| What defines a good digital camera? If you're | | | | include: center-weighted spot focus, manual |
| talking high pixels, big LCD screen, and fast | | | | focus, or multiweighted focus. The 4x optical |
| response then the Fujifilm FinePix E550 is | | | | zoom gives you a great range from 32mm to |
| just for you. The Fine Pix E550 is the first | | | | 130mm. With all that even the pickiest |
| in Fuji's E series and hopefully not the | | | | shopper would be satisfied. When I first |
| last. Costing under a hundred dollars, it | | | | tried out the camera, I wasn't expecting much |
| comes with a ton of awesome features: -6 | | | | due to its cheap price. I was blown off my |
| megapixel great for any posters -A big 2 inch | | | | feet by its amazing speed. The elapsed time |
| display -4x Optical Zoom and 6.3 X digital | | | | from pressing the button to the camera taking |
| zoom -Designed for both novice and | | | | the shot is an amazing 1.8 seconds on |
| intermediate photographers -Uses XD cards and | | | | average. Compare that to the 2.3 seconds on |
| AA batteries The Fujifilm has outdone | | | | my old Olympus camera that was more |
| themselves this time. The E550 has a silver | | | | expensive. The automatic focus works really |
| colored case with textured grip and an easy | | | | well in both bright environments and dim |
| to use pop up flash. With all that, the Fine | | | | environments. However, it's a little |
| Pix E550 only weighs 9.2 ounces (4.1 by 2.5 | | | | difficult to see your subject when taking |
| by 1.4 inches). However, the cover for the | | | | pictures in dim places. What's really |
| USB, A/V, and DC-power connections isn't | | | | impressive is the LCD screen. Typically, |
| attached to the camera making it an easy item | | | | lower end cameras have inaccurate LCD screens |
| to lose. Probably the best part of the camera | | | | showing only 80% of what's in the real |
| is the vibrant 2 inch LCD screen that | | | | picture. The Fine Pix E550's LCD screen has |
| provides a sharp and accurate preview for | | | | almost 100% coverage of the real picture, so |
| your snapshots. Other cameras in this price | | | | you don't have to guess or get out the |
| range can't compete with the FinePIx E550. | | | | Photoshop to crop. The big question is can |
| The E550 has tons of great features that put | | | | the E550 do all this without making you go |
| it out of its league. It has four modes: | | | | through mountains of batteries? In recent |
| Sport, Night, Landscape, and portrait that | | | | test results, using the AA alkaline cells the |
| automatically adjust the ISO setting, flash, | | | | E550 was able to capture 321 pictures before |
| and shutter speed all with one click. If | | | | dying off. The Fuji FinePix E550 is one of |
| you're an expert you will like all the | | | | the best cameras in its price range costing |
| customized settings including the shutter | | | | under a hundred dollars providing a splendid |
| priority, aperture priority, and programmed | | | | LCD screen, great features, and an amazing |
| auto modes for the camera. The FinePix E550 | | | | speed, it makes a great gift for any |
| offers an array of great focus options which | | | | photographer. |