Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Wasabi Green)

The camera looks sleep, is fairly small, & has a cool design, but its user interface is pretty confusing 2 use, & I personally don't think the pictures are that great, a lot of mine turn out grainy & have 2 be photoshopped 2 look decent. You can find better

I have a terrible tendency 2 drop my cameras, & needed a new one before going on a trip with my friends. I did some research & learned that this camera actually had a lot of features & was less expensive than it's competitors. I don't know how they do it, but I have 2 say I was impressed. This camera rocks - I went with 3 other friends & by far my camera took the best pictures. I brought the cable 2 hook up 2 the TV & we reviewed our pictures & video clips every night. The picture quality is excellent, the camera is small & easy 2 carry around, & the rechargeable battery holds a good charge. It also comes in several fun colors - I can't see a reason why you shouldn't consider this camera, it rocks!

Pro:
1) Takes good outdoor pictures 2 limit of lens resolution.
2) Survived Drop 2 pavement before I obtained a neck lanyard.
3) Good battery life in a Lowepro Ridge 10 Case.
4) Excellent close up capability 4 taking pictures of
Surface Mount PCB's with Excellent Resolution.
5) Excellent rendition of photographed text in Text mode.
6) Excellent general Engineering use 4 bright easily incorporated illustrative report pictures.
7) Has a mode that works 4 everything. Easily accessed close up!
8) Excellent review magnification 2 ensure text or point of interest is sharp!
9) Easily picks up every pixel on a LCD Screen.

Con:
1) Auto is slow & does not work 4 engineering (few faces). Focus in Auto seldom does what I want. Focus & hold (while button half depressed is not supported)
2) No Neck Strap just wrist strap! (it's hard 2 buy a neck strap that does not have metal on it that would scratch the LCD. Amazon please stock a standard neck strap 4 phones & cameras that has a plastic joint from neck strap 2 short securing cord).
3) Has a hard time photographing a CRT.
4) Does not come with LCD protector (buy a pack of 5 Targus ones from Walmart)
5) No Viewfinder.

But I like it 4 work! Each image is 2Mbytes buy at least a 2Gbyte SD card. It takes SDHC cards as well. Works well with openSuSE 11.0 Linux.

This camera looks great an does a good job 4 amateurs. It is also very durable. My daughter dropped hers in water under about 3 inches. She dried it out & it works fine. Also pictures are good, especially outside shots. Very good deal.

THIS IS A GOOD CAMERA - TAKES CLEAR PIX. HAVEN'T GOT TO PLAY AROUND ON IT MUCH TO SEE HOW THE VIDEO IS THOUGH.

10-megapixel effective recording * 2-1/2" LCD screen * 3X optical zoom (5 digital/15X total zoom) * 35mm equivalent lens focal length: 40-120 * top JPEG resolution: 3648 x 2736 * face detection identifies people in your frame & adjusts focus & exposure 4 better portraits * in-camera red-eye detection & automatic correction * high sensitivity mode (ISO 1600) at full resolution 4 low-light shooting *