Customer Reviews

Fujifilm Finepix A900 9MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

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3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a great camera for beginner or non experienced camera people. This was my third camera. The other two are cannon SD300 and the A540. After having the experience of using these great cameras and being able to change all the settings to be just perfect it was a slight let down. Everything else about the camera was great. It has wonderful auto settings. One thing that I do find annoying is that you can't view the pictures in a loop, if you want to see the first picture you took on the SD card you have to go backwards through all the other pictures. The quality is wonderful; it said that you can have a good looking print up to 17x23. The video is much better quality on the SD300. Overall this would be a great camera for almost anyone but the most advanced user, but even they would appreciate this camera for quality and the fact that it is hundreds of dollars cheaper than others of the same quality.

Fuji really did a nice job in making the e-900 into the something more user friendly A-900. I love the visual instructions on the screen that tells you the mode, it makes it quicker, theres manual mode, and the low light shooting is very impressive. Picures in dark shade or at dusk come out as good as if they were in the bright light Its very light and compact, and so nice that it takes AA batteries and SD card. Its a great deal for the price.

The 'Fuji A900' 9MP camera is a LOT of camera for the money, and it's truly amazing how much camera money can buy these days (compared to yesteryear). Having used this camera extensively, I wish to say that this camera does everything it's expected to very well. The pictures are clear with great resolution in both 'auto' and 'manual' modes, and colors are true and accurate. The 'A900' is easy and intuitive to use, and you can be up and running in 3 minutes with the 'easy start' sheet that comes with the unit. 'Auto mode' works great, and there are enough manual settings to please the intermediate, or more experienced cam user too. You also get a 4x optical zoom, compared to 3x with most other similar price range cameras. Especially cool is the little but unassuming informational blurbs that pop onto the LCD screen at times explaining settings and camera functions! This is like having your own camera tutor or expert by your side, if you need it. Amazing! Ergonomically, the camera is just the right size, shape, and weight, and feels very nice in my hands. All in all, as a stickler for quality, and a camera/photograph afficionado, i've got to say this is one truly EXCELLENT camera, and a 'steal' considering what it sells for!

This camera is GREAT! I still have a Sony I cannot use because all my pictures are blurry...so this one has IMAGE STABILIZATION-a MUST for everyone taking pictures,I put the FUJI through the test and actually shook the camera (jumping up and down) while taking a photo-it was clear as can be;I tried this in both auto and image stabilization only mode.For ease of use just leave it in AUTO mode and let the camera do the thinking for you! I love the onscreen display of each mode explaining what it is for. I have recommended this camera to 4 other people this month and ALL have purchased it with excellant results! You can purchase an Aqua maskcover to use under water and prevent sand from getting into the camera(a little pricey at $60-80). I am no expert with digital cameras as this is only my second purchase of one-but I recommend this for anyone needing a good camera that takes clear shots every time!Over Christmas I took 130 pics with 128 good shots!The only issue I had was battery life-after 80 photos within 60 minutes with the setting at 9 megapixel FINE (the higheset setting) the battery went dead. Granted I was taking one photo after another.I bought a Duracell Extra life AA 7X longer Digital batteries to replace them(thank goodness I thought ahead!), they are still in the camera now and all is working fine-I would reccomend a rechargable battery for this one.

My wife and I are amateur phorographers and this is our first camera. If you are looking for a good camera for taking just about any kind of shot this is the camera for you, we have been able to take some incredible shots with it. It is very easy to use even without using reading the manual (still please read the manual). The software however is absolutely horrendous, it has virtually no editing capabilities.

The absence of a view finder makes it difficult to take pictures during the day, especially in bright sunlight, as the glare makes the image on the screen almost impossible to see clearly.

If you intend to take night shots, and do not have sniper like reflexes, I recommend that you also invest in a tripod. With the tripod and standard lighting equipment you will be able to take out prefessional-looking photographs with this camera.

Fujifilm Finepix A900 9MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom is just another compact camera that takes decent pictures but could have been much better. It is small enough to carry around, Simple Point and Shoot Camera for any user who has no knowledge about cameras, But for serious photography please look elsewhere!

PROS:
(+) Decent 9MP Captures
(+) Decent battery life and use of Standard AA batteries possible
(+) Compact size
(+) Very nice Macro Shots!

CONS:
(-) Very poor LCD Preview Screen
(-) NO View Finder
(-) Poor Flash output
(-) Slower Startup time

You can probably say "It is okay" if you play less than $150 dollars, But there are cameras out there which can deliver better functionality for the price.

Note: IF you want to use SDHC Memory cards (Greater than 2GB) Make sure that you update the Firmware to 1.10, But in order to update to 1.10 Fujiflim forces one to have a Memory Card in the camera to update! GO Figure!... I was lucky as I had some spare SD cards available for me to finish FW update to 1.10 to accomodate High Capacity SD cards. I was able to use Kingston 4GB SDHC Class4 cards after FW update!.

This camera is my first digital after years of swearing by a manual 35 mm only. I love it! So far the photo's have been fabulous and the camera is easy to use and compact. I considered many digital camera's and with the guidance of a trained photographer he suggested a Fuji for many, many reasons with the most inportant reason being....great value, great product and impressive photo's. SOLD!

This camera is a great deal at a great price. The options and clarity of this camera are outstanding. The only thing I think it needeed to be a little more clear this does not come with a memory chip so either have one or get one. Also, there is no internal memory on the camera. Overall "love it."

This camera was received by us on one day and on a world win trip to Europe the next. It was very easy to figure out and to operate with excellent results. The large viewing screen was great, as were the many features it provided. We did find that while on the natural light setting, this camera took better pictures than with a flash. We are very impressed with this low cost camera. Thank you.

I purchased this camera for my boyfriend for Christmas to replace another Fuji Finepix camera that he had that was stolen. This is a step up from the camera he had and really is the best camera for point and shoot picture-taking. The pictures are really clear and it's very easy to use. We like the built-in memory feature. The camera is compact, yet the display is pretty big. I thought I got a lot of bang for my buck with this one considering there aren't a lot of 9 megapixel cameras out there in this price range and everywhere else I looked were charging a lot more for the 6 megapixel to 8 megapixel cameras. I have an older model Sony Cybershot camera and this one blows the Sony out of the water. I would never buy another Sony camera. They're terrible. I really think the Fuji cameras are great point and shoot cameras for the price.