fuji fine pix

McKneff

Could anyone give me any feedback on this camera please.
I have a Konika Minolta at only 5mp

Any feedback appreciated.

http://direct.asda.com/Fuji-FinePix-JV150-14MP-Digital-Camera---Silver/000628784,default,pd.html

Or can anyone recommend a better one for round about the same price.

saintscouple

I don't know anything about this camera, but it can be had cheaper direct from FujiFilm as a refurbished model (12 month warranty) using code P10fEB15. £46.48 delivered.

Link to all refurbished models https://secure.fujifilm.co.uk/shop/consumer/digital/digital-cameras/view-all

closed

unless you are planning to print out large copies or do heavy cropping, megapixel counts aren't overly important.

McKneff

closed wrote: »

unless you are planning to print out large copies or do heavy cropping, megapixel counts aren't overly important.

Oh 'eck, I thought they did.
I just want to take 'normal' photos, holidays, family, friends etc.
a bit of cropping but no large pics. Some video on it would be good or should i just go for a good mobile phone with a good camera.

So what do I look for.

Thanks for the info on the refurb ones, but I really want a new one.

Any other recommendations please.

T_T_2

closed wrote: »

unless you are planning to print out large copies or do heavy cropping, megapixel counts aren't overly important.

Agreed. For family snaps anything in and around 10MP is more than sufficient. A budget 14MP camera like this one is overkill. My instant thoughts are: low quality sensor, massive file sizes.

Basically if you buy a 14MP camera at the bargain price of £65 then it is probably as good as a £65 camera at 10 or 12MP but will fill up your memory card faster than you can get through the battery The end result is limited space for pictures on your camera, long waits between transfering from camera to pc.

fenlander_uk

It's a modern day box brownie - nothing special, but it'll take decent snaps. For the money you get a lot of bells and whistles, including 720 video. Fully auto, no manual control but it has scene modes and face detection.

Not a camera for someone who wants to learn the ins and outs of photography, but you could take it to the beach and at that price it wouldn't be the end of the world if you dropped it in a pool.

There are some details here.

(BTW, nothing wrong with 5MP. Some of my best ever pics were taken with a 4MP Olympus. It's not the size that matters....)

Just_landed

So what do I look for.

Thanks for the info on the refurb ones, but I really want a new one.

Any other recommendations please.[/QUOTE]

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The better half wanted a nice easy to use camera of her own so we chose a FUJIFILM JX530 it does just what she wants and when she gets more used to it its got movie mode as well. To add you can alter the megapixels per picture from 14 million to 0.3 million which equates to 14495 pictures with the 4gb card in her camera.

fenlander_uk

I wouldn't set resolution to 0.3MP unless to want all your pics to look like they were taken on a security camera with a dirty lens!

You're very much at the budget end of the market. Try looking here for some good buys - the prices are in dollars, but you can find UK prices easily enough. The Fujifilm XP10 looks pretty good - £90 at Amazon. You could drop that one in a pool and it would probably survive unscathed. You could also take a look at Fuji's Z70 and Z90 models: review of the Z70 here.

closed

Is there something wrong with the one you have?

marms

jelderkin wrote: »

Take a look at this site they have got a few fujifilm finepix cameras and also review every camera they list. Got some really cheap high quality cameras :):)

Digital Gadgets World - Digital Cameras

Or if your look for a Fujifilm check this out

FujiFilm FinePix A170 Digital Camera

I hope this helps

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