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(More customer reviews)I'd been looking at new cameras, so I was thrilled when I received the Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR through Amazon Vine. (I mistakenly refer to it as the "2700EXR" in the video, guess I should have been wearing my glasses when I made it.) This camera has all of the features I was looking for in a camera: it takes excellent picture, it's great in low-light, the menuing system is easy to navigate, and, something that I didn't even know I needed until I saw it - a screen big enough that I don't have to wear my glasses when I take a picture... If you are of "a certain age" you know what a pain glasses are in regards to cameras - glasses off to see the person you are photographing - glasses on to frame them on camera and set any menus - glasses off - glasses on, etc., etc., etc.
The screen on this camera is HUGE! And it's a touchscreen so rather than endlessly pushing arrow buttons (up, down, right, left) to move through menus then trying to remember which button to push to select (I always push the wrong one!) you simply touch the menu item, then touch your choice. Ahhh, simplicity!
In the video I try to show the basics of using the camera and a few of my favorite features. I read the entire instruction manual and the list of things that this camera can do is really impressive, but honestly, I just want a camera that takes good photos. All of the bells and whistles are nice, but I'll probably never use most of them. I just want to take decent quality photos of my friends, family and pets.
I also want to be able to turn the flash off easily because I really don't like the way the flash flattens the image when shooting people (the flash tends to wash out all of the shadows and makes everything look flat and overly bright... think "dear in the headlights") This camera has a feature called "Natural Light & Flash" which, when set, takes two photos in rapid succession every time you press the shutter: one with a flash and one without.
For me this is the most brilliant and most useful feature I've ever seen on a camera! Instead of taking a shot with the flash off, looking at it, realizing that there wasn't enough light, stepping through 15 levels of menus to turn on the flash, then taking another photo, and, by now, the scene has changed and the moment is lost - now I just hit the shutter button and boom, boom the camera fires off two shots, the first without the flash and the second with. It even shows you the two side by side on the screen after it takes them. I love this feature!
Since the camera works very well in low light, there's a lot more flexibility in terms of when the flash is required, but with this camera I don't ever have to guess since the camera snaps off a flash/no flash photo every time I touch the button.
This camera addresses my three biggest concerns when buying a camera: it takes good photos, it works well in low light and the menu is drop-dead simple to navigate. But it also slam-dunks two requirements that I didn't even know I had until I used it: a screen big enough to see without my glasses and the ability to shoot a flash/no flash sequence every time I take a photo. My standards have officially been raised.
I've already recommended the Fujifilm Finepix Z700EXR to a couple of friends who, when they saw the screen on this thing didn't want to give it back! But this one's mine, get your own.
I hope this video-review helps,
Claire
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Fujifilm FinePix Z700EXR- 12MP SuperCCD EXR, Fujinon 5x Periscopic Optical Zoom, 3.5" High Resolution (16:9) Touch LCD. Dual Direction GUI w/ Auto Rotation, Other features include: Face Detection w/ Red Eye Removal, Face Recognition, Pet Detection, Dual Image Stabilization, High Sensitivity 1600 ISO, 6 Scene - SR Auto Automatic Scene Recognition, HD Movie 720p w/ Sound, Thin Metal Body 17.9mm, Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery.
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