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| Brand: Fuji
Category: Photography
List Price: $199.99
Buy Refurbished: $119.99
New (16) from $168.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  267 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
System Memory: 0
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 10
Display Size: 2.5
Battery: 4 AA Alkaline
Maximum Focal Length: 63
Minimum Focal Length: 6.3
Maximum Resolution: 7.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 4.2 x 3 x 3.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 15747988
Model: 15747988
UPC: 074101477405
EAN: 0074101477405
Release Date: April 5, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding Camera April 21, 2007
32 out of 42 found this review helpful
A great great camera, at a great great price, I received mine from Amazon today, was up and shooting in no time at all on Program Mode.
Shots are outstanding,beautiful color, very sharp, the camera is a joy to use,
Positives; All
Negatives; None
Nuff Said
 Great dissappointment May 22, 2007
32 out of 35 found this review helpful
I love Fuji digital cameras and have worked with them for years. The S700 came loaded with the features I wanted, but the optics were really poor, the light metering was questionable at best and the auto focus plain sucked. It also was lighter than I'm used to, which gave it an overall "low consumer level" feel. It's a cam with lots of bells and whistles that only work so well.
I traded it in 3 days later and, still loyal to Fuji, bought the S6000fd for a bit more money and WOW! what a camera! It surpassed and continues to surpass my expectations every day. The shots I'm getting of my art work now rival those of a pro I hired to do the job a few months back. If you want the features of the S700 in a camera that actually works to support those features (especially in the auto focusing department), get the S6000 instead.
Great Camera - Amazing Value April 10, 2007
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I was looking for a camera with better picture quality than a compact camera, manual options and lots of settings, ease of use, but yet nowhere near SLR price. I Definately found the perfect match with this one. I took a chance and preordered this beauty and I am so glad I did. After just a few minutes I was taking great photographs with a amazing clarity and quality.
I highly recommend the Fuji Finepix s700. It's is a great price too! Don't miss out on this one, you'll be very pleased.
 Great LCD, Veiw-finder and ISO, auto focus defective. May 11, 2007
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
I have been a professional photographer for 40+ years, and over the past 6 years have stayed with the Canon line of Digital cameras. I had been looking for another compact camera to keep in the car, and could not resist the price of the new Fuji Finepix S700 at $214.00 (plus a free 2GB disk). All of the reviews had been great, so thought I would give one a try. Well, I received mine a few days ago, and what a disappointment. I loved the big clear LCD screen, and the eye level view-finder worked great also. But I had a big problem with the auto focus. I finally just sat in my office and took photos of my book case over and over. A few would be a OK, but most would be way out of focus. I sold my little Canon S2 IS yesterday (after receiving the Fuji from Amazon), and in my experience it was a far better camera. The only draw back for me was the tiny view-finder, the very small LCD screen, and the ISO 400 limitation. To bad Canon did not address these issues with the new S3 IS. One thing for sure though, Amazon was absolutely great with the return...it was breeze. I boxed it back up, and it's all ready to go back in the AM. Maybe I just got a bad one, maybe one made on a Monday? I was pleased, however, to see that Amazon was also offering the Canon SD800 IS today for only $172.00. I always wanted a pocket camera, so now I have one on the way. Hope I have better luck this time,
The "Best Buy" 10X Digital Zoom Camera October 15, 2007
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
The Fujifilm S700/S5700 is the "Best Buy" among digital cameras with a 10x zoom...no other camera in the under $200 price range comes close.
It has a combination of features that no other digital camera in the "Under $200 price range can match:
- a zoom that extends to about 380mm (ideal for sports photography)
- the ability to manually set ISO levels
- the ability to manually control both shutter speed and aperture
- a choice of a large sharp "preview" screen, or a small eye level screen for use in bright sunlight
- a superb "macro" lens for extreme closeups
- the ability to use AA batteries, easily found at any corner store
- the use of SD cards, a "first" for a Fujifilm camera
- it can use both threaded filters and hoods. I use a UV filter and a flexible rubber lens hood to both protect the lens and eliminate sources of "flare" in harsh sunlight
- a shape, weight, and balance make it easy to shoot at lower than normal shutter speeds and still get sharp photos. At 380mm, I'd normally shoot at 1/500 of a second to ensure a sharp photo. With this camera, I can shoot at 1/125 of a second with the zoom at 380mm and get a sharp photo.
What is the S700/S5700 NOT good at? It is a mediocre camera for people who simply want to put their camera in "auto" mode, and snap away. In the "auto" mode, the S700/S5700 often uses an ISO of ISO 400, or ISO 800 in dim light, or when high shutter speeds are required.
An 8 x 10 enlargement made in the "auto" mode at 800 ISO will lack the contrast, saturation and resolution of an 8 x 10 enlargement of a photo taken at in the "manual" mode at 200 ISO or 100 ISO.
There are dozens of "owner options" detailed in the camera's manual, and the quality of photos you obtain is directly related to how much time is invested in learning and mastering each option.
For folks who actually need a zoom that extends out to 380mm (for sports photography, or for bird watching) and for someone who wants to spend under $200 AND for folks who insist on having total control over all aspects of each photo, there is simply no other $200 camera that compares with the S700/S5700...EXCEPT the:
- In the UK, the S5700 has been replaced by an 8 meg Fujifilm S5800. I'm guessing that the Fujifilm S700 will be replaced by a Fujifilm "S800" here in the USA in November 2007, just in time for the holiday season. Just one extra meg of resolution may not matter for snapshots, but for a heavily cropped 8 x 10 enlargement, it might add a tiny bit of extra detail.
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