My wife - Bule, gifted me this smart camera for my birthday last Month.
I call this a mini SLR range camera.
It took me a few hours to go through the Owner’s Manual, because without which one cannot fine tune this device for best results.
I was waiting to write this review after I have got some excellent photographs with this device.
Some of its features were,
- HD Compatibility - Other Brands with HD costs much higher than this.2. 15x Optical Zoom - under which Super Macro mode which helps in accurate focusing, Instant Zoom to capture moving objects and High Speed Continuous Shooting.3. Face Detection and Red eye removal are common as in other cameras, but Zoom Bracketing Mode which can capture 3 portraits from wide to close in one shutter press is something which is unique.4. Again Intelligent Flash and Natural light with Flash are common among other cameras, the feature which stands out is Dual Image Stabilization, I shot a photo of a valley when the bus was at a speed of 40 km/hr, I could not able to find a slight blur in the photo.5. Other features include you can find a number of Scene Positions under the SP shooting mode at the mode dial. Also playback modes gives a fine viewing of photos with slideshow mode etc.
I bought this camera from QRS, Trivandrum @ Rs.13990 including 2GB SD Memory Card, Four Alkaline Batteries, Camera Pouch from Fuji Film, Battery Charger with 4 Batteries.
Before buying this camera, check whether Fuji film has service network in your city @ https://fujifilm.in/Service_netregion.html
You cannot get a camera with similar specification at this price. Once before i thought not to buy a camera other than Cannon and Sony, but now after using Fuji Film, I would recommend this 100%.
I forgot one thing, it has also got video recording with sound, and also a voice memo feature for photos.
It is easy to handle has fine grip when we are holding the camera, slightly heavier but its loaded with much more features which simply strikes this aspect. Indoor shooting lacks a slight decrease in quality level, but still it can be corrected by the combination of some settings.
I thank my wife for giving me this wonder making gift.