to give quite a bang for the buck. I already have an older Fuji FinePix A210, which is a good camera, but the features are quite basic. The F30 comes with so many features it is hard to believe the price. The battery life is great even with the LCD screen on. I would highly recommend this camera to anyone who doesn't want to spend a fortune, but would like a nice camera.

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The Fuji F30 (In my opinion of course)

Strengths: Excellent picture quality, usable high ISO settings, very long battery life(better than I expected), Amazing video!

Weakness: Purple fringing in pictures, but thats about it.

I read so many reviews for this camera, that in the end I had this terrible urge to purchase it. Believe me, I am so happy with it! I have taken pictures that look so good I havent even considered post processing! You can take pictures so quickly thanks to the fast auto focus system it uses. The flash adjusts automatically and always delivers the perfect exposure. The ISO raises even with flash but it is to capture the background naturally (and it does). Ive taken pictures in the break room of my workplace, where there is dim light, and the pictures come out beautifully with and without the flash (thanks to its "Natural with flash" mode).
The video is amazing! Ive read reviews saying that you can hear the camera focusing... well I personally havent, and I continously plug it in my TV with the included cables and people are just amazed at how good the video looks!

Highly recommended!

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Best low light camera - I don't think so

Strengths: Compact

Weakness: Over-rated

I'm disappointed with the Fuji F30. Everyone bills it as the "best low light camera" but its not.
We do lots of shots of nightclubs and bands. We need maximum light into the shot in minimum time. You'd think the Fuji sensor would do it, but the lens is too small.
I've had two Olympus cameras previously and they left the Fuji F30 for dead. The Olympus C-2040 was the best low-light camera I have ever used. The Olympus C-4000 was okay too. I haven't found a digital SLR or compact which can match them. The F30 tries hard, and isn't terrible, but isn't as good as the Olympus.
The F-30 blurs too much (even on the manual settings), can be grainy, and the red-eye reduction doesn't cut the red-eye much.

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An excellent Camera for Low Light Indoor Pictures

Strengths: Best Low Light pictures, excellent indoor pictures, great portraits, long battery life

Weakness: Big files with video, xd card format

F30 is undeniably one of the best digital cameras I bought in the last 7 years for taking low light indoor pictures. As a parent of 2 boys who are 4 and 10 months, I can capture their running and jumping without any issues with F30(ofcourse I do use Canon Rebel XT some times) but I absolutely get fabulous photos with F30 any day. I dont use F30 outside often but when I am not using my Rebel XT at home, I use F30 for parties and just causual shooting inside home. I would recommend F30 to anyone who has young kids and want to take exceptional photos of your kids.

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Fuji F30 Camera

Strengths: Amazing low-light pics, Great Build, Manual controls

This is simply an awesome all around camera that is superb indoors or in low-light. it rivals DSLR cameras in that regard and no point-n-shoot comes close. outdoor pics are very nice too. manual controls abound and it captures excellent video too. camera operation is superfast. the body is very well built with great finish. highly recommended.

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Low light success and nice quality camera

Strengths: High ISO allows great photos with or (in many situations) without flash. LCD is good quality, controls are within reach, takes nice photos, has a strong flash, a nice finish, and good battery life

Weakness: It COULD take TOO bright a photos if you mess with its settings, but on automatic it seems not to (& you can turn it down if it does and try again).

We have owned 3 digital cameras: Sony 2, Canon MP, and this one. It does what promised in low light and is extremely fun to play with. I didn't know much about why ISO matters, but finally having a camera with high ISO settings helps me see the difference. Our Canon had ISO up to 800, which was considered high at the time. This one goes up to ISO 3200 with the 1600 setting being the more usable. Why does it matter? It simply requires less light to capture details, so the pictures show up a lot nicer even when the light isn't great. I'm not used to this (even with film cameras except with some a flash on an SLR). I'm used to dark backgrounds indoors if I shoot someone who is part way across the room, but this thing lights up the whole room as if it's no big deal. The F30 is compact, delicate to hold (but not tiny and as thin as some), feels solid. The controls are pretty easy to reach and use. It has a neat feature where you pick it up and want to review the photos you have stored, you push the "play" button on the back and it turns on the camera in "review" mode without extending the lens and putting it in "shoot" mode. You don't have to extend the lens for nothing it seems easier on the camera and uses less power. The F30 also has an "F" button on the back that will let you mess with that ISO setting and the quality settings. There is an option on the round 4-button, menu region where you can turn up the screen brightness while shooting if it is a bright day outside, and it's easy to reach. There's also the white balance button, etc. The shutter button on top allows you to check your focus before shooting (or compose your picture) by pushing it half way down and giving it time to focus in odd situations where you want to check how it will look before shooting. (However, it isn't necessary because the camera will shoot if you just push the shutter button.) The camera responds more quickly than I'm used to (in turning on, focusing, storing the picture, getting ready for the next shot). It is WAY faster than that Canon with no comparison. The only real "bother" is that the plug in flap for the battery charger cord and USB download cord is pretty tiny, as are the plugs. It requires some delicate handling, but I don't min--it's a pretty small camera, so it has pretty small parts in places. I say we have a winner and this camera is a keeper. It is cute, functional, takes good pictures, is pretty easy to use, and has most extra features one would need when the situation is unusual. Buy it! I doubt you find anything else quite like it (certainly nothing that handles light like it does). We're really excited to own it!

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Great P&S camera

Strengths: Great picture quality, great low-light performance, good movie mode, huge LCD.

Weakness: overexposed in some cases, USB/AC port cover makes it difficult to connect the cable.

This camera is one of the best 6-7MP P&S cameras. It takes beautiful pictures, especially in low-light condition. It supports ISO up to 3200 (but I found the pictures become unacceptably noisy if ISO is set above 800). The camera is compact, well built and produces sharp pictures. I am very pleased with it. You also need to play around with the manual setting to get the best result.

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