I am going to tell you the Thumbs-up and Thumbs-down summary of the camera:
THUMBS UP:
1. At all the different Resolutions the pictures have really high detail. The main difference is in size. Super CCD for 2400 *1800 that has been criticized so much, worked really well for me. (at least on the portrait indoor shots I've taken).
2. Very attractive design. Looks big in the pictures but it is actually a very compact camera. You can take pictures using only one hand with no problem.
3."auto" setting for those who like to only "point and shoot" takes great pictures regardless of the circumstances. (fluorescent lights, outside shots, flash shots...etc..)
4. Long battery life. (Used it for 5 days, 50 pictures, tried all resolutions, all picture with LCD display on and FLASH. Zoom was used in all pictures, played around with all the bottons I could find and tested different setting). The battery still reads as if it were fully charged. Impressive.
5. Includes good stuff. Cradle recharges the battery but it is slow (takes 5 hours to do so). Also used as the drive to transfer pictures to the computer. This is actually really fast, which means: NO NEED to buy smart media drive. The 16MB memory card holds a good number of pictures at normal setting (which is not too different from the fine setting as far as I have tried).(I haven't printed any pictures though)
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THUMBS DOWN:
1. Look, and this goes for ALL DIGITAL CAMERAS. More megapixels does not mean better quality, it means BIGGER images. So if you want pictures for a web site anything with 1 megapixel or even the lowest 640*480 cameras will be MORE than enough. If you want to view them ina computer, or print in regular film sizes (5*7), 1 megapixel is enough.
2. CAUTION: This camera has an auto-focus, you press halfway down, wait a sec, and then push all the way. It is also very sensitve to movement: Now, stay still at least 3 seconds after you have pushed all the way. If you, o
I did a LOT of research before buying a digital camera and am not disappointed with the results. In this price range, nothing came close for me, especially with the picture quality. I have the cradle plugged into my computer all the time (I bet I shouldn't be there you go) which means when I bring the camera home, I have one button to push to get all the photos up on the screen ready to edit/save. I change one setting on the camera and it's a web-cam (excellent image quality once again). My biggest gripe is the memory - 16MB. 163 PC quality photos - If I wanted to take PC photos I could take stills from my camcorder. I want top quality, photo images and can only take 19 (39 if I take smaller images) which isn't a lot of use on holiday. I think for the price, they could throw in a bigger memory and a protective case.
This is probably the best looking digital camera around. Its stainless steel body feels heavy duty and very professionally made. The body was designed by Porsche.
The pictures turn out awesome to say the least. But for (this price) they should! There is so many gadgets on this camera that even a professional would have fun learning them all. A novice would be overwelmed with this camera.
The photos are brilliant and have up to 4.3 megapixels at its highest resolution. You also can choose 2.4 megapixel, 1 megapixel and the small standard 480x640 resolution. You can also choose between fine, normal and soft for about 10 different photo choices.
The camera lets you also make it black and white, soft portrait and many other "scene" formats.
This camera does not get 5 stars though. The price is probably about $100 too high, the cool looking design is somewhat harder to hold than a standard looking camera and the battery takes 5 hours to recharge but does last a long time. Not even mentioning that the 16 meg smart media card is way to small for a camera of this magnitute. Get 128 meg card at Costco... and you can literally put almost 2000 photos onto this camera at the small size and about 70 of the 4 megapixel photos on it. I tell you- technology is awesome!
All in all though I am very happy with it. It gets my rave reviews even with its few shortcomings! Fuji - keep up the good work.
I waited and waited to buy a digital camera, and had had my eye on the Fuji 4800 for a while. Suffice to say I am just thrilled with how it has performed. It is simple to understand and operate for your average pics of the kids and vacation shots, but has a lot of features that more sophisticated photographers will want. I bought a 64MB card and at basic resolution it will handle nearly 200 prints -- the prints on basic resolution have been great, with and w/o flash, surprisingly as good or better than my Canon SLR. The software package is easy to install, and the ofoto.com service is perfect -- simply log on to your ISP, upload the pictures you want to your private web page on ofoto.com, and tick the box for those you want printed. Three days later they show up in your mailbox -- beautiful prints. Finally, the video program is fun -- never going to make professional movies with it, but for saving short movies on CD or a hard drive for your kids, it is great. Just don't know what else you would want or need.
I did quite a bit of research before I bought this camera. Since I am an amateur photographer, I wasn't hunting for the highest megapixels but for practicality and outstanding picture quality. This little jewel of technology definetely delivers it all. The colors are great and 2.4 megapix is totally enough to print high quality 8x10 prints! The design is so cool you won't be able to put it down for a while. Don't be fooled by the 4.3 megapixel digitally-rendered resolution Fuji claims. The pictures taken at this resolution are fuzzy and unusable even in the best lightning conditions. This marketing ploy is designed for megapixel-greedy people. Shame on Fuji for this. Other than that buy it and enjoy the ride!
I have been waiting for this camera to come out. Just received it last week and it has been worth the wait. It not only looks and feels REALLY COOL. It takes fabulous pictures. I used a fuji finepix 4700 recently and loved it, but when I heard and read about this upgrade I returned the 4700. I like how everything you need for the camera comes with it, charger, ac adaptor, etc. The battery for the 4800 lasts much longer. The viewfinder is on the corner instead of the middle (4700), which makes it easier to use. You do have to kindof watch that your finger is not covering the microphone or the flash sensor, but once you get the feel for it, that's not a problem. I bought it for the size and for the high quality pictures it takes. I also like that it takes movies with sounds and you can add sound to the pictures (which the 4700 can't do) It also has a black and white option.
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