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Fujifilm FinePix S5600

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List price as of Dec 21, 2005:
S$699

CNET Asia Review

By Kevin Wu Li
Dec 21, 2005

Good

6.5

out of 10

The good: Flexible and user-customizable ISO settings; anti-blur mode; 11 shooting modes; lightweight; uses AA batteries; 10x zoom.

The bad: Finger gets in the way when using the EVF during zooming; no battery indication until power is almost used up.

The bottom line: Being lightweight and capable of taking quality images, the shooter is ideal for amateurs and photography enthusiasts who want to strike a balance between looking semi-professional and having the optical power.

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Phillipgpar...

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A great all round package for the more serious photographer

Mar 14, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Great versatility, good feel with well positioned controls, long battery life.
Cons: Auto focus rather slow. Noise on ISO 1600 setting.
Opinion:
Hold this camera and it immediately feels right fitting all but the biggest hand perfectly. It looks good too, just like a compact SLR. The zoom buttons are perfectly placed for the thumb and the shutter button for the forefinger.
Switch between Auto and Anti Shake for an easy life, but explore the manual settings to get the best results for varying conditions. RAW mode gives superior results, but there is no continuous shoot on RAW as writing to the card is quite slow. For tripod shots though, it gives the best. Having said that, most users will probably stick to 5.1 megpix jpgs and will not be disappointed. Set to High Speed Shooting, there is minimal shutter delay and a burst of three shots takes 1.5 seconds. Great for sport and action shots where you chose the best shot! If light is a bit tricky you can check the histogram post shot. Burned out spots on the ... Read more

swayam

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great camera

Jan 13, 2006

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: powerful optics / Raw images / good battery life
Cons: none
Opinion:
great camera. Value for money. For all u wanna be profs..this is the camera to start shooting seriosly.

pinakamagal...

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Not that good

Dec 13, 2005

Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: A good choice
Cons: But there is something much better worth for my money to spend
Opinion:
I prefer buying Canon 5mgpxl w/ 48x optical zoom having almost the same price plus free mp3 player upon purchase...

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