Fujifilm Finepix S1500fd

I take several trips to different places in Europe so I decided to purchase a new camera. So far I am happy with my purchase of this camera by Fujifilm. It takes beautiful colorful pictures and gives you several different options like the more expensive professional cameras. This camera is great for the zoom. The camera actually does a great job even with the digital zoom. For the money, I would recommend buying this camera, unless you are a serious photographer, then I'd recommend spending a bit more on a different camera (perhaps stay away from all mega-zoom cameras for that matter). Am still learning everything it will do, but have taken great photos with it. Looks ...  Read the complete review

I've had one of these for about a year now, and have found it to be a really cool little thing. It isn't a DSLR, but don't let that put you off. It's compact size and amazing amount of features is enough to give you everything you need to take a great shot. Great zoom ability, a fair amount of changeable settings and an easy Auto setting for those who just want to shoot away and take easy pictures. The digital screen is a good size, making it easy to see the pictures you have taken previously, and also has a fair video playback with sound, for those moments you just cant miss. The only thing I would have to put down is that sometimes it's difficult to find what you want ...  Read the complete review

The Fuji FinePix S1500 is the latest incarnation of the very successful FinePix S1000fd. It is very SLR-like in appearance and the added bulk of the battery-holder/grip does give it an assured feeling in your hands. Of course, this can be a disadvantage, and if you want a camera that you can just slip in-and-out of your pocket, then maybe a slimmer compact should be considered. The 12x optical zoom is excellent and it equates to 33-396mm in 35mm terms - and if this isn't enough, there is a 5.7x digital zoom feature too. The menus are friendly and easy to navigate, and there are helpful explanatory prompts that appear on thew LCD screen when the ...  Read the complete review