Fujifilm FinePix Z90 14 MP Digital Camera with Fujinon 5x Wide Angle Optical Zoom Lens and 3-Inch Touch-Screen LCD (Pink)
- 14-megapixel CCD sensor; 5x wide-angle optical zoom lens
- 3-inch resistive touch-screen LCD; Dual Direction GUI
- 720p HD video capture; one-touch movie button
- Easy Web upload to Facebook and YouTube
- Capture images and video to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
- 14 million effective pixels; 1/2.3 inch CCD with primary color filter; 5x optical zoom lens plus approx 6.8x digital zoom
- 3.0 inch wide touch panel LCD; Auto rotation to portrait or landscape view; HD movie 720p with sound
- 6 scene SR auto; Motion Panorama mode with auto stitch; Touch and shoot; Touch and track; Multi Frame Playback; Image search
- Approx. 38MB internal memory; USB 2.0 High-speed; Video output NTSC / PAL selectable; SD/SDHC/SDXC card compatible (card NOT included)
- Digital image stabilization; Tracking auto focus
Packed full of fun and easy-to-use features, the stylish and colorful Finepix 90 really is not just a pretty face. Housing an innovative 3-inch wide LCD touch screen, a 14.2 megapixel sensor, a 5x Fujinon optical zoom, 720p HD movie and 1080p image capture, and a YouTube/Facebook easy web upload facility;the FinePix Z90 is the perfect camera for a fashion conscious audience that is looking for a combination of quality and style.
List Price: $ 219.99
Price: $ 219.99
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A versatile and tough little take-along camera,
This is my second Fuji camera. (My first was a sturdy sandproof/waterproof model, the XP, which has served me very well at the beach and on boats.)
I’m mostly a Canon gal myself, and I have to say the Fuji interface takes a little getting used to. After poking around for 15 minutes, pressing buttons and exploring menus, I think you’ll find this camera pretty intuitive. In many ways, the menus are easier to navigate than Canon’s. That’s a good thing, because the enclosed instructions are sparse (though a full set is included in .pdf form on the enclosed CD).
This camera won my favor before I even used it because of the delightful “form factor” — it’s pretty, it’s colorful, it’s compact, it’s pleasant to handle, and the sliding front panel promises sturdy protection from the hazards of my jeans pocket (where I habitually keep my compact cameras).
So how are the pictures? Mostly the same as those taken by my other subcompacts. I gave the camera a workout in bright sun, shade, fluorescent light, incandescent light, and very low light. The scene settings work quite well and the Auto setting does a good job of selecting exposure and ISO. You could just set it on “Auto,” leave it there, and never worry about it again if you’re not a fan of fiddling with cameras.
There were a few ways in which I thought this camera was inferior to my Canon subcompacts, though. First — the Auto White Balance setting wasn’t quite as accurate as on my Canons. Second — the lens lets in less light, causing more grain in very dark scenes. The Canons excel at capturing very low-light shots with minimal blur and grain. Finally, the lens is not as much to my liking. All subcompact cameras have a wide-angle lens that tends to create a fisheye effect, but it was slightly more marked in this camera than in my Canons. That means more distortion, but it also means it’s easier to photograph groups or any wide scene.
But there’s a lot to like, too. The 14MP image size, though it may seem a waste of memory, is actually a real blessing in situations where you need to crop a shot for printing, or make enlargements. You can shoot great-looking widescreen HD video. And unlike my Canons, which have a delicate cover for their lens and a thin finish that dings really easily, this camera has a tough exoskeleton to keep it safe.
One note — the reviewer who said you can put the battery in backwards was right. The trick to getting it in the right orientation is to align the orange stripe on the battery with the orange tab that holds in the battery.
The Fuji Finepix Z85 is a great choice if you need a reasonably-priced, tough, attractive and versatile camera for vacation snapshots, party photos, Facebook postings, and the like. It’s an excellent compromise between image quality, features, size, and portability. And it’s really important to have at least one camera that’s sturdy, small, and easy to take along. Because, as they say, “The camera you have with you always takes better pictures than the camera at home in the closet.”
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|Good pocket camera,
Fujifilm’s FinePix Z90 is, obviously, a digital camera. I won’t replay the statistics for you, since they are listed in the product description. Here are the highpoints of my experience with this camera:
1. The FinePix uses a rechargeable battery which is included. The drawback here is that you must charge the battery before the first use of the camera. If it used normal batteries, you could pop them in and move on. However, rechargeable keeps the waste down, and ordering your camera to arrive a day or two before you need it will give you plenty of time. Initial charge actually took a little under 2 hours. The charger is included. You can purchase an additional battery if you like.
2. Battery life: I have taken this camera along on a couple of short family day-trips and taken somewhere between 20-30 pictures each trip. Between that and taking pictures just to take pictures, I’ve taken well over a hundred pictures. So far, the battery has held up just fine and not needed recharged. This includes after sitting around and not being used at all for a couple of days. Let’s face it: with a camera, you want it to work when you pick it up. This one does pretty well.
3. Picture quality: I am not much of a photographer, but I can tell lousy, blurry pictures when I see them. So far, I’m not seeing any with my FinePix. The image stabilization seems to work well, the flash fills nicely, and the “Auto” setting has kept the quality consistent indoors and out.
4. Controlling the camera with a touchscreen: this has been difficult to adjust to doing, but I’m getting used to it. I don’t know of a touchscreen control that I’ve ever been truly happy with, however this one is good enough.
5. Included software: I used the included software a little bit, but not a lot. I wasn’t impressed and found the free software I’ve been using to be just fine. This is partly because I prefer to eject the card from the camera and use the card reader on the computer. I didn’t bother learning the new software and just continue to use what I’ve been using.
The other reason I chose to not bother with the included software is what I would deem my one major complaint with this camera: the USB docking cord. It’s not a mini-USB or a micro-USB. It’s shaped just a little different. This means using the included software for import requires keeping one more cord on my desktop or handy. Too much trouble—I’m already too good at collecting clutter. I’m not sure there was a technical reason not to make the cord match existing cords, but it doesn’t.
6. Time to shoot: this is my favorite thing about this camera. I pick it up, snap the cover down, and take a picture. My wife has an Olympus that takes slightly better pictures, has a better zoom, and a better video feature. But if our son is up to something cute and silly, I can get two pictures taken before she can take one, and that can be all the difference.
7. One fun feature: I thought this was fun, but you might find it stupid. The camera can be set to take two quick pictures with one push. One with flash, one without. So, in those situations where you don’t know if you need the flash, you don’t have to repose or re-snap. It’s done.
This is a definite step-up from my daughter’s entry-level camera, but obviously you can’t expect it to be as amazing as cameras that run into the hundreds and thousands. For me, a dad trying to capture memories here and there, it’s a good fit.
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