PriceRunner > Digital Cameras & Camcorders > Digital Cameras > Fujifilm FinePix S5100 Black - Expert reviews Print this page  Print  | Explain how this page works  Help

Fujifilm FinePix S5100 Black
Enlarge image

Read Expert Reviews : Fujifilm FinePix S5100 Black

4 megapixel, 10x optical zoom, 3.6x digital zoom, USB, 1.5 inch LCD More product info

Price range:

User rating:

Expert rating:


     
  Expert reviews (13) 
   
Based on 13 expert reviews, the average rating for Fujifilm FinePix S5100 Black is 4.0/5. Expert Reviews for Digital Cameras are gathered from magazines and web sites around the world. Read summaries of the English reviews below.

 
Source

Review summary

Review rating
alaTest Title:

Review summary of Fujifilm FinePix S5100 / FinePix S5500

(9/7/08)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: Experts rate this product 75/100 and users 89/100. Comparing these reviews to 254525 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 85/100 = Very Good.
Country: US
85.0 / 100.0
Digital Photography Review Title:

Fujifilm FinePix S5100 Zoom

(1/1/06)
Summary: Read the full review
Pros: ; Sharp, bright F2.8-3.1 10x zoom lens; Focuses well in low light (though see below); Bright, clear screen that works well in low light (though see below); Excellent color rendition; Fast and responsive operation; Easy and intuitive to use; Great value for money; High resolution, lots of detail; Excellent battery life; 640x480 pixel,
Cons: ; Small screen; Some exposure/dynamic range problems in high contrast/very bright scenes; Unimpressive burst modes; Some vignetting at wider focal lengths; No image stabilization; Occasional focus errors at long end of zoom in low light; Minimum focus distance too long in normal mode; Auto modes don't use the full range of shutter speeds
Country: US
Recommended
IT Reviews Title:

Fujifilm - FinePix S5500 Zoom

(4/5/05)
Summary: Mention the phrase 'digital camera' and too often the immediate image that comes to mind is of a lightweight, flat, rectangular piece of hardware that carries an uncanny resemblance to those throwaway instant cameras picked up ... Read the full review
Country: UK
N/A
TrustedReviews Title:

Fujifilm FinePix S5500

(3/15/05)
Summary: Read the full review
Verdict: If you’re after competitively priced digital camera with a big optical zoom and a decent feature set, then check out this FinePix model.
Country: UK
9.0 / 10.0
PC Magazine Title:

Fujifilm FinePix S5100

(2/7/05)
Summary: The 4MP FinePix S5100 conventional CCD outperforms the previous model's proprietary SuperCCD HR image sensor. It's speedy and takes excellent pictures with a minimum of fuss, and it would be an unbeatable value if it had antishake technology. Read the full review
Pros: ; Affordable, compact and speedy. Takes bright, crisp, and well-exposed pictures. RAW support and an AF assist lamp.
Cons: ; Lacks important refinements, like antishake technology, a real-time histogram, and a hot shoe. Manual focus is inconvenient to use. Small (1.5-inch) LCD. Uses less common xD memory format. Charger and rechargeable batteries not included.
Country: US
3.5 / 5.0
I4U Title:

Fujifilm S5100

(1/24/05)
Summary: The FinePix S5100 offers mid-level digital photographer 4.0 million pixels combined with both point-and-shoot simplicity as well as a more advanced manual feature set including continuous shootin... Read the full review
Country: US
7.5
Steve's DigiCams Title:

Steve's DigiCams

(9/27/04)
Summary: Read the full review
Country: US
N/A
Pocket-lint.co.uk Title:

Broadband?


Summary: Read the full review
Pros: ; Design and handling are great, the lens offers plenty of scope and the colour screen is small but (almost) perfectly formed.
Cons: ; The EVF is poor and the camera eats alkaline AA batteries faster than a swarm of locusts.
Country: UK
7.0 / 10.0
Megapixel.net Title:

Fujifilm FinePix S5100


Summary: Read the full review
Pros: ; 10X optical zoom.; Good ergonomics.; EVF viewfinder.; Capable of very good long exposures.; Excellent colour rendition.; Very good image quality overall.
Cons: ; No image stabilizer.; Compression a bit strong at the highest JPEG quality setting.; No controls over RAW format images.; Limited choice of image size/quality settings.
Country: UK
8.0 / 10.0
What Digital Camera Title:

Fuji FinePix S5500


Summary: For those who like the look of SLR cameras but find them too big the S5500 is well worth considering. Read the full review
Country: UK
N/A
NeoCamera Title:

Fuji Finepix S5100


Summary: The Fuji Finepix S5100 turns out to be a decent ultra-zoom camera which can produce high-quality images except at wide-angle where vignetting is noticeable. Vignetting appears to be the compromise Fuji has taken to achieve such a zoom range with the bright lens used on the Fuji S5100. Note that the majority of ultra-zoom cameras have also... Read the full review
Pros: ; Great resolution and sharpness * Excellent color accuracy * Bright F2.8-F3.1 lens * Quite fast and responsive * Great build quality * Superior battery life
Cons: ; Occasional exposure problems * Occasional low-light focus errors * Noticeable vignetting at wide-angle * Poor EVF display * Poor ergonomics
Country: US
Good
Photographyblog.com Title:

Fujifilm Finepix S5500


Summary: The FujiFilm Finepix S5500 Zoom is a solid update of what was already a good digital camera, the 3 megapixel S5000. The new S5500 adds a number of improvements which although not crucial are still very welcome - these include ISO speeds of 64 and 100 (the S5000 had a slowest speed of ISO 200 which was quite noisy), a much improved movie... Read the full review
Country: US
4.0 / 5.0
Digital Camera Resource Page Title:

DCRP Review: Fuji FinePix S5100


Summary: Read the full review
Pros: ; RAW image format supported; Good photo quality for the most part; Can be used as a webcam (Windows only); Great battery life; Excellent movie mode; AF-assist lamp; Stylish, mini-SLR design; Supports conversion lenses; Great redeye test performance; Full manual controls (though somewhat inflexible)
Cons: ; Poor macro test performance; Noticeable vignetting in images; Small LCD, low res EVF; both are hard to see in low light; Full shutter speed range only available in "M" mode; Noise levels a little above average; Poor bundle: tiny memory card, no rechargeable batteries, unimpressive software (most notably the RAW converter); Manual focus
Country: US
N/A

Read buying advice  Buying advice  | Report errors or make suggestions  Report errors  | Send to a friend  Send to a friend  | Price watch  Price watch