FUJIFILM FinePix 3800 Digital Camera

Pros: Great zoom, nice pictures.
Cons: Big for a woman, bad LCD, SLOW, sensitive to movement.

First let me begin by saying I'm not a professional I'm a broker turned stay at home Mom that takes a couple hundred pictures a week of my friends and family. I received this camera as a gift last year from a good friend who just got a nicer camera. I had previously owned a Olympus Camedia and a Cannon Powershot. Both 2 mp. I thought I really liked those cameras until I started using this one. The Fugi Finepix has a lot of nice features and excellent zoom capabilities. The pictures come out awesome. I personally wouldn't have chosen this model because I think it's ackward to hold with small hands. This model is much more sensitive to movement than either of the other cameras I used before. Because of this I find I end up missing shots or getting a blurry picture. The LCD is very hard to see in bright light and almost impossible at night and I have perfect vision. The shutter speed is very slow. The flash is unpredictable too.

Pros: Great price, excellent zoom, excellent picture quality, good evf/lcd, ease of use
Cons: small memory card, no usb cable, poor af in subdued light, shutter delay

I've converted from using a Minolta SRT101 with a 70-210mm Macro Zoom for 30 years. Within one month of purchasing, I was using the FFFP3800 almost exclusively. I researched digital cameras for 6 months with two professional cameramen. They were aware of what I was capable of and what kind of pictures I was shooting and my budget. The purchase of the 3800 was the result. Set the picture quality on High-F and leave it there. After purchases included 4 x 1800 nmhi batteries and charger, usb cable and a 256 meg xd memory card. I've had people ask me where they could get this camera from. I got more than I paid for and am very pleased.

Pros: A very fine camera for about $300.
Cons: When batteries are replaced all internal settings are lost and have to be reset.

This camera has a fine 6x optical zoom and takes very nice macro pictures also. You can even buy optional lenses and filters for it. Battery life is also very good and works well with rechargeables. Only drawback I see is when batteries are replaced all internal settings are lost and have to be reset. Otherwise it reverts back to it's lame default settings of lowest quality format, quality and size. I have had mine for 2 years now and just bought my daughter one from a dealer that was factory refurbished with all original accessories for under $150. I paid a little over $300 for mine when it was new. Hope this review helps someone.

Pros: Worked ok while it lasted
Cons: Didn't last long

I paid $400.00 dollars for this camera after reading good reviews and recommendations from PCMagazine. 18 months after I purchased the camera it failed due to poor manufacturing. Screws inside the camera that had held the lens ring in place became loose and short circuited the camera. I searched the internet and found that this was not uncommon for this to happen ! I sent the camera to Fuji for repair along with a letter to customer service stating what had happened and that my repair experience with this camera would dictate whether or not I would be purchasing any more Fuji products. I sent two letters one to the repair facility and one to Customer service. I received no correspondence from Fuji . I received only a computer generated repair tag estimate for the repairs at $118.00. Needless to say I will not be purchasing anymore Fuji Products.

Buyer beware of Fuji.

Pros: Quality of pictures, optical zoom and ease of use
Cons: Big for my pocket and LCD is dark at night!

Purchased from Staples for 300 bucks with 64 meg card and some other extras. This camera took quality pictures that are better then the small cameras of today.

You need to buy 4 long life AA batteries from any store for 10 bucks. Charger is another 20 dollars, but these last a long time.

The camera died after about 4 years, but now I find myself looking for the same camera on Ebay and I own a Cannon 600.

Pros: If perfect light, new batteries, still subject matter then it takes OK photos.
Cons: Everything!!! Shutter, battery,workmanship, quality, lag time, expense, repair and parts expense, the list goes on...

Shutter speed is awful, I've missed more great shots of my toddler because of the 1 second delay. The lens ring and cap fell off permenantly. It's been in for repairs twice, the battery life is very short. It can't take motion shots unless the flash is on even in a well lit room. The on/off switch lags and now mine is stuck and won't turn off. I'm ditching this camera, don't recommend it and will not be buying Fuji again.

Pros: Software, battery life, zoom.
Cons: A bit bulky, slow shutter, lens cap defect.

Camera takes lovely posed pictures but many missed action shots due to slow shutter in 'auto' mode, also blurs easily. Easy to use, good software package, satisfactory battery life (although there is no low-battery warning until the last minute). Haven't used video feature.

Not happy with the lens cap ~ won't stay on ~ very irritating, impossible to see through viewfinder in low light.

Pros: Price, general features, add on lens easy to find (and not expensive).
Cons: The biggest flaw, no shutter speed control. With that feature I'd never buy another camera.

Very happy with this camera. I have shot people: full shots and head shots. I have shot musical concerts. Done some night time shots *tripod a must*. Macro's of snow, bugs and plants. I have even shot car races. Took a bit of practice but I got great shots of the cars. It also works well as a basic point and shoot. I have some nice party shots using it like that.
Zoom works great, closeup macro looks great. I have shots of spiders that freak people out. Manual was not bad, it told me what I needed to do what I wanted.
I used the video feature once, don't buy it for that, but then don't buy any digital camera for that!!!
Over all this is a great camera. I highly recommend it.

Pros: Ease of use, 6X zoom, good optics
Cons: Difficult to get good photos indoors without using flash.

I purchased my Finepix camera over a year ago now, and I have to say that overall I am very happy with it.

It is quite tricky to take indoor photos without using the flash, the manual mode requires some playing around-with, but for all the camera buffs and old-schoolers, this is not so much as one would have with a high end film camera. The quality is good, and the ease of use is outstanding. I often (although perhaps unwisely) let my 8 year old take the camera out for photo shoots, it can be very "point and shoot" oriented.

Pros: decent pictures
Cons: spent more time in shop than at home

I've had this camera for about two years and am finally giving up. It takes good pictures, but it's broken twice. Once was under warranty, but I still needed to wait over a month to get it back. The camera just froze up totally. The second time I paid about $120 .. I know it seems silly given that you can buy a new one for $185, but I figured it worked well, so why not. It came back, but then the battery pack didn't work. I told the shop to just toss it. It wasn't worth another $50. In any case, we had a family trip and I went out and bought another Fuji for $150.

Pros: Quality at a great price. Easy to use. Great picture quality.
Cons: Shutter lag is slow.

I purchased this camera on ebay a few months ago. With all the technology and advances in camera quality and features that are coming out everyday, I am happy to say that I still love this camera. I am far from being a professional photographer and if youre like me who needed a camera just for taking pics of the family and other misc. functions then this is definitley for you. Easy to use, awesome picture quality for a 3.2 mp camera, sleek design and even easier picture downloading makes this camera a great buy. Highly recommended.

Pros: Nice zoom for the money! Easy to use.
Cons: Must adjust the LCD from inside and outside. But at least it has one.

I will say I don't think the picture is as crisp, if you will as my Olympus. Even though the 3800 has a lot more megapixels. But I haven't had good luck with Olympus like I have the Fuji's.

Pros: Picture quality, feel, ease of use, zoom lens, battery life.
Cons: Size of camera.

The 3800 is what one should expect from a digital camera and much more. The quality of the picture in highest quality are great for reproduction, you just will need a bigger memory card. I have on many occasions taken my XD card down to the Sony ImageStation and developed incredible prints from this camera. I have also shared tons of these photos with friends and always get asked what camera I have. The camera is a breeze to use with minimal involvement into the manual. The zoom is quite nice also. The battery life observed with NI/MH batteries was quite decent (no need to jump to the store amidst vacationing and snapping tons of shots). The Fuji FinePix software is severely simple to work with and has other nice perks like online photo sharing capability. The only thing that one might not take to is the shutter speed, since it lags behind some higher end models. Shutter speed aside, for the money (average in the $200-$300 range) you can't really be let down by this camera. I've tried other cameras and the Fuji series seems to be the easiest to use and very reliable too.

Pros: Great for bright light and outdoors.
Cons: Won't focus in low light situations.

My vacation pictures and all the pictures I took outdoors were absolutely breathtaking. BUT, indoors in anything other than bright ambient light, such as bright florescent lighting, this camera simply will not focus!
I had some very disappointing results with my photos of my daughters wedding reception. Most were out of focus. Not noticeable until you put them on the computer and view them in a larger size. Forget using this camera if you are doing candid shots indoors!

Pros: picture quality, webcam, video recording with sound, zoom
Cons: short battery life (get the adapter!)

I got my Finepix cam at BestBuy for half off (it was originally $300!!) last year and have been pleased with the results! The color and quality of the pics are amazing! I just wish I had a printer to be able to print out that resolution!! I had no idea it could act as a webcam as well. At the time of purchase, I was looking for a webcam separately...but discovered that this feature-packed camera could double as both! also, it has a separate "video" mode that can capture clips of video with sound recording!! i am still amazed at the durability, resourcefulness, and quality of this device!

http://aggiegrl2.tripod.com (sample webcam pic if webcam is on)