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Resolution: 3.1 Megapixel
Image Resolutions: 2816 x 2120 (Interpolated)
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
Interchangeable Lens: Not Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range: f8/f9 (w/t) - f2.8/f3.2 (w/t)

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Fuji FinePix S5000 Digital Camera Reviews

213 people recommend this product

Pros: Gorgeous pics, both inside and outside. Love my Fuji S5000!! Cons: Haven't found any yet! Love this camera! from Shopping.com The S5000's pop-up flash did a great job of reducing redeye. The camera can support both wide-angle and telephoto lenses (the former may be useful, as the S5000 has a 38mm wide end), and I applaud from Dcresource.com The FinePix S5000 is truly an enthusiast's dream come true. Loaded with extensive manual controls and a host of features, this one allows the user to be in total control of his digital photography from Techtree.com "The FinePix S5000 is truly an enthusiast's dream come true. " from Techtree.com Fujifilm has put together a very nice package in the FinePix S5000. from Photoxels.com If you are an aspiring photographer and it's a long zoom that you want, be sure to try out the FinePix S5000. from Photoxels.com Pros: 10x zoom,diopter elec.viewfinder,lens hood-filter-tele/wide converter capability. Cons: No remote for telephoto and self portrait work The Bottom Line: The Fuji S5000 has only ONE from Shopping.com "the FinePix S5000, offers the simplicity of point-and-shoot photography with the advantages of optional manual control and a generous 10x optical zoom lens." from Imaging-resource.com recommend the Fuji S5000 for its ease of use, quality photos and that powerful 10X zoom and awesome macro ability for close-ups. from Shopping.com ), but Fuji makes these megapixels count The Bottom Line: The S5000 provides excellent lens quality, picture quality (plus CCD-RAW capability for professionals) for a very low price. from Shopping.com "The new S5000 is a digital SLR, in that both the rear-panel LCD and eyelevel viewfinder are both electronic displays, showing a "live" view through the lens." from Imaging-resource.com "The S5000 is a photographers camera, it is design to look and feel like a compact SLR with its deep hand grip, wide lens barrel, large eyepiece and rubberized body coating it appeals from DigitalPhotographyReview.com "The S5000 is certainly worth a look -- just be sure to carefully compare it to the competition." from Dcresource.com "the S5000 is fast in terms of shutter lag, shot-to-shot speed, and playback image viewing." from Dcresource.com : The S5000 is easy to use and a safe buy. It doesn't feel cheap like the delicate Minolta Dimage Z1, and has powerful 10X zoom, better than many other cameras. from Shopping.com FOR S5000. from Shopping.com . But once the batteries are disconected, it defaults back to 1MP recording.

3) Digital Zoom, a bit flaky and grainy and very obviously digital zoom.

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The Fuji S5000 has a memory chip in it which retains the day/date/time information, but after 12 months to 2 years this chip losses its capacity to hold a charge therefore losing the date/time. Fuji

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I've had the Fuji S5000 for four years now and love it. In fact, over the summer I purchased the new Olympus 18x optical zoom and took it back as other than the greater zoom I didn't like it as much

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It might seem a little odd to write a review now (October 2008) on a camera I bought over 4 years ago (March 2004), but I am just so impressed with the Fuji S5000's performance over the years. We

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't be happier! The Fuji Finepix S5000 is relatively easy for a digital beginner like me to learn with, but also has enough features to satisfy the creative needs of a more advanced user. Set the dial to "AUTO

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I bought the FujiFilm S5000 3.1MP in early April 2004 for my honeymoon and then to use on a regular basis for other travel and events. I spent much time researching various cameras with similar

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I bought my Fuji S5000 just over a year ago, and since then have taken well over 3000 pictures - it was my first foray from film to digital and it has made me a true convert. I was very reluctant

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If you are looking for a digital camera that is a few steps above basic but aren't quite ready to pony up $800 or $900 for an SLR, look at the Fuji S5000. It has great features and produces quality

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in a restaurant. I traded up for the S5000 and we couldn't be happier.
It takes absolutely great pictures. Lowlight isn't a problem anymore with this camera as Fuji added a focus-assist lamp. I also love

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I've owned several digital cameras, and my Fuji S5000 is BY FAR the best BANG FOR $$$ out there! It looks like a DSLR, but is much lighter. Don't let the light weight fool you -- it's been PLENTY

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or bother of an SLR. After doing about a month of research, I purchased the FinePix S5000 and it is the perfect solution.
If you read the other reviews, you'll learn about many of the terrific features

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to buy the s5000. In December 2003, shortly before Christmas the camera began stuttering into playback mode while I was shooting. I immediately became concerned because about 6 months ago I owned a Fuji

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together and you have the same thing you would get from a camcorder only it's all in one camera!
Hot Shoe - Unfortunately, the S5000 does not include a hot shoe. That's the only real problem

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Definitely satisfied!
At the time I bought this camera (a few months ago), I was a beginner in digital photography. Initially I was looking for Fuji S602. Now I have Fuji S5000. Was it a good

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is incredible. Some day I will read the guide and find out all it can do, but even without, I am having a ball!
I asked several casual photographer friends their recommendation before I bought and the S5000

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and after dropping my fuji s5000 in a bucket of water!!.......you just don't know how happy I truly am. Even better is the 6 MP option and continuous focusing, and my favorite is the continuous photo mode

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dropping my fuji s5000 in a bucket of water!!.......you just don't know how happy I truly am. Even better is the 6 MP option and continuous focusing, and my favorite is the continuous photo mode which when

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digital camera and began my search about 3 months ago. Nothing really impressed me until I came acrosss this most amazing camera. The FUJIFILM S5000 has been designed keeping in mind the beginner

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I've been an amateur photog for 70 years and until Santa brought me an S5000 I thought that there was nothing better. The S5000 is better; great color, great prints and no wait. I miss the ability

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digital SLR and then discover I'm not really as into photography as I'd hoped. So I researched cameras in this price range. The Fuji S5000 stood out as a great starting point for many reasons:
1. Awesome

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. My husband loves it and is thinking of buying one for himself even though he owns 3 digital SLR cameras and numerous 35mm Nikons. The photos from the S5000 look fantastic even at the 1mb and 3mb sizes

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this camera up against cameras that cost it twice as much; that's actually rather flattering for the S5000. It's not a dSLR, but it brings the feel, control, and power of a dSLR to a more frugal, amateur market

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I absolutely love this camera! I did lots of research into the digital camera realm and finally decided on the Fujifilm S5000. This camera takes GREAT pics. It is so easy to use right out of the box

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ones, but the s5000 seemed to be a good balance of costs vs. features, and I didn't want to lay down a great deal of money, until I had figured out from use which features were important (Start up time

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features and try them once and you're hooked. AWESOME. My friend is a professional wedding photographer and we went to Calloway Gardens, GA, together. This Fujifilm S5000 digital took better butterfly

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of the S5000:
*10x optical zoom allows for EXCELLENT composition (ignore digital zoom though. It diminishes photo quality)
*First-5 and Last-5 modes, when teamed with Aperture Priority at 1

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We purchased our S5000 three years ago and it has been to kid's events, drag racing, scenic adventures, and even the beach.
It can be setup to do simple things or read the manual and you can

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I bought the camera from a camera store after doing some extensive on line research and talking to the clerks about the options that meet my needs best, and I have to say that the Coolpix S5000 has

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the s5000 has a very nice professional feel. it also has 10x optical zoom which is great. but the superCCD system that fuji uses doesn't give as much detail as hoped for, and in the end, you have

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Specs

Released	3 years ago
Resolution	3.1 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	2816 x 2120 (Interpolated) 2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960
Interchangeable Lens	Not Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range	f8/f9 (w/t) - f2.8/f3.2 (w/t)
35mm Zoom Lens	37 - 370 mm
Battery Life	270 Images 270 Hours
Battery Type	4 x AA Batteries
Built-in MP3 Player	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker	With Built-in Speaker
Camera Type	Standard Point and Shoot
Compression Modes	Fine Uncompressed
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image
Depth	3.1 in.
Digital Zoom	2.2x
Family Line	Fuji FinePix
File Size (High Res.)	6.7 MB (19 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.47 MB (about 272 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Flash Off Auto Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash Slow Sync
Flash Type	Built-In
Focal Length	5.7 - 57 mm
Focus Range	36 in. to Infinity (w) / 79.2 in. to Infinity (t)
Focus Type	Autofocus & Manual Focus
Frames Per Second	5 Frames
Height	3.2 in.
ISO Speeds	Auto 200 400 800
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Included Accessories	4 x AA Batteries Software USB Cable Video Cable Shoulder Strap 16 MB Memory Card
Interface Type	USB
LCD Panel	With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size	1.5 in.
LCD Screen Resolution	110,000 pixels
Macro Focus Range	3.6 - 79.2 in. (w) / 36 - 79.2 in. (t)
Max Movie Length	Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Megapixels	3.1 Megapixel
Memory Type	xD Picture Card
Mp3 Built In	With Built-in Microphone
Operating System	Apple Mac OS 8 Apple Mac OS 9 Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98SE Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Optical Zoom	10x
Release Date	29 March, 2003
Self Timer	10 Sec.
Shutter Speed	2 - 1/2000 sec
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
Video Format	AVI
Video Interface	Video Out
Video Resolutions	320 x 240 (QVGA)
Video Speed	30 fps
Viewfinder	Optical (Through-the-lens)
Weight	0.74 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Incandescent (Preset) Shade (Preset)
Width	4.4 in.

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