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Fujifilm FinePix S1500 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Introduce a high-performance tracking auto focus and panorama shooting mode in the FinePix S1500. Equipped with the evolved SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto) and Face Detection, scenes and faces can be captured and optimized even more with the detection functions.Large 2.7-inch LCD screen allows you to find favorite image at a glance displayed in 10 x 10 array. In addition to a wide range of shooting modes, the FinePix S1500 offers a selection of versatile scene positions that ensure optimum results no matter what the scene.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great camera
I have only used this new camera a few times, but am very excited. Our children both own the same and they sold us on this camera. Thank you Fuji

5 Stars Nice camera – cannot ask for more
Note: This review is after a 15 day use of this camera, which I purchased from Amazon.

Amazon shipping was great. Amazon indicated that the price was $169. However, when I added to the cart, the price changed to $173. I wanted to buy a camera because my old camera died. Thus, I bought it even though I had to pay a little more.

I wanted to have a nice camera with 10x zoom. I could not afford a DSLR. Thus, I compromised with this ultra zoom camera. Even though the reviews on the web were decent enough, I was worried about going for Fuji S1500. I was wrong. The camera came, I loaded the 8GB SD card I purchased and the alkaline batteries that came with it.

* The first photo of my daughter indicated the goodness of the flash and the great pictures this camera could take

* Camera grip is great. I felt that the build is solid.

* For all simple features, this camera is easy to use. The button positions make it easy to configure the most frequently used (by me) functions/features.

* It would have been nice if a camera bag was included. None of my digicam bags take this camera. I have to buy a new one !

* The camera came with 4 Panasonic alkaline batteries. I’ve already taken 180+ pictures using the electronic view finder; the batteries are still going strong.

* The EVF is good. At higher zooms EVF view appears to be noisy. However, the photos look good.

* Looks like the image stabilization is working – never seen a blurred picture due to camera shake

1 Star Really bad quality images… Is not a good option
In the past i use to have a fujifilm, very good quality cameras; so i decided to change my actual Canon A620 buying the S1500. I am really disapointed… the quality is really bad… grainy all the time. ISO settings only can be changed in manual modes. If you want to change the ISO settings, you must set all the parameters according the conditions every time(dark, bright, cloudy, etc). The wide automatic scene options the camera has are useless because ISO settings are usually very high (automatic), so the pictures usually are so grainy. You will need to set the parameters all the time, so buy another camera, because unless you are a professional, you are going to miss a lot of memory moments with this camera.

Cheap, nice look, impressive zoom, but you will pay the price with quality…

5 Stars Deal of the century
I shopped around a long time before choosing this camera. Compared to other offerings from the big names, this camera has a big sensor and glass lense for clear photos, all of the manual options in addition to the automatic ones, and it is a nice size. I though that I would miss the rechargeable battery of my old Nikon, but in reality, I don’t miss the tyranny of the rechargeable battery. I always had to plug it in the second that I was done with it, and if I forgot then it was dead the next time that I wanted to use it.

The LCD is big and bright. I have the image quality set to max and I out in a 12GB card. The pictures are 5mb each, but they transfer very quickly to my MacBook – if there are only a couple I have to check to see if it worked because they are done so fast. I can’t get over how well this camera takes photos. There are a lot more features than I realized, too. It is good to read the book when you get the camera. I really like that the flash doesn’t automatically pop up if it is dark. The Nikon flash would pop up and I would have to manually change the flash mode to off if I wanted natural light. This camera informs you that your photos might be blurry because it is going to have to step the shutter speed down so much, but you get to pick if you want the flash. If you do, you just push a little button to pop it up. If you don’t, you just shoot the photo. Great. I think this camera can do everything for you, but doesn’t try to hold your hand and tel you that it knows best.

5 Stars Excellent value & customer service
I have enjoyed photography since childhood and have been a serious amateur for the last 20 years. Being disabled now I could no longer afford or handle a DSLR. I bought the S1500 as it has all the bells & whistles of other much more expensive super zoom cameras. It’s 10 mp, 12 X zoom, manual shutter/aperture control, macro and super macro modes were all features I wanted. I was a Fuji fan already as I had taken many many photos of my son’s first 5 years with a Fuji point & shoot with great results. I have taken several dozen photos with the S1500 and have been very happy with the results. It is a solid well built camera and all though I am now used to using a viewing screen it is nice to have the option of looking through the viewfinder. Other than manual focus there is very little I would hope for, especially at this price.

I also want to share my buying experience with Amazon. When my camera arrived I could not get it to work properly. After 2 calls to Fuji they said it was a software problem and that I should return it to Amazon. I have bought many things from Amazon but never had to return anything. Being a bit old school I much prefer to handle these things over the phone with a fellow human being rather than by e-mail. It took just a bit of looking to find the customer service phone number and make the call. A mechanical voice informed me that I would receive an immediate call back which seemed a tall order. Sure enough, within 10 seconds a customer service rep called and in less than 5 minutes I had a return shipping label and a new camera shipped and set to arrive in 72 hours. The rep could not have been any better. He was apologetic, professional and really made a wonderful effort to get the problem resolved quickly, which it was. The new camera is perfect and I am now an even a bigger fan of Amazon than I was.

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