Fujifilm Finepix S7000

During the last 2 decades technology advances have seen no bounds, striving further and further forward making everyone’s life supposedly easier and convenient from wind up radios to handheld satellite navigation systems, so where does that leave the good old point and click camera. Well the camera certainly didn’t miss the boat thus entering the world of mega pixels and mega bucks. Choosing the right camera for you depends entirely on how adventurous you are, how much time you have on your hands to learn the array of functions they have to offer and not forgetting how much your budget will stretch to. Liking a gadget or two, I considered the more ...  Read the complete review

When Mrs GUMMO says that she doesn't want anything for Christmas it can mean only one thing; namely that what she wants is quite expensive, and that she daren't ask in case I say 'NO'. This is exactly what happened at about this time last year, when I plucked up the courage to ask 'SHE who must be obeyed' about what she wanted. There then ensued a couple of weeks of dodging and manoeuvring by SHE, before she managed to catch me in the right disposition to drop the bombshell request. "A New Camera". Apparently, despite having had a 5MP digital camera bought for her not a full year previously, it wasn't 'camera-like enough'. This ...  Read the complete review

I have had my Fujifilm Finepix s7000 for about 3 years now it has always proved itself to be a reliable companion. I originally bought it after my tutor at college recommended the Fujifilm finepix s5000 as a great camera for shooting stills of my embroidery pieces (I am a textile artist). The s7000 had not been out long then so being a bit of a gadgeteer I had to have it! My favourite feature is the super macro setting is great for taking very detailed close up shots of stitches and it even captures the weave of fabric perfectly with beautiful clarity. I also find that the picture quality excellent and have used enlarged close ups of my work for posters etc. ...  Read the complete review

Ok so it's only 6.3 megapixels interpolated to 12 but at around £350 compared to the £700 you could pay for an 8 megapixel model who would complain. The camera is quite large and heavy and, therefore, may not be suitable for small hands but the build quality is very good and the camera certainly feels very solid to hold. You view the image through the lens using the electronic viewfinder although the camera also has the usual LCD colour screen on the back (1.8 inches in size). The camera also has the advantage of a cable release socket in the shutter button as well as a hotshoe on the top of the camera. Auto focusing is very ...  Read the complete review

I've had several digital cameras over the past few years, and with each one the features and the quality has got better. My existing camera is a Canon A70 - an excellent camera, but I felt the need for something more sophisticated, and my partner wanted something with more manual options. We decided on the Fuji Finepix S7000 after reading lots of online reviews. I ordered from Amazon because it was the best price at the time (£356) - they excelled themselves by delivering next day. The camera comes with a pathetically small memory card (Fuji's own type - XD Picture Card) but I'd ordered a 256MB additional card as 16MB is barely enough for ...  Read the complete review