 "A Delightful Camera" | 2009-11-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2AIRMOSFXHZGQ |
| This camera is the best digital camera I've come across, particularly at the price point I bought. It is easy to master, including interface with my PC to store pics. Picture quality is excellent. |
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 "Happy with my new Fuji" | 2009-11-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2KWPTRSXN2PZP |
I received my camera a couple days ago..I was a bit worried initially about purchasing this brand of camera but went with the reviews. The quality of pictures are breath taking, easy to use not very complicated..
I had issues with the fact that the in the box user manual was not in depth and I had to use the cd to read the full manual. also the internal memory is not much. To benefit the most a memory card is a good buy. |
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| "Foolproof camera" | 2009-11-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3JG2CYH7ZOT6W |
| This camera is so easy to use right out of the box, takes great pictures and has more than enough settings to satisfy anyone. Taking the panoramic views has to be the highlight of this camera, very easy to do and the pictures even at night turn out awesome. The only thing I have to complain about is that just bought this camera a week ago and Amazon dropped the price $30. |
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| "Impressive pictures for a low price" | 2009-11-05 |
| - Reviewed By quoad |
Before using this camera, I was skeptical about the quality of the pictures from such a low priced camera. I was shocked that right out of the box, this camera produced nice pictures.
The J28 is simple to use. It's good for beginners who don't want to mess with a lot of settings. The picture quality out of the box is far better than the out of the box pictures with higher end digital cameras.
Users can control important settings, such as ISO. I like using a low ISO, so that's the only setting I immediately changed. The flash is quite strong, so using a low ISO is feasible. On the other hand, the flash remains strong even in areas where the light is more and adequate.
The picture quality is nice. The colors look vibrant, although the camera skews towards pink hues. The pictures looked great when viewing them at about half their original size on my computer screen. As I zoomed in to full size and beyond, I could notice fringing and artifacts. I haven't yet printed pictures from this camera, but I speculate that the pictures will look good as 8x10s and below.
The J28 is small and light and can easily fit in a purse or pocket. The battery seems to last for over 200 pictures.
This camera has a lot of good points, but there are a couple downsides - The camera is slow turn on and zooming in and out takes much longer than higher end cameras. The body is plastic and feels slightly "cheap." At this price point, these aren't complaints as much as warnings to a potential buyer.
Overall, I highly recommend the J28 to anyone who is looking for a simple starter camera.
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| "Excellent inexpensive everyday camera" | 2009-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By jbs221 |
Fujifilm FinePix J28 10MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
This camera is a joy to use. I love that it's so small, I bought a belt pouch for it and can easily take it with me. It certainly can fit in almost any pocketbook. At a price around $100 (as of this writing) it's a bargain. It takes very good pictures and with 10 Megapixels of resolution you can edit and crop and still have an excellent result. The big rear screen is bright and clear in all but the brightest outside areas. The menu structure is easy and relatively powerful for a "consumer" camera. I personally miss a parallax viewfinder but the future of these cameras is LCD.
I might pick a nit over the lack of a started SD card but they're so cheap now I won't just remember to get at least a 2GB one to use. There is internal memory but just get a card. My Windows 7 PC recognized it without issue and imports the pictures into my pictures folder. The charger and data cable are included and work as expected. It uses a battery pack instead of standard batteries. It's a bit restricting but holds a long charge and should be just fine.
Maybe it's me, I just can't get over the fact that this many quality and fun features is in a below $100 camera. This will make a great Holiday gift that won't break the bank. Enjoy!
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| "Take fine pics with your Finepix" | 2009-11-03 |
| - Reviewed By bronxgal |
There are certain attributes which this camera shares with many cameras on the market, so I will mention but not dwell on them:
You can't take pictures if your camera isn't with you, so you want a camera which fits in your pocket.
You want a big bright screen to see your photos, as you're shooting and to quickly review and determine if you need to take another shot.
You want a camera with optical zoom for taking shots and with the capacity to zoom into your photos after you take them to ensure they're what you want, while you can still reshoot.
My intent in reviewing this camera was to challenge its simplicity by unpacking it, assembling it (relax, that's just putting on the strap and inserting the battery and memory card), charging it, taking pictures, and downloading photos to my computer without consulting the instructions or manual. With one small exception (unlike any other camera I own which uses a battery--and I own several--the battery will go in either way with contacts down, but only one way is correct) I was totally successful in doing this.
One major benefit of the FinePix J28 over many other compact point and shoot cameras is that, until the battery needs replacement or you wish to change memory cards, the card and battery stay in the camera. The camera will charge with the supplied cord, without requiring removal of the battery.
The controls are also intuitive. There aren't so many specialized functions that you get lost. (Disclaimer: I don't need the camera to find faces for me, and didn't test this feature.) I was able to "setup" for language, date and time without needing to consult the instructions. The controller then brings you easily into what are the functions you need quickly: flash, macro, self-timer and trash. (About this last one: I strongly recommend trashing bad photos as you go, before the task gets daunting.)
The FinePix J28 camera has an auto-off feature if it goes unused for awhile, and you may find this annoying, but since the display uses power even when you're not taking pictures, it will save you from having a battery die in the middle of the day. Given the high capacity of memory cards (my 2GB card holds almost 800 shots at high resolution) you're likely to run out of power before you run out of room for pictures.
Outdoor photography can be a challenge, in that with too much sunlight the display is hard to see. Don't waste your time looking for a point-and-shoot which also has a viewfinder, because they don't seem to be making them anymore. Just take multiple shots (there's a function for that!) in the right direction and, when you get home to your computer, crop away! This is a good reason to take your photos in high-res even if you're not planning to enlarge them.
The shutter is quick and I've been happy with the shots of people and nature which I've taken so far, including some indoors without flash.
The Fuji FinePix J28 camera comes with its own software, but I was successful in downloading photos to my Windows computer by connecting the camera to my desktop via the (supplied) USB cable and moving the files from the camera (which came up as a device in "My Computer") to a file in "My Photos".
Now, about that manual. While the FinePix camera does come with a basic quick-start sheet in many languages (which I didn't consult because I was conducting the "Know-It-All Challenge"), the manual is on a disc. This is a compact camera meant to be taken away from home and perhaps even away from a laptop. If Fuji doesn't wish to furnish a paper manual--and I believe they should--the digital one should at least be on a USB thumb drive, so it is accessible on devices (such as netbooks) without disc drives.
Back in the day, when I used film cameras, I always preferred Fuji film to the stuff in the yellow box. Now I'm glad to discover that they've also come up with great digitals. |
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