Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD review

Photo quality is also less than stellar. All the shots, regardless of ISO, exhibited some amount of noise manifesting itself as off-color specks. The auto white balance was inconsistent, but exposure and detail were good. However, the noise suppression tended to make everything look like an oil painting, both onscreen and in prints. This does give you a better than average chance of getting a usable photo in low-light conditions, they just look very soft and artificial. Also, there was noticeable barrel distortion at the lens' widest setting. In spite of all this, it's possible to coax some good photos from the S2000HD, but it'll take some practice manipulating the settings.

Those considering buying the S2000HD for its video abilities might be disappointed as well. The MPEG-4 video quality is good for a point-and-shoot camera, especially if you're keeping the camera focused on the subject and not moving around too much. Otherwise the camera's exposure metering will abruptly change causing scenes to be suddenly improperly exposed.

The Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD is a comparatively inexpensive, nice-looking, uncomplicated, megazoom digital camera with some fun features including HD video. Its photo quality and performance are just not as remarkable as the rest of the package.

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Canon PowerShot S5 IS

1.3 

1.6 

0.8 

0.5 

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

2.8 

2.4 

0.8 

0.5 

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

1.8 

1.7 

1.1 

0.7 

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

2.3 

1.8 

1.3 

0.7 

Nikon Coolpix P80

2.9 

2.4 

1.4 

1.1 

Olympus SP-570 UZ

3.3 

2.5 

1.8 

0.8