Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Fujifilm Instax Mini 12

Originally wrong item received. Contacted the company, they were very good, said the item received was the more expensive product, and I could keep it, it will still work. But unfortunately, it doesn't work, so no of no use to me.

I bought a S2000HD earlier this year, and was initially very pleased with it. Some of the buttons, though, were in awkward places, such that I was touching them inadvertently. My main gripe with this camera was in the quality of the LCD, which showed strange vertical flare and strange colours when pointed at certain light sources, especially bright (not direct) sunlight. I took it back to the retailer, who tested it against another S2000HD and that was the same also. In the end, I could not accept the stange LCD, so I sold it on eBay.

There's not too much to say, it arrived in time and does the job fine.
My camera's previous battery was unrelibable due to age. and now it works just as good as new!

ilooked around for a good easy to work camara for the wife to use on a day trip, this was the one she wanted as it felt good to hold and easy to work with its easy auto settings. comes with a sholder strap and also you get a lens cap, plus normal energizer non rechargable batterys but i would use 2500mah energizer aa rechargables or better as this camara drinks batterys for a living and takes 4 aa size ones. also comes with a well thought out user manual if you wish to set this up for better shots and settings. this feels well made and takes xd or standard sd or hc sd cards in the one slot. some might find it a bit on the big size but i like it as i alway manage to brake all my camaras zoom lens on the small compacts this as no pop out zoom lens just built in zoom on a big len so is perfect for me.

this s5800 take clear nice shots on auto settings. as a pop up flash that i thought was prity cool as i did not know this when i brought it from asda as there demo had no batterys in in the shop. amazons price is a bit cheaper than asda's but not by much just £10 less, but to be fair asda gave me 50 free photo printouts and a keyring to use in there print shop with there deal and i would could not chance item in the post and needed it that same day plus i like to look at my camaras before i buy, also with the asda deal it was covered by there no messing 1 year cover and 30 day change your mind deal. so if you want a good price amazon is the one with free delivery of 3 days, if you want it now and live near a asda store go and get one there with free photo prints and there money back warranty.

as you will see by other reviews a lot of people can't be wrong as it as a good feedback responce and i for one would recommend it anyday. 9/10 only because it needs four top spec rechargable batterys or a dc adapter as its power hungry.

get one, its a super bargain.

I bought this camera with high expectations. It was supplementing my (4 year old) Olympus C-755UZ. I needed it to take pictures of friends, or slip in my pocket to take on the go easily. However, I was not necessarily expecting it to be comparable in image quality of an SLR, I figured it would surpass my outdated Olympus, but it didn't. It claims to have less noise, but really there is more noise in lower ISO settings than on most other cameras, even though there is relatively low noise at higher ISOs than most. Also, when the ISO is in the auto setting, it tends to boost the ISO way higher than it needs to be resulting in an image that is rarely blurry but very grainy. Also, there is a weak macro function, that struggles to focus in most situations. So it probably sounds like I am totally bashing this camera, but it makes up for it in color accuracy and functionality. The camera powers up incredibly fast, there is very little shutter lag, and the flash charges quickly. However, it tends to struggle to focus in lower light situations, contrary to its claims. Also, the menus are intuitive and even though the controls may be small and squished, they work well and are easy to get used to. The LCD is also amazing. Coming from a screen that is 1/2 the size of this, I am spoiled and it makes me not want to use my Olympus. Skin tones are very accurate, and the manual setting has quite a few white balance modes that are effective. Overall, it is not the most amazing camera as far as image quality goes, but for $130 bucks, it is hard to beat.

UPDATE (issue began 4/2/2007-now its 7/5/2007 and the issue still isn't resolved): After several weeks of use, black spots began appearing on my photos. I called Fuji, and they told me to pack it, fill out a repair sheet and send it in (I had to pay shipping for the way there). The repair took over a month (from the time it left my hands to the time it came back), far more than their 7 day turnaround time. When I opened the box up, the lens was reinstalled at an angle, and it caused it to move slowly, grind, and leave visible markings along the lens shaft. I took a few pictures, and when I retracted the lens, it jammed and said "lens error". I immediately called Fuji, (might I also mention that they are based out of New Jersey, and are as hostile and unhelpful as the sterotype suggests), but the woman I spoke to sent me a prepaid shipping label, no questions asked. So after another 3 weeks, I recieved it back again, only to find that contrary to the numerous phone conversations during the repair and emails saying the 2nd repair would be covered by the warranty, the rejected it, and spent 3 weeks NOT repairing my camera. I called Fuji once again and spoke to the repair manager, who assured me that it would be expedited, the repair would unconditionally be covered, and that he would personally inspect the camera before it left. Well its been 3 weeks since I sent it in, called twice. First on 6/29 - it will be ready in one week. Then again 7/3, and they told me TWO TO THREE MORE WEEKS! That is the opposite of an expedited repair if you ask me. So when it works, its a great camera, but getting it repaired takes over a 1/4 of a year of dealing with rude people.

**FINAL UPDATE** In September, I finally gave up and called the credit company to take action and reimburse me on grounds of a defective product. The requirement for this was attempting to return it to the retailer, which I hadn't even thought of doing so far because the product was outside of the 30-day return window. Well when I called amazon, to my surprise, they agreed to take the product back for a FULL REFUND!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you Amazon! AMAZON IS THE BEST! People question me about buying big-ticket items online in case there's a problem, but this is why Amazon exists! Thank you Amazon! I bought a Sony W80 instead, and am very pleased.

I was taken aback by the handful of one and two star ratings this camera received. Frankly, I couldn't imagine anything but 4's and 5's.

The first thing I fell in love with was the Fuji's vivid color. The anti-shake function works perfectly. So even hand held shots remain sharply in focus. Sport mode? Well, I'd say a ball frozen mid-air over home base, would qualify as a sweet shot. Macro? I've captured dew drops on spider webs that looked like enormous jewels with every flower and tree nearby clearly reflected.

And that's the problem with customer reviews. Often the malfunction is not the equipment but the people using the equipment. I mean no insult here. I just wish people would make certain "before" they write a review that it's really the item and not the operator. Reviews influence choices.

As for Fuji's service....that I can't speak to. I've had no problems with it and I've had my S8000fd approximately 2 years. I take it everywhere and will shoot everything and anything. So it gets a work out. Nothing has fallen off, fallen short, or in anyway disappointed.

Basically, if you're pondering the notion of buying this camera, don't let the handful of bad reviews here sway you over-much.

PS. I don't work for Fuji, honest. But I am attached to my camera. Which probably explains my instant jump into the defensive. UGH! I'm owned by a camera. Go figure.

This camera takes great outdoor pictures, but indoor pictures esp at lower light and close ups are quite grainy. I bought a Nikon Coolpix P80, a little more expensive and larger to carry, but the picture quality is much better. Still looking for a great pocket sized camera.

HD Video quality is great, with good colour correction. Zoom is heavy handed most of the time and motor noise is significant. File format is MPEG-3 so you need to put the files through (eg) Avidemux to produce AVI files which can be easily edited in low cost or free editors.
Autofocus and zoom work continuously in video mode which is an improvement on previous models.
There is a stills mode, with features like the ability to shoot in burst mode in a range of resolutions, and a super macro mode that lets you get as close as 1cm to the subject. Video quality and the addition of lots of stills camera functions with full manual control make this one of the best value cameras on the market at the moment.
Memory cards can be had for under £10 for 8Gig if you look around.
An ideal choice if you want to get into HD video and want full stills capability too.

The Battery Meter - is rubbish, comes on way too early. The battery warning comes on after just a few minutes shooting. During a test in which I tried to drain the batteries using the discharge option, it was taking so long I decided to leave it in video recording mode to see if that would be quicker. Of course the battery warning light was on by now. So far, the thing has chugged away for over 45minutes.

I have the pink one. I love the color, and I feel special because it slides to turn on. No it might not get the best pictures, but it suits my needs. If I want to be a photographer, I'll buy a slr camera. As far as I know it doesn't have sepia, which isn;t the end of the world. I wish it has better pixels also.

I just got this yesterday from Amazon. I got the orange model because it just looks so stylish (in picture and, indeed, in person). This is to be my backup compact camera, when I don't have my beloved Fujifilm Finepix F30 6MP camera with me. (Compared to the F30, the V10 is taller but thinner and shorter. They weigh about the same, I think.)

Here're my initial impressions:

PICTURE QUALITY: very good outdoors during the day, and average/above-average indoors. Fujifilm (aka Fuji) has produced a line of compact cameras, starting with the F10, renowned for their low-light, high-ISO performance. (ISO refers to the camera's sensitivity to light; the higher the ISO is, the less light the camera requires in order to capture an image with enough brightness and contrast.) The F30, my workhorse, is just superb in low-light conditions, pretty much rivaling (or even besting) my digital SLR, the Nikon D70. The V10 uses a slightly older sensor than the F30 -- in fact, the V10's sensor and "Real Photo" processor are the same as the discontinued F10. This means two things: 1) When there's enough light, the V10 turns in excellent-looking pictures; 2) When the light is dim, the V10 cannot match the image quality of the F30. In fact, it seems to be slightly worse than the F10 in capturing low-light images. But compared to most other compact digital cameras, even those from Canon and Nikon, the V10 does a quite respectable job. For example, if you use the V10 to capture a candlelight moment, the image won't steal your heart, but it'll make a nice memorable photo, provided you have steady hands or use a tripod.

VIDEO QUALITY: 640x320 (VGA) or 320x240 (QVGA) with sound. Recorded in AVI format which is great for mobile playback as almost all mobile video devices can support AVI. You cannot zoom during shooting (reason: zooming produces horrendous-sounding motor noise which could be amplified by the movie mode, hence Fujifilm disabled zooming during movie shooting). Very good video quality when played back on a PC or TV (in the VGA mode).

USABILITY: very fast, very responsive. The V10 also uses the same interface as other Fujifilm compacts, so if you've used a Fuji before, you'll be right at home with this one (except perhaps with the placement of the buttons). People switching from other brands will face an easy learning curve. The buttons are small but responsive. The gigantic 3.0" LCD viewfinder is very bright and high-resolution (230,000 pixels). It's also very fast, meaning you'll see scenes in real-time as you shoot pictuers or video.

GAMES: the only camera on the market to offer games! You get four of them. Quite entertaining, and the graphics of the games looks really great on the 3-inch LCD screen. The controls, however, are a bit awkward due to shape and placement of the four-way controller. If you have nimble fingers you'll get used to the controls fairly quick. I love the games.

BATTERY: don't know yet as I haven't run it through a torture test. Rated at 170 pictures according to the Japanese CIPA standard. My F30 is rated at 550 but I took over 500 shots plus loads of movies on one charge last time.

STYLING: not as thin as those crazy Sony or Casio models. (BTW I love Sony and Casio cameras, too. Canon and Panasonic also make great compact digital cameras - Panasonic ones have great image stabilization. I'm not hot on Nikon or Kodak or Minolta or Pentax, and to me HP cameras are too ugly. Won't even consider any other brands.) The orange color looks delicious. Overall styling is eye-catching, esp. that huge 3" LCD...

In summary, I think I like this Fuji a lot. It won't replace my F30 for important family photos, but it'll make a great tote-in-the-biker bag/handbag camera for everyday photo opportunities.

PS: I should mention this. Fujifilm is a huge sponsor of the conservation of giant pandas and other endangered specifies. I end up buying only Fuji cameras these days both because of their excellent quality and their generosity toward conservation efforts. Thank you, Fujifilm.

PPS: My unit is "made in Japan." When I first turned it on yesterday there was what looked like a green dead pixel on the LCD, but it magically disappeared after an hour or two, so now the LCD looks perfect and defect-free.

I ordered 2 batteries from Powerplanet to go away on holiday, to act as a backup and extra power for my camera. Great product as they work so well and Powerplanet are a great company to do business with, so prompt and excellent value for money, thanks!

I bought this camera in November 08 to upgrade from my Fujifilm A800 for only £75! Great bargain! The camera is great if you are a beginner. I'm not quite good with manual controls yet and instead of having a huge camera like a Canon or a Nikon, this works better for me to play with. My only problem with it is that as full zoom it's a bit grainy. Other than that is a great camera for beginners, light, easy to carry around. I love it so far!

--Update--
a year and a half into using this camera and I still like it. Sometimes taking perfect pictures can be difficult cause I need to use a lot of manual controls which I'm not good at but.. that's why i bought this camera for, to learn using them. In a quick comparison with my Canon SX210, I'd say the Fuji has a better zoom quality evident on the shots, with nicely blurred backgrounds and less noise than the SX210. The only reason I got a new compact was cause even though the S5800 is not a big camera to carry around it can be a pain when u want to take some quick shots. Other than that I still like it very much.

Very easy to use and gives brilliant pictures. The macro features are really useful. If I have something on a machine hard to read or distinguish , I take a photograph and enlarge it on the computer.

I read all the other reviews at Amazon for this camera and not one mentioned the time delay from when you press the shutter to when the camers actually captures the picture, truely awuful. I bought it to take pictures of my 2 year old daughter and have taken about 100 pictures, i will be lucky if i have 5 decent pictures as the camera is just not quick enough to 'capture the moment'

To start with I'm normally a DSLR user but I wanted something a little smaller for those occaisions when carrying the "big camera" wasn't practical. I didn't want a compact & I still wanted some quality & creativity so I needed a "halfway house". This camera fits the bill perfectly. Small & light but with enough features & modes to keep even a "photo junky" like me happy. Picture quality is great & when images are captured in the 16:9 modes they look fantastic on a large LCD tv (that's saying something coming from me because I'm very fussy!). The quality of the video in movie mode is very good & also looks good when played back on the tv.

If I have one "gripe" it's that the zoom control operates to fast & this makes small adjustments in focal length very difficult. That's the only real reason it didn't get the fifth star.

All in all I'm very happy with the camera & I shall use much more than I originaly intended.

I've now had this camera for a couple of weeks and have to say it's so far so good. Having owned a couple of smaller Fuji models, I umm-ed and ahh-ed over whether to go for a larger bodied camera or just another small compact that could easily fit in my pocket. In the end, I eventually decided to go for the larger one on the assumption that if I ever want to get more into photography I'd need something with a little more "horse power" than a 3x optical zoom. It'll probably never happen but there's always time left yet. (I've also now bought a Samsung NV8 to take care of my compact needs which I'll review separately).

While it feels large next to my compacts, when stood alongside my old 35mm Canon EOS 700 from way back in the early 90's, it's tiny by comparison and it makes you realise just how small gadgets have become over the last two decades. However, although it feels nice and solid, it is still reasonably chunky and heavy and you certainly do have to wear it round your neck which can become rather a drag after a while...

The photos I've taken so far are perfectly okay but then again I'm a philistine and will readily admit that I don't have an eye for professional photography. However, neither are most other people and you're almost certainly going to look the part at weddings and parties unless there's a real pro in the house! It doesn't have red eye reduction (which I thought it might when I bought it) but so far I've only managed to take one red eye photo of my daughter who I was beginning to think was borne of the devil judging by my previous cameras! The batteries - I use 2000mh rechargeables - seem to last for ever even with fairly high use of the zoom and my insistence on taking three shots of everything I choose to shoot. If there is to be a negative, it's the small fact that the cable link is yet another non-standard size USB one (I now have three Fuji cameras all with different size cables!) meaning yet another cable to store safely.

So while this isn't exactly a review - there are professionals who can do that properly elsewhere - I'll just offer my opinion that this is a very nice camera which I certainly don't regret buying - something you can't always say these days with so much over-hyped, over-priced garbage around. There's definitely room for my skills to grow with this camera and I'd just better get out there and start making use of everything on the S5800 that I'm sure is idly waiting for me there ready to use.

Got this about a year and a half ago...for about $130 I think. I would definitely NOT pay the current price.

Pros:
-It took pretty good photos off the bat.
-I like the speed between shots--it's pretty fast, great for taking pics of my toddler.
-Decent in low light, not awesome
-big screen

Cons:
-durability is fairly non-existent. I suppose this can be assumed for most of these small cameras, I'm not super careful, but not like I'm throwing it around either. It fell about 10 months after I bought it--we were trying to take a photo with the timer...it landed on the open lens and shifted it. We were able to put it back...but this has happened probably twice more...and since then, it increasingly has problems focusing, etc.
-toggle for zooming broke about a year ago--just randomly, not through an obvious drop or anything. It still 'works' but it's like hanging on by a thread, so to zoom you have to kind of hold it in. For what I paid for it, I didn't want to pay to have it fixed. It broke when it was probably still under warranty, but the only way to have them fix it was to mail it in and be without a camera for a long time.
-battery...it started out fine, I could go days or through a ton of photos in one day without having to plug it in. Now--maybe 100-150 shots, if that, or 30 minutes of shooting...it's dead. Really annoying, I have to carry the charger everywhere, or plan on not taking a lot of photos.

I am very pleased with the camera and the services provided by the vendor. This item was selected after a lot of searching and met my requirements in every respect and with an exceptionally good price.

this is an excellent little case it does the job it is a nice snug fit , with a litle inside pocket for sd card / usb lead when not in use it hangs on the cam strap by a little clip, the leather is also a good quality.
Note this is not a carry all case it is a case to protect between shoots!

It appears from looking around the net that these cameras have a common problem. They simply fail to turn on which makes them an ugly paperweight. Mine worked for about one week.

This review is for the 8000fd which has been superseded by the 10MP s8100fd, but with the exception of the CCD sensor itself, they are exactly the same. First off let me say that it seems that a lot of the negative reviews concerning this camera are about things other than the camera itself. Filter through those and you will see this is a very good camera. And as for Fuji Customer service, I dropped my camera on the last day of a trip overseas and broke it. I sent it to the Fuji repair center and they promptly exchanged it for a new one. Yes, I had to pay $75, but it was my fault and Fuji was very fast - I had the new one a week later.

As mentioned in the title, this camera is more than a point-and-shoot model. If all you're looking to do is set it on Auto and shoot away, you will get VERY GOOD pictures most of the time, but to really get GREAT photos, you need to delve into the program modes. More complex certainly and if you're not willing to learn then this camera will go under-utilized.

The best feature of this camera is the focal length with the 18x optical zoom. This allows you to frame the photo properly before taking it and not have to crop much afterwards. The result: higher quality photos. YOU can capture scenes with 18x that you can't from most consumer digital cameras, and image stabilization makes it possible to get clear photos.

This camera is positioned at the higher end of the consumer line -appealing to those who want the smaller size and price of a consumer digital camera, but want many of the features found in prosumer models. In that aspect, the s8000fd hits the sweet spot very well. There are a lot of features that will appeal to those looking to be more creative.

I have taken some 500+ photos with this camera and have been very pleased with the results. I have used the photos for enlargements up to 11x14. There is some additional, noise when shooting in lower-light conditions, but the majority of the time this can be componsated for or eliminated by adjusting the camera's flexible exposure settings.

At the risk of being redundant, let me say that this camera has more features than a good 95% of people want or will even take the time to use. But given a chance this is a good camera and since it's been replaced with the 8100fd, it is a great deal at the sub-300 price-point.

This is my second FujiFilm SLR-like camera and I have been pleased with both.

Decided to upgrade from my Kodak 3mp + 3x zoom before my holiday to Egypt.Glad I did - results have been stunning. Camera looks good , and is surprisingly easy to hold and use,even one-handed. Took a bit of time to go through the instructions,which are not difficult to pick up, although almost 1000 shots later, there are still options /facilities I have yet to explore. The large viewfinder is great,(although inclined to attract fingerprints),and the onscreen crop+copy lets me preview and select/reject
shots easily, even with my fading eyesight.
The picture quality is great, and the 8mps makes for great clarity even at high zoom. The zoom is easy to use and the anti shake setting ensures that even 10x zoom remains clear in moderate light conditions.
I was totally enthusiastic until taking it to a wedding on a dull day at the weekend, when I really had to use the flash extensively for the first time. Although the camera can take quite reasonable pictures in low light without flash,I set it both to auto flash ,then forced flash to make sure I got clarity in key bride and groom shots. These proved erratic, with the camera "choosing" to take the shots without flash,at slower shutter speeds, with the results being a bit unclear and fuzzy.
Luckily I had my Kodak in my pocket as backup, and the contrast between the 2 cameras in this situation was striking with the Kodak well on top in terms of clarity and colour tone. Think I'll need to go back to the manual to see what can be done.
Nevertheless, I'm still delighted with the camera which gives great outdoor shots with stunning zoom facilities at almost SLR standards , for an extremely reasonable price (which has just dropped a further 20% since I got it.)

The leather camera case was bought as a gift for use with a Fuji Finepix S1500. The case fits the camera perfectly - as it should. The leather is soft and of good quality. The recipient of the gift is very pleased with the case and would recommend this as a purchase.

This is a very feature rich camera with a surprisingly good quality lense that makes taking great photographs easy. I love the zoom, quick startup and the screen. Too many good features to list here, but those are my favourite.