Fujifilm Finepix A820 8MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom

Tag : digital camera, with 4x, optical zoom, fujifilm finepix, a820 8mp

Company : Fuji
List Price : $159.99
Amazon Price : $105.99
Used Price : $81.00
Average customer review :

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Features

8.3 Megapixel
1/1.6 Super CCD HR
4x optical zoom (Lens focal length - 39-156 mm)
2.5 LCD screen
Video recording - 320 x 240 resolution, no sound

Product Description

Fujifilm FinePix A820 delivers performance, flexibility and affordability - all in one.The A820 lets you shoot your picture with confidence and gives you images rich with details that conventional cameras miss, with ease and simplicity. It incorporates Fujifilm's innovative Super CCD sensor, featuring an octagonal pixel design that allows you to capture highlights and shadow detail in every picture you take. Utilizing this sophisticated imaging sensor and sensitivity up to ISO 800 at full resolution, this 8.3 Megapixel powerhouse delivers exceptional image quality, accurate details, smooth, attractive skin tones and true to life colors from this camera.Now Finepix digital cameras are even easier to use! With a re-designed Graphic User Interface with colorful icon based menu system, the new design provides fast and easy access of menu functions and a brief explanation of each function while navigating. No engineering degree needed here? The guesswork is taken out of camera operation, leaving only the fun!The A820 features a 4.0x Optical Zoom with a 35mm focal range equivalent of 39-156mm. Bring your subject closer and clearer with high quality Fujinon lens technology. For added range, add the 7.6x Digital zoom to get a Total Zoom range of 30.4x.The FinePix A820 makes it possible for you to get that picture even if you forget or fill up your xD-Picture Card. With internal memory built into the A820, now you will never have to miss that special shot. Think of it as your internal insurance policy for photo opportunities.The Finepix A820 features an xD/SD/SD-HC compatible slot, allowing the use of either xD Picture Card or SD/SD-HC media to store and transfer your photos. This capability assures compatibility with a wider variety of applications than ever before, and allows users to choose the media technology that is right for them.

Customer reviews

Nuclear power required
For the first 5-6 months, my 820 did fine with 2700mAh NiMH batteries. Suddenly, upon turn on, the empty battery icon flashes and it shuts down within 5 seconds. I am using the same batteries and even bought new ones. No deal. Sent it back to Fuji for repair. They sent it back with the same problem. It's a great camera otherwise. Lots of features and video w/sound. But now it just doesn't stay on long enough to use it. Alkalines will last only 8-10 minutes and less with flash. I'll try the repair route again. It might just be my camera's problem, but if you do buy it, don't get too emotionally attached.

upon further review
i bought this camera in July and was immediately impressed. Now its 5 months later and it is starting to act up. The auto focus has become unpredictable and when you power up and down the camera is making a "mechanical" noise that is making me worried that one day it wont power up at all.

I really thought this would be my last camera for a while but it seems that I'm back to shopping again.

Terrible Customer Service!!!
The camera is fine as long as nothing goes wrong. Fuji has the worst customer service I have ever delt with. They pass you from one person to another and do everything they can not to help you. Be prepared to deal with the worst customer service in the business. I really hope this helps you.

Excellent compact camera for the price
I bought this camera after extensive research to take with me on a three-month semester in Europe. My main criteria were: 1) low price, 2) good picture quality, 3) short startup and lag time between photos, 4) portability, and 5) good battery life. Over the course of the semester I managed to take a good 1600 pictures of people, landscapes, and artwork in all different settings, and frankly the image quality blew me (and my family) away with its sharpness and vivid color. Lag time was great, much better than otherwise comparable cameras I've used. Battery life was excellent, too; I managed to get through the whole semester only recharging about four or five times (though this was probably because I tried to avoid using flash as much as possible). Video is quite passable, with decent sound quality. Durability was impressive; I managed to drop it at least twice, once on marble, and it is still in perfect working order.

Drawbacks: image stabilization is digital and not, in my experience, particularly useful, so if you're in low light and don't want to use flash you will want a tripod or at least a solid object to steady it on - but that probably goes for most cameras anyway. The autofocus can have trouble in low light or when you're aiming at a hazy horizon for a landscape shot, but otherwise no problems there. The main thing that disappointed me was the lack of manually adjustable options under the "manual" setting: it allows you to control white balance and exposure, but that's about it (and even there you have to choose between presets).

Bottom line: if you're a pro then this is probably not the camera for you. However, if you're like me and want a portable, inexpensive camera that takes quick, sharp, semi-artistic pictures, then you will be happy with the Finepix A820.

Great does it all camera!
I bought this camera to replace my old 2 MP Fuji which served me well for over 8 years. This new camera has all the gadgets and is very user friendly. Reliable, and for $145 a real bargain for an 8.3 MP camera!

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