Excellent Camera for An Amateur Photographer like me.
Written: Jul 26 '04
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Pros: Light weight, Very good Zoom, Range of features & Settings, Useful WebCam
Cons: Low Light Focus Problems. EVF/LCD dark in night shot so low point and shoot accuracy.
The Bottom Line: Get this Camera if you are an amatuer, enthusiast and love a good digital medium. Professionals Test before buying.
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| djscorpio74's Full Review: FUJIFILM FinePix 3800 Digital Camera |
I bought this camera last October and I've taken more than 4500 shots with it so far. it was tough to get used to it initially as this was the first time I was using a camera which was not point & shoot. I never owned/used an SLR before and most of the, photography, so to say I did till then was with very low quality cheap cameras.
It took me some time to read and understand the manual and lots & lots of practice shot in different settings and input from other enthusiasts at http://www.photosig.com to get shot I liked. You can view some of my snapshots with this camera http://www.photosig.com/go/users/userphotos?id=170082.
I read other reviews here but no one (at least in the first 30 reviews)has mentioned a nifty feature this camera sports. Use it as a Web Cam connected with your computer via USB. You just need to switch the connection mode in the settings from "DSC" to "PCCAM" mode and connect it to your computer via USB. I use Windows XP Professional at home and it recognizes the camera as a webcam and I can use Yahoo or MSN for Web Cam Chatting. Given that this a decent resolution motion camera, it definitely beats the $20-$50 web cams out there in the market. So it's a bonus.
I have yet to try seriously some macro shots and will update this review in the future when I have more details regarding it. But overall this is a good buy @ $195 ( there was a deal and rebate on Buy.com) for me. I spent another $ 110 for a 256 MB XD Card which now gives me a lot of space to click upto 200 pictures at 3.2 MP resolution and over 700 pictures at lower resolutions.
I find the batteries also long lasting 25-30 shots for disposable batteries. With my rechargebles I get upto 100 shots with Flash and more without using the flash. I bought the camera case and two battery chargers with 2 sets of 4 batteries each for $45 from Buy.com and though they are slow chargers with three 4-battery sets I'm in action for a long long time before I need to re-charge.
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Amount Paid (US$): 195
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Flexible Enough for Enthusiasts
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