Fujifilm FinePix S3100

4.0 stars

"my 1st digital-NOT AN EXPERT!!!" on December 25, 2004

Pros: Very impressed with price $269, quality of photos and zoom. Have owned camera for 8 hours but have not stopped playing! Included 16 mb xd card is too small... only could take 8 pics at a time until i realized it was set to highest quality. I figure that y

Cons: Uses and includes 4 AA alkaline batteries. This was a reason I bought it--- I hate the idea of batteries dying when you're on the road whithout your charging cradle, figured that I would bring extra 4 batteries with me wherever I went. Problem is that bat

4.0 stars

"Great camera for anyone looking for a great 4 MP SLR Style Resonably priced Digital Camera" on August 4, 2005 by xXJonoXx

Pros: Great picture quality; Nice, bright flash; Multiple shooting modes; 6x Optical Zoom; On-board cropping & trimming; Fast Focus

Cons: Kinda bulky design; Semi-heavy; no automatic lens cover; Included software is not that good

Summary: This camera is excellent for its price. I purchased it at Wal-Mart for $228. It has great picture quality, excellent for day and night pictures, the automatic focus is really quick, and the LCD is bright and big. The video function is a good feature, but it has no sound, and it comes out in AVI format, and Windows Media Player cannot play it correctly you have to use Quicktime. The included software is alright, but could have been better.

2.5 stars

"Shutter lag is bad but zoom is great!" on June 2, 2008 by iZori

Pros: Great zoom

Cons: shutter lag and blurry images

4.0 stars

"Has a fairly crisp 6x zoom and good image quality" on January 1, 2008 by twinselite

Pros: The 6x optical zoom provides a good picture of objects far away. The camera is very easy to hold which makes it easy to get good steady photos. The controls are very to-the-point and easy to use.

Cons: The manual settings aren't super. (but auto usually gets the job done) It also lacks face detection, redeye reduction, and image stabilization.

Summary: It is a fairly decent camera that offers good photos in almost any condition. It is most certainly worth a look if your looking for a nice camera under $100.00. (I suggest buying it for $89.00 at www.fotoconnection.com, its the best deal around when they throw in the free accessories) One last thing, the optical zoom can be used both video modes. (however there is no audio recording capability)