Fujifilm FinePix XP10 12 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Silver)
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Manufacturer: FUJIFILMModel: B0035WTVWI
Color: Silver
Product features:
- 12-megapixel resolution for large, photo-quality prints
- Four-Way protection: waterproof, freezeproof, shockproof and dustproof
- Fujinon 5x periscopic optical zoom lens with reinforced protective lens barrier
- Capture movies in 720p with sound
- Movie Editing Mode and Blog mode; Facebook/YouTube Automatic Web Upload function for photos
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Fujifilm FinePix XP10 12 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Silver)
Customer Review: Great little camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
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This replaces a Canon pocket camera that I liked a lot, and an early model Flip video camera that was also a lot of fun and ridiculously easy to use. The Canon would capture digital video, but not without my having to find and dig through the manual before trying. This Fuji is as easy to use for video as it is for stills. More on that later.
I was a little disconcerted that there was no automatic lens cap, but what appears to be the lens is a thick glass (maybe acrylic?) cover that you can smudge to your heart's content, then grab your t-shirt and clean it as you would your spectacles. Lens movement (zooming) happens inside the protective glass cocoon. The large and bright display on the back has a durable, sturdy feel like the lens cover. You get the feeling you would have to really try to scratch or damage them.
Shooting still photos: the camera starts up in "Scene Recognition" mode which works amazingly well at figuring out what you're shooting and setting the camera accordingly. There are lots of other modes (presets, really) that are easy to select, like Beach, Snow, Landscapes, Night, Sport, Underwater and others that you see on a lot of cameras. There are also some interesting oddballs like the setting that takes two pictures back to back, one with flash and one without, so you can choose the one you like best. A terrific feature for me is Image Stabilization, which reduces the effect of shaky hands on photo quality. I inherited something called "essential tremor" from my Mom's side of the family and my hands shake - sometimes not at all, sometimes a little, sometimes a little more. The last set of photos I took with my old Canon was at a classic car auction and I had to discard more than half of them because of this. In my experimenting with the Fuji (even at much higher resolution), photos are very, very sharp.
Shooting video: I think I mentioned it's very easy compared to a still camera where video seems to be implemented as an add-on, not a primary feature. You can choose from three quality levels, the higher quality consuming more SD card space than lower quality as you'd imagine. Videos are saved as .AVI files. One of the problems I discovered a while back was that videos easily become huge and may be difficult to upload to a website like YouTube, which has both size and duration (play length) limits. The Flip video camera excels at making small, ready-to-upload videos and the Fuji doesn't do that (I don't think any still camera does that). However, Google around for "HandBrake" for an open-source converter that will convert videos from one format to another and even allow you to specify how big the resulting video file will be. Finally, I'm not sure, but it looks to me like the Image Stablization feature also works in video mode. I just shot a "before" video of my kitchen prior to a major remodel, and what I saw in the camera display was shaky. What I saw in the finished video file looked just fine.
Cons that I probably wouldn't have noticed except for reviews on other sites:
- no viewfinder. Some like to hold the camera to their eyes to stabilize it. The digital image stabilization features keeps this from being a problem for me.
- can't zoom in/out while making a video. You have to adjust the zoom where you want it before you start shooting.
- took me a while to figure out how to open the battery + SD card cover. You have to move the latch and slide the cover away from the camera body in one motion.
Pros:
- very easy to use for stills AND video. This is a camera you can give Mom or Dad and they'll have success with it just using the defaults.
- image stabilization. This is my first camera with this capability and it is awesome.
- lots of options for camera buffs who like to tweak settings; for those of us who don't care they are not in the way
- 4GB SD card included (a surprise)
- smaller than I expected
I'm looking forward to a long relationship with this thing. Very nice piece of work!
Update 6/11/2010: watch your battery level (I'm not sure exactly how to do that; it's on my list to find out) before downloading to the included desktop software (MyFinePix Studio). I was copying a video from the camera to MyFinePix Studio and I'm thinking the battery reached critical level, and MyFinePixStudio stopped responding. I thought I had lost the video (it had disappeared from the camera) but after recharging the battery and doing another sync, there it was.
When the battery went, it went immediately. An amber light had been blinking on the front of the camera just beforehand, which I thought just meant "busy," but now I'm thinking I was wrong. Another reviewer criticized the battery life and I've had no problem with it lasting for a typical day, but now I think you do need to get a spare if you plan to be away from the charger for a few days.
Still liking this camera and wouldn't change the 5-star opinion. This is personality learning-curve stuff from my POV.
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Description of Fujifilm FinePix XP10 12 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Silver)
Fujifilm FinePix XP10- 12MP, Fujinon 5x Periscopic Optical Zoom, 2.7" LCD, New uni-body chassis with a tactile grip finish, 4-Way Protection: Waterproof - 10ft (3M), Shockproof - 3ft (1M) and Freezeproof 14*F (-10*C). Other features include: Face Detection w/ Red Eye Removal, Digital Image Stabilization, High Sensitivity 1600 ISO, 6 Scene - SR Auto Automatic Scene Recognition, One-Touch HD Movie 720p w/ Sound, Thin Metal Body 21.7mm, Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery.Digital Cameras
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