This is my second Fuji digital camera. The first one was wonderful, and I assumed this one would be also, but after a year of use I am very disappointed. I’m not a professional photographer, I just need a point and shoot that is dependable on vacation and at special events. My f470 is in working order – what makes this camera undependable has something to do with the design.
The biggest problem with the F470 is the design of the LCD screen. It’s simply horrid when you’re taking outdoor pictures. The screen may be large but in bright sunlight it’s next to impossible to see what you’re going to get. It’s just 2.5 inches of darkness. My previous Fuji had a viewfinder; there was no problem seeing what I was shooting – in any level of light.
The LCD screen is also difficult to see from any sort of an angle. So, unless I’m holding the camera in front of my face, I have only a vague idea of what I’m photographing.
The screen is a battery hog and it doesn’t seem to bring much to the table on this camera model.
Another problem with this camera is that a good 30 percent of my shots are fuzzy and blurry. I know my hands don’t shake perceptibly. This has been more of an issue with this camera than with any other I’ve ever owned (And I’ve owned quite a few in my life.)
The software, while not horribly difficult, is not especially user friendly either. The editing features are so limited that I felt it was necessary to purchase another photo editing software package just to satisfactorily crop and resize the shots.
All that being said, when everything comes together the f470 can take a nice clear, bright picture.
However, I’ve lost so many irreplaceable shots because of the limitations of this camera that I’m ready to put it aside and purchase a new camera with stabilization, a view finder in addition to the LCD screen, and the more easily found SD cards.
Two and a half stars – not recommended.
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Cameras that still use xD memory cards?
My camera, a Fujifilm Finepix F470, recently ran into a problem that I don't have the time or money to fix right now. I'm leaving for a trip out of state in just a week and I need a camera for school right now too. So I'm going to Fujifilm FinePix F470 6MP Camera buy a new camera before I leave because I've had my cam for over 3 years so I might as well update and I need one for my trip. Well, I was recently given new xD picture/memory cards for my camera, and now I can't even use my camera lol, so I wanted to ask if anyone would know of any cameras that still use this type of memory card? I'm asking out of curiosity... because it would be convenient to already have the cards I would need and I have no clue if Fujifilm or Olympus still uses this card since my camera is old. Thanks in advance!
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