Fujifilm Finepix Z20fd 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Jet Black)

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.

The Fuji Film FinePix Z20 10-Megapixel Digital Camera features 10-Megapixels of high resolution 2 capture every moment in beautiful color, & later crop & enlarge without loss of detail. With powerful ISO1600 sensitivity & Anti-blur mode, photos in more scenes come out clear, bright & free of blur & flash washout. The Picture Stabilization Mode can use a very fast shutter speed 2 prevent blur from camera shake, fast-moving subjects or both. One Touch Movie button makes movies easy 2 shoot. Use the simple built-in edit functions 2 put the finishing touches on a high-quality movie with audio in the popular MPEG4 format. Just press, shoot & enjoy the movie. Select any previously recorded movie file & resume shooting 2 create a movie up 2 60 seconds long. Share both photo & movie files with other IrSimple-ready cameras & devices. Auction Mode stitches multiple photos into a single image 4 easy uploading 2 your favorite auction site. Lens focal length - f=6.3 - 18.9mm, Equivalent 2 35-105mm on a 35mm camera Aperture - F3.7 - F8.0 (W) / F4.2 -F9.0 (T) Shooting modes - Auto, Manual, Natural Light, Natural Light& with Flash, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Auction, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Museum, Party, Flower, Text, Picture Stabilization, Successive Movie, & Stamp Shutter speed - 1/4 second 2 1/1000 second in Auto Mode Self-timer - 10 seconds, 2 seconds delay Dimensions - Width 3.6 x Height 2.2 x Depth 0.8 (91.3x56.3x18.8mm) excluding accessories & attachments Weight - 3.9 ounces (110 grams) excluding accessories, batteries & memory card