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5 comments about Fujifilm Finepix F31fd 6.3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

1. I highly recommend this camera as much for its quality of photos as for the tons of features all within a very compact camera. The price I got via Amazon was great so all around, I am extremely pleased!



2. This camera gets photos in very low light, nothing this small comes close to this low light performance.



3. We had a Nikon Coolpix before, but just got tired of the slow reaction times and the poor indoor pictures. So we decided to get a camera that was: (a) great for indoor and low-light shots, and (b) had a fast reaction time.
   
   This camera is terrific in those areas. I've taken shots with the lights off and been fairly impressed with them. My eyes are still better than the camera, and I imagine a digital SLR would be better, but this is still miles ahead of where I'm used to being.
   
   The speed is wonderful, I can take pictures almost as fast as I can push the button. I'm used to a 1+ second lag for it to focus, and with little kids they never smile that long! This camera is quite fast, so we love that aspect of it too.
   
   But even better, the battery seems to last forever. Way better than the coolpix and olympus cameras I've seen. dpreview.com has more info on it.
   
   It's a 6 MP camera, which I thought was good because my hard drive isn't big enough to store many 10+ MP shots. A nice balance of filesize and quality.
   
   The only downside is that I've had trouble with the 2GB card I bought, it gets corrupted and hangs when I'm uploading pictures to my computer. Still not sure if it's the camera misformatting the data, the card is faulty, or the card reader is dying.
   
   Otherwise, a wonderful purchase for someone wanting to get better than compact-quality without spending $700+ to do it.



4. AFter 2 weeks of research (Fuji Finepix, Sony Cybershots & Canon models) I chose the F31fd based on all of the excellent reviews & it's plethora of features. Was nearly impossible to find one of these brand-new but there are occasionaly a few on Ebay for under $500.
   
   First impression of the F31fd: Much smaller than I thought. Very well put together, buttons and dials very convenient. Access to features and menus is logical and usually within 2 button clicks. The video quality is breathtaking at 30fps, similar to my camcorder. I've taken hundreds of photos using all of the features and their quality has FAR exceeded my high expectations based on the A310.
   
   Three straight days of picture, movie, playback, and "playing" with the features, and the battery indicator is still two out of three bars. Fuji says 580 shots per charge. I believe it. One really neat feature is that you can still take a picture when you are in playback mode (which is conveniently accessed by pushing one button). The shutter is nearly instantaneous too.
   
   I've recommended this camera to family and friends. WHY can't we find these still in stores? This is in my opinion the best under $500 camera on the market! Good luck...buy it if you find it.



5. The Fujifilm SuperCCD sensor in the F31fd (and other Fujifilm cameras) is unique. No other manufacturer has them. What is great about the SuperCCD sensor is it's ability to take great photos in low light situations WITHOUT the use of a flash. The high ISO photos the F31fd produces are a quantum leap ahead of the competition. Other cameras will produce noisy and virtually unusable photos at ISO above 800, not so with the F31fd. You won't find low light performance in other manufacturer's cameras until you start shelling out big bucks for a digital SLR. If you find yourself in situations where using the flash is not an option, the Fujifilm F31fd is your only answer.

5 comments about Sony Cybershot DSCP73 4.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.

1. I actually originally went to this page through Google to see if they were still selling this model. I have to say that this is a really good camera for casual photography, and is even still a good camera for being a 4.1 megapixel camera (considering you can purchase 6, 7, and even 8 megapixel cameras now).
   
   I bought this camera for myself in January 2005, and it's reaching its two-year mark, and still works close to perfectly. It'd actually still be working perfectly if I didn't accidentally drop it so many times on hard surfaces (more than three hard falls!). In my opinion, it takes great quality pictures, slightly above-average video if there is good lighting, and takes great pictures even without flash. It's definitely a better camera than my dad's Fujifilm 7 megapixel camera, too. I think my camera still has another year or two on it, if I could be less clumsy. I've also gotten a lot of comments of photos I've taken. People have said that I have a really good camera, and that it takes excellent pictures.
   
   I used to take a lot of pictures of bands, and they've always been pleased with them. It does surprisingly well in dim environments. Lately, I've been taking a lot of still life pictures for fun, and got a lot of good feedback on the quality of this camera.
   
   There is only one problem I have with this camera, however, and it's that it eats up batteries really fast. I'm not exactly sure of what is considered good battery life for a digital camera, but I have to charge my batteries every day.
   
   Overall, this has been a really good camera to me through concerts, parties, film shoots, landscapes, still lifes, and amateur "artsy" photos. I'll be incredibly sad when I have to part with it.



2. This is the worst camera I have ever owned in my life. I had a fuji 1.3 mega pixle camera that took better pictures than this one! I have taken this camera on 2 vacations now, and both times I brought along my Olympus SLR film camera, and both times, the Olympus pictures are clearer, brighter and all but maybe 1 will work, with this stupid Sony Cybershot, I end up deleting 3/4 of the pictures because they are blury or have all kinds of funny things happening, the only pictures that do work with this camera is during the day time, or in bright lighting. On the first vacation I went on with this camera, my friend brought along her kodak 1 megapixel camera she got free and it turned out better pictures, as did my Olympus, on the second vacation I returned from today as I write this, I just downloaded my pictures, and deleted 2/3's of them because they are so bad, the ones that came off my film camera are perfect! My sister also has the exact same camera which she brought with her, and as I went through her pictures, same thing over 2/3's of them didn't work, I would have just assumed I'd gotten a defective camera if it was only my Sony that did not work, however hers didn't either, I would also assume perhaps it was myself that was the problem, however, I took a number of the exact same picture on this Sony as well as my Olympus (as a back up and thank god I did) and the pictures from the Olympus, as well as every other camera I have ever used, have come out fantastic, on this camera though, they come out horrible, so bad in fact that I'm embarrassed to show people! Believe me, if I hadn't gotten it free as a present I'd be writing a nasty letter to Sony, as it is though my next camera I'm saving up for and buying from a brand that does nothing but photography equiptment, therefore knows what they're doing. Sony makes great TV's and home entertainment systems, anything else I've bought from them, or known someone who has, has been junk, their camera, their car stereos, their computers! Sony should stick to TV's and Home Theater, it's what they're good at, camera's not so much, unless you're looking for something cheap that you'd only use in the day, even then I'd recommend a disposable, they even work better than this camera!



3. I had a Kodak camera for years that I absolutely loved. We took it ice skating and ended up falling on it. Therefore, my family bought me this Sony for my b-day and I have to say this is the worst camera I have ever owned. If you have any movement (such as action shots or small children) the picture always comes out blurry. What a pain! Also, the picture quality is horrible. I will not purchase a sony again and am going back to a Kodak.



4. For quite sometime lured by media publicity I thought Sony a good brand. But this was not at all true for digital cameras. I bought this P73 for myself and an HP 4 MP camera for my cousin much cheaper than Sony. Both 3x Optical zoom. The HP one was far better in image quality. Main problem is that photo quality is not so good. It lacks sharpness and in most of the natural occassions becomes a bit hazy. This fact becomes annoying because your friend who has a Cannon or an HP camera will take sharper pictures better than you in any light conditions. Also, in the same price you might look for something higher than 3x optical zoom, say 5x or so in other brands. Also during video, every option of adjusting to light conditions etc will be shut off, another irritating fact.
   
   Not recommended.



5. I've had this camera for over 2 years now and it still takes beautiful pictures! Easy to use and very durable, I dropped it a couple of times and NOTHING happened. I highly recommend this product.

5 comments about Olympus Camedia D-380 2MP Digital Camera.

1. I am giving this digital camera 4 stars. Its an excellent camera for 2 megapixels. The only thing that gets on my nerves is NO OPTICAL Zoom. Only digital zoom and that it uses the hard to find SMART MEDIA MEMORY CARD. Aside from this, for 2 megapixels, it takes excellent pictures. Most pictures I took came out excellent. Whatever pictures came out terrible were my own doing and not the camera. Does print clear pictures too. I would recommend this camera, except it only has digital zoom. Its the Optical zoom number you want to look for. But it may be fine for ebay usage. It wont matter much if you zoom in with the digital zoom for ebay. But I don't recommend using the digital zoom for important pictures such as of friends and family. Considering my dad has had this camera since either 2000 or 2001 and it still works, I recommend it, except please remember its the OPTICAL ZOOM number you want to look for.



2. Below is the review:
   
   I am giving this digital camera 4 stars. Its an excellent camera for 2 megapixels. The only thing that gets on my nerves is NO OPTICAL Zoom. Only digital zoom and that it uses the hard to find SMART MEDIA MEMORY CARD. Aside from this, for 2 megapixels, it takes excellent pictures. Most pictures I took came out excellent. Whatever pictures came out terrible were my own doing and not the camera. Does print clear pictures too. I would recommend this camera, except it only has digital zoom. Its the Optical zoom number you want to look for. But it may be fine for ebay usage. It wont matter much if you zoom in with the digital zoom for ebay. But I don't recommend using the digital zoom for important pictures such as of friends and family. Considering my dad has had this camera since either 2000 or 2001 and it still works, I recommend it, except please remember its the OPTICAL ZOOM number you want to look for.
   
   IT WAS IN 2002! I JUST FOUND THE RECEIPT. HE BOUGHT THIS CAMERA IN 2002. THANK YOU.



3. This was my first digital camera I got back in 2003. I still use it, and I still love it! The picture quality is really really good. I have dropped it dozens of time, even on concrete! It still works perfectly fine! It's a tough little camera! It's bulky, but it takes great pictures. i still cant believe it's only a 2.0 megapixel, thats how good the picture look. Even in 640x480. Really good quality.



4. My husband bought this camera for me about 3 years ago. I love it. I was always afraid of digital cameras, not sure how to use them. (I'm not so technical) However, this is so easy to use, it is a big recomend for beginers.
   
   I recomend it even more because the picture quality is fantastic. No one can believe the pictures I print out are from a 2mp camera. They look just like regular photos. I print them and send them to my whole family.
   
   We have dropped it several times and this last time did it in. I do not fault the camera at all. We have been totally rough on it.
   
   I really can't say enough good things about this camera and I am very upset I have to search for a new one. But I figured I might as well upgrade since I have to buy one. Though I am tempted to just rebuy this same model.



5. Don't buy it. This was a good camera - loved it in fact - until I bumped it against a table as I turned to take a picture, and the battery compartment lid broke open. It wasn't a big bump either, a rather slight bump in fact, but must have hit the camera just right. The tiny plastic ridges that keep it closed snapped off, making it impossible to close, rendering the camera totally useless. If you can't close the battery compartment, you can't use the camera. I wrote Olympus twice over a year ago, but they never responded. Too bad, up until then I raved about Olympus. I since bought a Canon A620 and found it takes WAY better pics, has a ton more features, and has been very durable.

5 comments about Panasonic DMC-FX07K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black).

1. I am very happy with this camera, it's way better than any of my friends cameras (besides my brother who has a $1000 dig slr!)...I used this camera to take photos for album art for a band and it looks very professional. I got it because it takes such great close ups. Sometimes I'm annoyed at the "glowing eyes" my dog gets when taking a picture of her...but otherwise it's great.



2. I know that almost every critical review on this camera talks about the noise. I don't have a FX07 myself, but my boss has one that I used for office work after my Canon A85's CCD crapped out after 3 years of rigorous service.
   
   There is normal noise and then there is FX07 noise. Normal noise (at low ISO anyway) is manageable - throw image into Noise Ninja noise reduction program, Auto-Profile, set Chrominance filtering to Max, fiddle around with Luminance filtering, process, save. Rinse and repeat.
   
   At low ISOs, the FX07's noise is coarse and non-uniform. Which blows the Auto-Profiling - the Luma and Chroma noise level readings come out low - the noise is too coarse to be recognized. Even with maximum filtering in Chroma and Luma, you see lots of huge individual noise specks. So you run up the "Smoothness" to squelch them (like the program recommends) and lose half the detail in an photo. That's at ISO 100.
   
   At higher ISOs, say oh 200 or 400, the noise is even coarser and more uniform. Luma and Chroma estimates remains low (for the ISOs), but the noise covers up the image in huge coarse grains. Any attempt to recover detail from said grains is futile. The image details don't just turn "plasticy", they are obliterated.
   
   Results at ISO800 or 1250 are unusable, but since that's true of even a Powershot G9 I guess I shouldn't complain about that - it's the poor low-ISO results that are the killer.
   
   After some painful lessons, I came to the conclusion that this is at best a 5MP camera (even at low ISO), not a 7MP. By admitting this fact and setting your camera to 5MP, the noise grains become small enough that Noise Ninja actually recognizes them as noise (the measured noise levels actually rise) and you can squelch them without destroying the image. If the image was taken in 7MP, the only real chance for usability is to scale it to 50% - that is turning it into a ~1.8MP image before putting it into Noise Ninja (Noise Ninja NR is theoretically done before downsizing but theory obviously did not factor in the Lumix FX07).
   
   On the positive, it is a OK 2-5MP camera. It is small, colors are good, optical stabilizer works - just read the 4/5 star reviews. But do you want to pay the listed price for a 5MP (at best) camera? As for me, after 4 months of the above torture I went to buy a Canon G9 camera for use at work and home.



3. Panasonic DMC-FX07R 7.2MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Red)
   I have own this fabulous little camera for over a year now and I just love how well all of my pictures have turned out. I read in some other reviews how it doesn't seem to do well when it comes to places with limited light. I beg to differ...in Feb. 2008, I went to the rodeo to enjoy the show and and concert. For those of you who have gone before to a concert at the rodeo, you know just how much light is displayed and usually if you try to pictures and/ or record it, the quality is very poor. However, with this little camera, not only were my pictures clear and well-lit, the two video clips I did at the concert came out awesome! I just couldn't believe how clear the bnd looked from where I was sitting and later when I uploaded it to my computer, you could clearly hear all the words of the song being sung. This had been my first time using this option and I just wish I had started using it sooner.
   
   So for those of you who are interested in purchasing this camera, you will not regret it. For being such a tiny camera, the outcomes of pictures and video will leave you pleased.



4. I must say this camera has been a huge disappointment. The noise is terrible as has already been mentioned. Ease of use is very simple though. I'm going to have to save this for just video. Does a decent job of that. I bought it because the wide angle is a very nice a feature & when I was looking at point & shoots a year a so ago there wasn't a whole lot out there. That has changed a bit.
   
   If picture quality doesn't matter to you, than go ahead & buy this camera.



5. When I got this I took a series of pictures inside with flash/no flash and compared to my old sony cybershot P150.
   
   When I looked at images on camera screens I was suprised. The sony's looked better when I zoomed it in. Sharper, less noise.
   
   However when I uploaded them to PC I found sony's may have less noise and were slightly better with flash. But without flash the Fx07 was the best. All shots in focus and sony's were blurry. Image stabilisation is great for when you can't use a flash inside.
   
   Also, after experimenting with a few settings (switch slow shutter speed to 1/4 or 1/2 (not 1/8) and images were no longer dark in low light. Better still is intelligent ISO which does all this for you. Most of the time it will pick something sensible that results in a reasonably quick shutter speed to prevent shake and acceptable ISO so not too much noise. Hint avoid ISO 800/1250 if possible. Photo's are very noisy at these settings. 400 is OK, 200 better, 100 brilliant but only really can be used outside.
   
   Seems good so far, gonna have to take it somewhere nice and try it outside.

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5 comments about HP PhotoSmart 435 3.1MP Digital Camera.

1. (okay so im really 14... now 14 & under)
   
   I really liked this camera. The pictures were actually quite fine. It went through batteries like... well there is no comparison to that. It like ate them like a fat kid eats cake?? Well that was really a pain. I also know that sliding lens covers protect the lens, but it turns on the camera. If i were to stick it in my pocket, I'd have just wasted a set of batteries.
   
   The absolute worst and random thing about this camera was that it RANDOMLY deleted RANDOM pictures!! I'd take a great picture and then... it made it all fuzzy!! So it was no good!! That really got me mad. If I wanted to make sure I'd actually get a picture of something, I'd had to take it twice, or maybe even three times if I was really concerned. And this just happend RANDOMLY!! DO NOT BUY THIS. >.<
   
   A very important thing about this camera is to NOT DROP IT. I dropped mine one too many times... and er, it doesn't really work well now!! It is useless. Yeah, you can take pictures, if you want it to look like it does when you don't get a TV channel (only its rainbow and you can see a faint outline of the object). So be careful... but if you don't drop cameras, and you don't mind random pictures getting deleted, this is a nice camera. :]



2. This camera drinks battery juice like an alcholic drinks beer. Piece of junk that takes horrible, low-quality photos. Not even worth $50 new. One of the worst digital cameras I have ever used.



3. This was my first digital camera. In fact, I still keep it around. In think is a pretty good and decent camera. It is easy to use and it is not heavy. Is perfect for vacations, party's, and other activities.
   
   Ok, so the flash it is not so great. And it really uses up batteries rather fast.
   
   Anyway, I would buy it again if i could :D :D!!



4. Good for quick and easy shots at parties and such. It's not a tiny little camera and obviously not pro material, but the quality is reasonable considering the cost and age. At 3MP, it is a good choice for someone who wants snapshots to post online or wants only smaller-size prints. I'm the world's worst about fuzzy pictures and this camera is fast enough to offset my shaky hands.
   
   The only real drawback - and it's significant - is that the lens cover slides open too easily. Mine opens inside the camera case. Considering that opening the cover also turns on the camera, that means battery drain as a side effect. Presumably everyone uses rechargeable batteries these days. Even so, I'd recommend keeping the batteries out of the camera until you're ready to use it, or you'll find that you don't have enough power to snap anything.



5. The pros about this cam is that the pictures.. were decent. And the software was pretty cool.
   
   But the cons? You could not keep enough batteries around to keep it goin.. and the flash is way too bright.. it even actually effected the pictures.

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