Typical price: £180
What is it: Superzoom with nice manual exposure controls
What we think: Its sluggish performance blights what could otherwise be an excellent camera
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 January 2008
Tags: Fujifilm, Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd, image stabilisation, megapixel camera, profile
We like:
Long 18x optical zoom lens with 27mm-equivalent wide angle; sensor-shift image stabilisation
We don't like:
Mediocre image quality; no hotshoe; no raw capture
CNET UK judgement:
Fujifilm's FinePix S8000fd 18x megazoom has a nice body design and offers a commendable level of control, but its mediocre image quality and sluggish performance blights what could otherwise be an excellent camera
Full review:
One of the best reasons to consider a megazoom is the fact that you get a big zoom range in a small package, so you don't have to carry around huge dSLR lenses and, more importantly, you don't have to pay the huge prices for those dSLR lenses. Continue Reading...
Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd History
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With the Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd bringing its 18x zoom to bear on the US soon, we consider the recent crop of superzooms and ask which size really matters: zoom or megapixels?
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