FUJIFILM FinePix F601 Zoom Digital Camera

I have been using the F601 for some 4 years now, and it remains a very good camera in my opinion. My Sister bought one and asked me to learn how to use it and show her when I visited her in South Africa, and the wildlife shots I got are superb, both from long range and close too. On my return I bought one for myself, and have not regretted it. It is very simple to operate, so much so that I am now looking for one for my 85 year old mother, who has never had a digital camera. The ease of use is very noticeable when I am taking pictures of my model aircraft in flight - it is so easy I can actually fly the model with one hand and take decent pictures with the other. I rarely use the docking cradle, I just hook up to my PC directly, and charge with the socket charger. Whilst I have no doubt there are far better cameras now available, and I have used some myself for mates, the ease of use of the 601 means that despite its now being somewhat dated, you end up with a better picture.
I often write articles and reviews for websites and my club magazine, and although I am just an ordinary user, the quality of the photographs is a feature of many of these, and in fact one wildlife website is using one of my pictures as the standard reference for the species, a better picture than any other they have. So anyone who buys a 601 can get very good pictures, and I am sure will not be disappointed. The reason I am not rating this excellent is because it is dated.