fuji finepix 3800 review

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Review of Fuji Finepix 3800

By josephsherry Rank: Corporal on 1st Sep 2003

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Value for money10/10
Overall value8/10
yes josephsherry's recommendation

Good Points

Quality of pictures and the optical zoom capabilities.

Bad Points

Under low lighting conditions it is hard to see your subject through the viewfinder because the camera does not have an auto illluminator.

General Comments

The Fuji Finepix 3800 digital camera has alot of excellent points but it takes a little getting used to for example the shutter lag is slow and you have to compensate by depressing the shutter half way focusing the camera then waiting for the right shot then completely depressing the shutter release. It takes excellent video with sound and I personally like the scene positon. You can set the camera for several auto scene set ups: portrait, sports, scene etc. which regulate the shutter speeds. It also has white balance controls and shutter priority settings. It would of been nice if Fuji invested another feature like the ability to plug your camera directly into your tv, vcr and dvd player for recording and viewing simplicity but if you absolutely need those functions Fuji just came out with a new S5000 on August 14th 2003 which is a hybrid between the 3800 and the S602 and it has an impressive 10x optical zoom and boasts of 6 mp. The 3800 is an excellent camera but I wish I would have waited 2 more weeks till the S5000 came out because it is well worth the extra 100 dollars before you buy this camera check out the S5000. It also has alot of the features the higher end cameras have. If you have no use for the extra features of the S5000 then the 3800 is a very good camera for the money.

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