FUJIFILM FinePix S5000 Digital Camera

the 10x zoom makes this camera a must buy for anyone looking for a camera under £100 easy to use for a novice the auto pic take makes sure pic come out great could not recomend more oliver

The Fuji FinePix S5000 Digital Camera takes perfect photo's in all conditions.
But beware, after about 12 months, (about the time the warranty runs out)the internal battery (memory battery) fails, when i phoned "Fuji UK", even before i had finished explaining the problem, they told me they would give me £50 for it or £100 to fix it, i had paid about £300 for it at the time (about 4½ years ago, i think maybe they had had some complaints before me.
When the internal battery does fail, every time you change the AA batteries, you have to reset the date, time and any other settings you have made.
I looked on the web and found lots of complaints on the different forums about the same problems.
In the ratings i have put excellent, because the camera does take good photo's, BUT.

The Fuji Finepix S5000 is a great camera if you are looking for a camera that is somewhere between a compact and a full blown SLR.

There are enough features to satisfy any keen photographer, you can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture or just keep it on auto and let the camera do the work. You can alter the quality of the image, and you can crop on camera etc. The quality of the pictures is very good, allowing great prints to be made up to A4 size. (This is as big as I have gone)

If you can pick up one of these cameras for around the £50 mark then you have got yourself a camera that looks good, feels good to hold and takes great pictures. If you can't afford the expense of a digital SLR and want to have some control over how you take your pictures then this camera is worth considering.

I BOUGHT THE S5000 NEARLY 4 YEARS AGO (2004) WHEN THEY FIRST CAME OUT. I BOUGHT IT FROM WWW.EBAY.COM(USA) FOR £250INC P&P, £100 CHEAPER THAN OVER HERE IN RIP OFF BRITAIN. I USE AUTO ALL THE TIME & IT HAS PRODUCED SOME GREAT PHOTOS FOR ME & IS SO EASY TO SET UP & USE. EVEN MY LADY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT?

I ALSO BOUGHT AS WELL, A WIDE-ANGLE LENS & A TELE-PHOTO LENS ALSO FROM THE STATES FOR ABOUT £50, WHICH ARE IDEAL FOR GREAT OUTDOOR / NATURE SHOTS ETC.

A GOOD CAMERA FOR THE NOVICE OR THE BUDDING DAVID BAILY

After having major open heart surjury .My doctor told me to take up a hobby that did not involve any risk.So i used to photo many of the dangerous sports i took part in,using my 35m old camera.Now at my age i have taken to digital.So that ment a camera that was easy to use,the Fuji S5000 seamed to be the one for me.The Fuji i have bought is marvelos,with in an hour i had got sorted,its that good my wife is using it.It nearly work's it's self...very pleased.PAUL...

I havwe been on the outlook for another camera for a while, I have looked at many and caught up on reviews for each camera i had choosen. The reason I decided to go for the Fuji was down to the great spec and the average price they where going for.
Now I have used the camera I can understand why the have great reviews, The build quality is perfect for me and they are very easy to use, and the pictures are better than I expected. There are many features that I have not used yet and am looking forward to trying these out.
I can and will recommend to anyone looking for a camera, you wont go far wrong with one of these.
ceaser

The digital revolution means that point and shoot photography is very easy. Once you have mastered this kind of camera the S5000 allows you to begin to experiment with photography. It is the equivalent of an SLR camera and as a reflex it uses the lense as the view finder. The extrordinary zoom capability of even this relatively outdated camera produces great tones and there are adjustments which can be made to produce even better. The camera can take multiple shots in series or over exposed normal and underexposed in difficult light. I bought it to take my time and produce better photographs if I mess up I can always go back to Auto Mode but gradually I am learning just what real photography is!

Never having been a lover of compact cameras, I always fancied a 'proper' looking digital SLR. I'm in no way a professional photographer, but I can appreciate the photos that these can produce. My first foray into this field was with an Olympus CL 1000, A nice looking camera, but with only 850K the quality left a lot to be desired (and the fact that at the time I bought it, it cost over £300). Then I saw the Fuji S5000 and even managed to have a try of one. The first thing I noticed about it was the physical size - neat and manageable and not at all bulky. Another thing I learnt was that despite the instructions, a 512Mb xD card was not the largest it would take. I have a 1Gb card and I think it could handle larger. Anyway I managed to find one on Ebay being offered for a qute reasonable price and I went for it. It came and I'm amazed at the quality of the pictures it can produce. Superb is hardly an adequate description. I'm now considering all the various attachments and filters that can be bought for this camera and I'm sorely tempted, but - there's always a but - Having this camera only makes me want to get a Fuji S9500, which just goes to show that some people are never satisfied. If you want an honest camera that gives good results and is forgiving of your lack of skill, then this little offering from Fuji will fit the bill nicely. Don't forget that if it ever goes wrong, you have the Fuji corporation at hand to put it right.

this is without doubt one of the best cameras you can buy for the money. it has features only normally found on more expensive and slr cameras.with point and shoot technology taking professional pictures couldn't be easier. get one, you wont be dissapointed

this camera cost £350 less than one year ago and is by far one of the best cameras i have ever used. you can pick these up now from £100-£150 depending on how its been used. new camera still retails at £250 some good bargains around if you look. grab one its well worth it

for the price i paid for the camera, i cannot believe my luck when i recived it. it has so many features that i cannot list. the s5000 is an intemidiate camera for the budding photographer. light easy and can be set to automatic or you can set the pcture yourself. i would recommend this camera to anyone who like taking photos.

Looks a nice camera and takes excellent pics. East to use and nice clear instructions.
The only down side is that when used as a video recorder it drains the batteries really quickly .

I brought this camera after being taken for a plum by another ebayer, and i have to say its the best camera i have ever brought. The picture quality is excellent its very easy to use. If there was more trust worthly ebayers like the one i got the camera off then ebay would be a pleasure to deal with, shame there isnt that many around any more.

This camera is a great buy with easy to use features piont and shoot 22x zoom
crystle clear lens plug and play mini usb its a 3.1mega pixel run through a super CCD and its rated pixel have been counted at over 6mega pixel you can print posters still with good quialty a fantastic buy with great potential to take fantastic shots it also records video with sound not bad quiality its a good camera to practice on before you buy a digital SLR it has the same kind of camera body with some of the same features you do get some iso functions as well as burst mode for action shots aswell as macro for close ups all in all a great camera the only negative point i can review is the screen size on the back but at least its crystal clear but a little small by gmay2005

The camera is in excellent condition and came with a memory card already with it! I am very happy with my purchase!

really pleaased arrived in excellent condition exactly as described totally accurate i thought i had a real bargain

Good cammera fast turnaround like new thanks


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This camera lived up to all expectations,Stunning photographs and easy to use.Also nice to handle with no unexpected problems.We required a camera that was easy to store in the car at all times and not fiddly to start.The zoom is very good and re-charge able batteries to boot.I would recommend it to any one that requres a camera that any non profesional can use at any time.

Needed to replace a stolen camera, this purchase was very good value, description was spot on, packing, and despatch exceptional

I decided to buy this camera after using a Sony CD Mavica for years, and finding it difficult to get hold of discs. So the Sony went on ebay and I started looking for alternatives.

I was attracted to this camera as it looks like a "proper" SLR digital camera. I bought it from an excellent ebayer who posted it quickly and it arrived in good condition a couple of days later.

The first impression is that it is smaller than you'd think, taking the SLR style, but smaller and lighter. One of the most notable aspects is that the camera feels a bit light, and plastic. Don't let that put you off; further investigation and experimentation soon produce stunning results that make the appearance and feel of the camera immaterial.

This camera has a lot of high end camera features, shutter speed, exposure etc, and a great fast shooting mode where you keep your finger on the shutter and it takes multiple shots, great for capturing the antics of my oldest on his skateboard.

I'm still getting to grips with the many settings and features, but for the less competent the auto setting is incredible for general everyday stuff. I'd highly recommend this camera for those who intend to take a little more than just point and press family shots. The quality of the images captured is stunning. There are a whole range of add on lenses and filters which screw on to the existing lense. Mine came with a 2x Telephoto lense which when used with the fast shooting mode caught some excellent shots at my daughters sports day. My advice when using the camera for longer distance shots is either use a tripod (not that practical) or turn off the external screen and switch to eye piece mode, this forces you to hold the camera in a more steady way and I found there was less camera wobble, producing better pictures.

When choosing a digital camera it is easy to be seduced by newer cameras with higher pixel ratings....DON'T! I tried many other cameras from friends and workmates, some with more than 20 mega pixels...they didn't get the pictures you'd expect. The reason for this is the lense. A 10 mega pixel camera with a tiny 1cm (wide) lense only takes in a small amount of light. The lense on this Fuji is wider and takes more in. Then it processes the image with the amazing Fuji CCD chip, which they use on all the models, including some very expensive professional ones.

You can pick up one of these cameras on ebay now for around £150, they're worth every penny

well, i wanted to buy this type of camra ages ago but due to high price i could not offord it. When i approached through ebay to this camra it was amazing so cheap i could not imagine...........
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amer

the best camera i have used easy to use takes great photographs ideal for close up macro shots massive zoom without loosing quality of shot

a brilliant camera that not only looks the part,but perfomance is as good as any much more expensive models,alan