Product Description

If you can?t decide whether to get a compact or a reflex camera, then the FinePix S5800 is just what you need! With the FinePix S5800, you can have the best of both worlds! This camera comes with a host of unique Fujifilm technologies, such as an 8-megapixel CCD sensor, ISO 1600 light sensitivity and a 10x optical zoom for pin-sharp shots even when you?re taking photos of moving subjects. The S5800 is also great for picking out details in the distance because its has a focal range going up to 380 mm, meaning everything from close-ups of flora and fauna to wide, sweeping landscapes are within its reach. You can access its range of scene modes and settings directly on its 2.5? LCD screen, and record all those special occasions such as graduations, weddings, family holidays and school sports days in complete confidence!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #390 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: FujiFilm
• Model: Fujifilm FinePix S5800
• Released on: 2008-04-16
• Dimensions: .39" h x .39" w x .39" l, .68 pounds

Features

• 8MP realize high quality images
• 10x optical zoom, 4.8xDigital Zoom, 48xZoom Combined
• Movie function with sound
• Support xD, SD and SDHC cards
• High sensitivity up to ISO 1600 to fight blur image under dim conditions

Manufacturer's Description
Boasting a 8.0-megapixel CCD sensor, the FinePix S5800 delivers high image quality that promises you sharper, more brilliant, higher resolution pictures whatever the scene. The FinePix S5800's built-in 10x optical zoom lens expands your shooting parameters, covering a remarkable focal range equivalent to 38 - 380mm on a 35mm camera. Even at night or when shooting fast-moving subjects, high sensitivity of ISO 1600 delivers images that are crisp and clear. The FinePix S5800 offers zoom function even during movie recording, giving you new creative freedom to track moving subjects and capture great footage. The FinePix S5800 offers various useful features such as Versatile shooting modes, Super Macro mode, and Wide View Film.

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Customer Reviews

very low shutter lag, good image quality, but some niggles
First time in years I have owned a camera, took it out yesterday and managed to snap a couple of lightning strikes, which is nice.

A problem I found is the autofocus works most of the time, but if there's something wrong with the scene pointed at, probably not enough contrast like dark clouds waiting for lightning, it fails completely. It does have a manual focus, which I checked before buying, but that's so unusable, it's almost as if they deliberatly designed it so badly to stop you using it, and it's only available in a mode that forces you to choose either the aperture or shutter speed, or both, if you want manual focus then you're obviously a pro who doesn't want the auto mode.

An easier way to get it to focus properly is to prefocus on a scene that works at the same distance, then while keeping the button half pressed point at the target and then shoot.

Brilliant Camera
Received The Fugi S5800 Camera from Amazon and have been very impressed with it,was very pleased to see the owers manual was in English, and it also had a quick start sheet with just the basic instructions,the few photos I have taken so far have been of a lovely quality, this camera is ideal for those who like me wanted a better zoom than you get with the normal digital but did not want to get into a very expensive range,I have gone through the features and found them easy to follow, a super camera at a great price.

Excellent
I Recieved this camera today and it was much more than what i expected, i have recently grown more interest in photography and thought it was about the right time to buy a low end D-SLR at first and this is great for just that. for more casual hobbists this camera is great, especially if you just want the camera to do the lot for you on auto, also there are pre-set settings for such things like portrait, landscape, sport etc. also if you want to improve your photography knowledge and want to change different effects on your images then you can either change the mode to manual so that you determine all of the settings, apperture prority so that the camera automatically sets the appertuer and your change the other settings, or shutter prority which is the same bu it changes the shutter qutomatically obviously.