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Fuji F20 (Rating: 5 out of 5) I'll skip to the chase - this is the best low light point and shoot camera you can buy. At any price - including 2008 model cameras. I hardly use the flash - even indoors and even at night. Just hold the camera steady and go. Natural lighting in photo's always looks better than stark bluish flash. If I do use the flash its just for fill.
The video feature is a nice touch - DVD quality in sharpness, but I use it sparingly as its mostly a novelty even though it makes buying a full fledged camcorder irrelevant.
The only downside to the camera is the xD card which has slowish PC transfers, compared to SD anyway, although writing to the card itself when taking pictures is plenty fast. I use a 1gb card and its tricky to fill with images, but video eats up room fast.
Still, if the purpose of this camera is quick shots in anything other than bright light, you simply can't buy a better one - yet.
Very Nice For The Price (Rating: 4 out of 5) I have had this camera for about a year and it is my 'Carry With Me All The TIme' camera when I don't want to take one of my 2 dSLRs.
The camera is a good value for the original price ($150 I think it was) and would be a steal at a used price under $100.
The ISO performance is really good up to 400, decent at 800 and useable at 1600. The default colors are a little drab out of the camera but with a little tweaking to white balance settings or using the FujiChrome setting in some cases (or in post processing, of course) they can be made better.
This is a basic point and shoot, though, don't expect manual control or a bunch of options to fiddle with.
It is metal and feels pretty solid. Nice size and operation. If you are a real photo buff, it probably wouldn't satisfy as your only camera but would make a nice compact...especially for dSLR users who are used to being able to stray from ISO 100 or 200 and not experience a lot of noise.
digital camera (Rating: 5 out of 5) Fugifilm Finepix F20... This camera is easy to use. It comes with a "quickie" learning directional tool. It takes GREAT pictures. For the money. size, and weight the quality is excellent.
Exceptional Value and Quality (Rating: 5 out of 5) The only regret I have is for Fuji who stopped carrying the Super-CCDs in those award-winning cameras, namely the F10 through F30.
Fuji F20 (Rating: 5 out of 5) Received a Fuji F20 refurbished in like new condition. Camera works flawlessly. Pictures at high ISO are outstanding. I also have the F30 and the picture quality is identical.. Can't go wrong for the price.
Lenny