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| Review Date: November 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer: NSE Advance, Lagos, Nigeria |
I've been a Fujifilm faithful ever since my first digicam, the FP1300, seven digital cameras ago in 2001. With the Z10fd, it's easy to see why; tiny, sleek eye catching design (curvy and retro looking), intuitive, easy to use interface, and great image quality.
The Z10 is a 7 megapixel camera with 25MB internal memory. I made sure I got a large memory card, a 1GB XD card (the camera also takes SD and SDHC memory cards) which stores 294 images at the highest resolution, and 18.7 minute movie clips (640x480 at 30fps).
Having owned two cameras in The Z series; the Z1 and Z3, comparisons are inevitable. The first thing of note is that you no longer require the cradle to charge the camera, or download photos/movies/sound clips. It was quite a pain having to lug that around everywhere.
As with those two, the camera powers on by sliding back the lens cover. One gripe I have though is that there isn't a dedicated button for movie mode anymore. You must now go into the menu to access it, but I can live with that. There's only one button on top of the camera, the shutter button, everything else in located on the back, beside the LCD.
The 2.5 inch LCD display is toughened and scratch/break resistant. The resolution is excellent. The camera has 3x optical zoom which it does without extending out of the camera body, like most other cameras.
The battery charges in about an hour, much quicker than the 140 minutes stated in the manual. Camera start up is very quick too, just under 2 seconds from my timing.
The menu is even further simplified. IF, For example, you select one out of the 18 shooting modes (IE. Manual, Car, Natural & Flash, Natural light, Party, Sports -for moving objects, etc. There's even a mode for Text), the screen displays text explaining what each mode is, with crystal clear sample images to illustrate. Each mode makes life easier for people like me who aren't into much tinkering to achieve great results. Natural & Flash is one of my favourites as it takes two images; one with flash, and one with natural light near simultaneously, and you get to select one, or keep both. Most times, the photo taken in natural light comes out tops.
Movies are shot in 30fps, TV quality mode, which is becoming standard in digicams these days. You can select either the higher quality of 640x480, or lower quality of 320x240 (which gives longer clips). Quality is very good, and it's amazing the way the camera adapts to changes in light intensity while shooting (g. moving from a darker indoors atmosphere to a sunny exterior).
Then we come to the major feature, face detection mode. This is a welcome feature for people like me who while handing my camera to strangers to "please take a photo of me", hope and pray that the photo taken manages to come out focused and okay at least. In this mode, the camera locks onto facial features, up to ten faces at a time, and automatically selects the best exposure for the shot as well as eliminates red-eye, enabling great shots to be taken every time. You can also use face detection mode with the self timer, ensuring those shots you take of yourself come out great. You can still use AF/AE lock as well.
You can edit photos too; clip, Rotate, and even send or receive images with other IR enabled cameras by infra red. I tried it with my PC (which is IR enabled) and it didn't work though, shame!
The camera comes in a range of colours; Black (my favourite), Red, Green, Pink, blue, and orange.
There's an AV cable to connect to your TV to view images or movie clips (it uses the same port as the USB and has a nice little cover for the port), and as ever, the Finepix software is first class. Photos up to A3 size can be printed in crystal clear resolution.
This camera will not please those who are used to extensive manual settings and loads of tinkering with ISO levels, White Balance, and other photographic jargon, but if you're like me, and just want to be able to whip out your camera, and without much fuss, capture the moment, this camera is for you. My current favourite gadget along with my iPod classic!
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exactly what I need
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| Review Date: October 16, 2007 |
| Reviewer: And. C. Perry, Orting WA USA |
The Finepix Z10fd is exactly the kind of camera I need for my business. I'm a nail artist, and I need to be able to take clear, crisp, and up-close photos of hands and feet--and that's what I get with this subcompact little cutie. The controls are very intuitive, Also; I didn't need the user's manual to figure out the basics, and only needed to peek at it couple of times for some of the more specific functions. The 7.2 pixels give me a whole lot of image to work with later in my photo editing software. I haven't had the opportunity to print anything yet, but when I do, I'll edit this review accordingly.
Oh, and the fact that the camera is HOT PINK does nothing at all to diminish my pleasure in its use, in case anyone was wondering :D |
Fuji Z10fd Has the Wow Factor !
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| Review Date: January 30, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Elizabeth V. Brennan, Tampa, florida |
I own multiple compact cameras - and this is by far one of my favorites. I have the Sony T10 and Samsung i6 and now the Fuji z10fd.
First off, the hardest part about purchasing this camera is deciding which color to get - all the colors are so cool, you just kinda wanna collect them all :-). I decided on the Green color. I can always find it in a room full of other camera's : )
Pros:
* Cute, this little cutie is a conversation piece.
* Small and easily fits in your pocket or purse.
* Fast startup
* Fast shooting
* Takes SD film :)
* User Friendly
* Easy to Open/Close
* Transfers pictures to other Fuji's "WOW"
* Scrapbook / Playback features are Fun.
Cons:
* Unable to Zoom in/out while shooting video :(
* Video starts playing automatically (playback mode) - I wish there was an option to turn that off - it gets annoying when trying to find videos.
* Unable to easily switch between Picture mode and Video mode - without going thru the menu.
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Great little camera
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| Review Date: January 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Rebecca L. Lund, Hummelstown, PA USA |
| I got my daughter this camera for Christmas. I searched many and didn't want to spend a fortune for one because she is 13 and 13 year olds are not always as careful as they should be. Well, I liked it so much that I am waiting for one for me to be delivered because I ordered one for myself. It is a great camera at a reasonable price. |
Excellent camera, Easy to use
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| Review Date: February 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: M. Rom, Phoenix, AZ |
| My 16 year old daughter bought this camera and LOVES it. She does not read instructions and has still had great success with a lot of the features. It is very easy to use and understand. The image stabilization is good, the picture quality is beautiful, and the video feature is a lot of fun. Great camera, Great price. |
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