Fujifilm FinePix 2800 Zoom

usability, price, image quality, zoom, portability

reliability, viewfinder, manual adjust.

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

87% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The $379 FinePix 2800 Zoom is a solid buy, offering long battery life, impressive image quality, and the convenience of through-the-lens-style viewing.

6X zoom lens; compact design; records video clips with sound; doubles as a Webcam.

Most settings accessible via LCD menu only; minimal manual-exposure control; poky shot-to-shot time.

Fujifilm's FinePix 2800 Zoom offers point-and-shoot photographers a 6X zoom lens and a compact design.

Excellent zoom lens - takes great pictures ; Really good saturated colours ; Good macro - great that it's not fixed at a specific point ; Looks good, and is easy to hold, if a little bit heavy - compact for a camera with 6x optical zoom ; Easy to use...

(these are all fairly minor things really)

This camera takes excellent pictures, is very easy to use with a very impressive zoom lens, has a great macro mode, and records videos with sound.

Very good photo quality ; Good value - 6X optical zoom for under $400 ; Menu system intuitive, easy to use ; Movie mode w/sound ; Can be used for videoconferencing - though Windows only

Electronic Viewfinder - I don't like them in general ; LCD a little dark ; Playback mode could have more features ; A bit of shutter lag

For those looking for a lot of zoom for a little money, the FinePix 2800 Zoom is an excellent choice. It offers a 6X optical zoom, very good photo quality, and point-and-shoot ease of use. You won't find any manual controls or support for add-on...

Powerful zoom, crisp images

Miserly 8MB Smartmedia card

This is a camera for the creative image-maker, rather than the hobbyist wishing to experiment with a barrow-load of different settings and functions. Images are satisfyingly crisp, but the feature that separates the Fuji 2800 from most of its...