Customer Reviews

Fujifilm A210 3.2 MP Digital Camera w/3x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(19)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

This camera is great as a starter digital camera, especially for people who are usually afraid of photography. The camera body is easy to hold and the buttons are laid out user-friendlily. It's the usual snap-and-go type, and anyone who half a brain can use the basic functions after picking it up. The memory cards have come down *a lot* in price so there's no reason to whine any more. BTW, speaking of price, the A210 can be had for under one-fifty if you shop around. For that price this is simply the best 3MP camera.

Image quality is excellent outdoors when light is aplenty. Night shots do tend to be dark and noisy (noise refers to the coarse-grained color dots you see in a poorly exposed picture). But after you read the manual you can do things to improve night shots. Besides, no camera takes great picures when there's insufficient light.

I like this camera because:

a) Its batteries last for more than just a few pics (so far the first set has taken more than 15 pics).

b) It's comfortable to use (nice size and shape) and nice looking.

c) It takes great pics. Color is rich and image is realistic.

d) It connects easily via USB and the software is simple if a bit more than what i need.

e) You can connect it directly to your video viewer (TV, another cam, or VCR) with the included video cable.

I don't like that:

a) The power switch slides instead of clicking off and on (could leave it on by mistake since its position is always the same).

b) You have to switch it to another mode to view pics easily (you CAN see them in the main view, but it's a pain).

Excellent buy at $200!

I've used a pretty wide range of digital cameras so I feel comfortable grading the Finepix 210 a solid 3, possibly a 3.5. I bypassed inexpensive 2MP cameras to make the jump to this, one of the least expensive 3MP ones around that had decent reviews.
After using it I can say that it is definitely lacking the sharpness of competitors like the Nikon Coolpix 3100. I only use it at the highest quality level and even closeups for portraits are obviously not razor sharp like I've become accustomed to with the 3MP Nikon and Sony products.
On the other hand this camera is at least $50-$70 less than the competitors and when accessories are factored in I was able to get the camera, a 128MB xd card and the handy USB cradle (with rechargeable battery) for $100 less than I could've with Nikon or Sony.
The bottom line: this is a decent camera that puts 3MP in reach of the average casual user but it is not very sharp.

Fuji 2600 sold very good in 2001 because it was cheap & solid camera (with below average build quality). They removed some features and downgraded its screen & lens speed to make 2650 in 2002 even cheaper. Come 2003 they have added video-out/3MP and futher downgraded it, made it uglier and zero innovation.

Basically its gotten thicker (well above 2 inches), poor night capability, grainy LCD, cheapo plastic body, expensive xD cards and average build quality. The picture quality in daylight is very good though. Battery life and user interface are also good.

Meanwhile cameras from Canon, Sony, Nikon and other companies have improved a lot, added many features and have gotten cheaper. Right now Canon A60/A70 is much better option.

Ofcourse first time users (who never had a digital camera before) will give it 5 stars and will be very happy.

Yeah, if you're a professional photographer, this is not the way to go. However, if you want to take beautiful, vivid, detailed pics, this camera is for you. I sell bearded dragons and chameleons on the internet, and needed something that would show the colors, markings, and detail needed to make that side business successful. I was using the Oregon Scientific camera that is the size of three credit cards stacked on top of one another, and i could not get a close up shot to catch the detail I needed (however that camera is perfect for my OTHER side job, being a spy!LOL) Anyway, don't listen to others when they say it is not user friendly, they are just seriously mentally challenged. IT IS VERY USER FRIENDLY! One drawback is indeed the battery life. DO NOT use regular AA batteries. Use the NiMH rechargeables, spend a little extra for the cradle that is like $15, and you will never need to worry about the battery life. They recharge completely from being fully dead in an hour. Great little camera.

Great deal for the money. Other user's are right about buying a charger with rechargeable batteries, and a larger memory card. It comes with 2 alkaline batteries, they won't last long, especially if you play around with it like I did. I just got mine a few days ago. I noticed leaving the display off helps to save on batteries a little though. I love mine, I would recomend buying the power adapter for the camera too for when you download the pictures onto you're computer, I think that's also where the camera uses a extra battery power too. I just ordered a 128MB picture card and a charger with 4 batteries for mine.

Wow, I have to say that I was a bit skeptical when I first bought this camera for only 140 bucks. I was thinking it must have something wrong with it! When it arrived and I opened it, I was proven wrong! I loved it immediately. I loved the sleek design, and the ease of use. Whats better is that you can choose if you want to take pics in 1mp 2 mp or 3, as to save room on the memory card I guess. I also like that once you take a pic you can edit it right with the camera , right after you take it. You can zoom in with the camera , then crop the picture as well. I figure that the price is one of the best things as well. It is 3mp and you would think it would be at least 200 bucks, but at 140 I think its an unbelivable deal.
Now I know nothing is perfect, this is so close, so now your looking for a con, the only one I see is the feel of it, the camera does have a little cheap feel to the plastic. But come on, I only paid 140 bucks. This is the perfect camera for the middle class family, besides who needs all the bells and whistles that one would never use!

I just bought this camera and I think it's a tremendous value for the price. It's compact enough to carry around and the pictures it takes are great. I read some of the reviews about the batteries but I didn't have that problem at all. I took at least 75 shots and still have the same batteries in it. A real great value.

This thing is a steal!!!! Easy to use, great pictures, great software, small and light. The only problem that I have with this camera is that i had to buy a rechargable batteries. Also be sure to pick up the cradle.

as I have never owned a digital camera before. But I must say I'm quite impressed. I took several shots, thinking they were on the 3MP setting, and they looked great even when fully blown up on a 19 inch monitor. It turned out that they were only on the 1 MP setting, and the 3 MP were of course even nicer!

It was definitely bulkier than the other models I browsed. But since I'm coming from a traditional 35 mm, it actually seems lighter and smaller than I'm used to. And so far, battery life seems decent, although I don't have a great feel for that yet.