Customer Reviews

Fujifilm FinePix 4900 4.3MP Digital Camera w/ 6x Optical Zoom

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I agree with almost all of the good things you have probably already read about this camera, so I won't repeat them. Still, there are a few areas where Fuji really failed. The most annoying is that you cannot buy an adapter for mounting filters to the lens. When you pay this much for a camera with a good lens, you should be able to protect it with an inexpensive clear filter. As it stands, you have to buy an expensive macro adapter you may not need in order to get the filter ring. This seems like a customer-unfriendly approach.

The autofocus is very slow in all but the most ideal conditions. You can't capture an expression on someone's face indoors (even in a brightly lit room) unless you go to manual focus. Also, battery life is too short, especially when the spares they sell are expensive and have a lower capacity than the original equipment.

I know this sounds very negative, but in fact the camera is very good in other ways. I have taken some very nice pictures with it. Just think carefully about what you want out of any digital camera before you buy.

I've had this camera for over a month now and I love it. I tried many digital cameras but decided on this marvel. Its loaded with features, has a quailty build, feels good in the hand and best of all it takes beautiful pictures. It's also one of the fastest on the market at this time (no shutter lag) You just can't go wrong with this purchase. Enjoy!

Bought this camera about three weeks ago, and have zero problems with it. Pictures in automatic mode are perfect, and scene specific modes work well too. The picture quality is fantastic - my wife is using Nikon Coolpix 995,... and my Fuji takes better pictures. It also has an auto-timer, TV out, macro mode, the 6x optical zoom works great, and can film 160 sec films. This camera is lacking these following features which I would add in a perfect world - sound for films, no web cam capability, and comes with only a 16mb card. Buy yourself a 128mb smartmedia card and an extra battery and your set. Takes professional quality photos.

Wow. I knew I was getting a powerful camera. What I didn't understand is that I was getting the best, too. I was the last of my closest friends to get a digital camera -- and now I have the envy of the pack. While they're busy replacing batteries -- I'm still shooting, thanks to the "video camera" style of battery. Just plug in the camera, with the supplied A/C cable, and shot until nightfall. I haven't run out of juice yet!

I used a pretty high resolution my first time out... I could see the pores of my daughters arms, in focus, with perfect clarity. It might have TOO good of resolution. Get this camera, and skip the little point and shoots. This baby turns heads, and does amazing work to boot!

This camera has a very appealing body design. It is comfortable and easy to grip. The pictures are outstanding. It adjusted well to poor indoor lighting conditions. The movie format produces great pictures as well. I have friends with 2.1Mpixel cameras and the movies are not as good a quality. The only downfall is that the camera doesn't have any sound features. This is disappointing when using the movie mode.

I've had my FinePix 4900 for half a year now and I'll be keeping it a lot longer! [Now I've had it for nearly seven years,... still works fine, still delivers!]

It is the first digital that I've bought, and I specifically chose one with full exposure control to use in photographing small zoological specimens. I also have the wide angle lens adapter and a set of close-up lenses, plus a few filters.

It performs its intended function very well: I use it to record scientific images of a kind of marine snail known as a cowry. The aperture control allows improved depth of field in the close-up work that I do.

This is a well-executed design. I like the 'feel' of its grip-type right side. The optics seem to be everything that they should and the wide angle lens seems to be about the equivalent of a 28mm on a 35mm camera. (The lens-to-extender threading can be difficult to put together, so be careful! Fortunately, the extender itself threads onto the camera body much more readily.)

Bearing in mind that I rated the Fuji FinePix 4900 at five stars, let me pick a nit: the lens cap needed further thought! Clearly "designed" to be attached at the left side of the camera, it should have had a clip on it to attach it to the neck strap when it was not on the lens. It is very difficult to control this cap unless it is on the right side of the camera, where you can grip it by its lanyard with the hand that you're going to keep on the camera.

I have yet to employ all of this camera's features but those that I have used work as they should. Photographers can work with this quality item!

My partner and I both purchased this camera. It actually produces better resolution (2,400 x 1,800 pixels) than 5.4 MB cameras that cost twice as much. In addition, it has an auto mode that enables my wife to take picutures without the complications of adjusting an SLR. Other features that I like: Electronic View Finder, Auto/Man Focus, Auto/Man/Custom White Balance, Continuous Shooting, 6x optical with 3.75 digital zoom. The resolution is so good, that you can zoom in on the individual pores of a persons face. As a result, it is excellent for medical imaging and I have used it in the operating room with outstanding results. The only thing is that you need either a photo printer or a color laser printer with high resolution to fully appreciate the high quality of these images.

This camera shoots perfection. The manual controls are fantastic and the video quality is as good as it gets. I have been shooting an Olympus and The FD 93 Mavica. The Fuji 4900 out performs them hands down. However the major dissapointment was perfect video AND NO SOUND! O.K. it is a "still" camera but with the video capibilitty sound would have been the right move. If you do not care about sound or voice overs for for commerical work or talking captions buy this camera....I truly wish I would have waited a generation and got the sound feature. The Fuji FinePix 4900 is a greater than 5 star camera as such but I gave it 4 stars because Fuji dropped the ball in regard to the sound.

I have had the camera a month and so far it has lived up to its expectations and stated specifications. Using the big LCD display without the battery-saver enabled, I was only able to operate it on a fully charged battery for maybe 20 mins before the battery needed recharging, so if you were bringing the camera to an outside event and you like the LCD display, you will need to buy another spare battery...

This Fuji FinePix 4900 is an outstanding digital camera. This is the first digital camera that I have owned and it was so easy to use, and download the pictures to my computer. The only thing that I would sugest to go along with this great camera is one additional battery, 128mb smart card, and the carrying case. If you take the 30 minutes to read the owners manual you will be snapping pictures in 30 minutes. The battery actually lasted longer than some of the other reviews suggested. I am so happy that I was able to find this camera on Amazon ...