Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD

   Brand: Fuji

   Model : HS10

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   List Price : $499.95


   Sale Price : $438.00


Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD Feature

  • 10-megapixel CMOS image sensor for superior low-light performance and photo-quality, poster-sized prints
  • Fujinon 30x (24-720mm equivalent) manual optical zoom lens; 24-720mm (equivalent on a 35mm camera) range from true wide-angle to ultra telephoto
  • HD movie mode with stereo sound; mini HDMI output
  • Triple Image Stabilization; ‘Super Intelligent’ Flash
  • 3.0-inch High-Contrast Tilting LCD and Electronic View Finder


Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD Overviews

Fujifilm FinePix HS10 – 10MP BSI CMOS, Fujinon 30x Wide Optical Zoom (24 – 720mm), 3.0″ High Contrast Tilting LCD. Other features include: Face Detection w/ Red Eye Removal, Face Recognition, Tracking Auto Focus, Triple Image Stabilization, Full Resolution Continuous Shooting @ 10fps, High Sensitivity 6400 ISO, 6 Scene – SR Auto Automatic Scene Recognition, HD Movie 1080i w/Stereo Sound, Super High Speed Movie Mode Captures 1000fps, Motion Panorama Mode, Motion Removal Mode, Multi-Motion Capture, 4-AA Batteries.


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Fujifilm FinePix HS10 10 MP CMOS Digital Camera with 30x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 3-Inch LCD CustomerReview

I majored in art in college with my areas of emphasis being photography and pottery. It was at that time that I fell in love with the Nikon brand and learned about how they finely grind their lenses for greater clarity even if you enlarge your photos to poster size…where other cameras would fail. Since then, I have never carried any other brand and said I never would.

I was able to try out this camera from Amazon’s Vine program so I will start by saying I would have never picked it or tried it any other way. I will put myself down by saying I was very much a camera snob, without realizing it…stuck on one brand.

At first my bias was evident. Used to Nikon cameras I was not happy that I didn’t immediately know how to work this one and there was no manual to help me. In all honesty, that’s still a negative for me. It’s not that it’s hard to use by any means…even someone who never used a camera before will figure it out…but knowing how to navigate it really would be faster if a manual CAME with it. I printed out the manual and it took up a notebook binder. Kind of bizarre but it also does a lot. Much of the information you may never need.

The first thing I was impressed with was how lightweight is was. Half the weight of my other cameras and when I travel that really is a BIG bonus.

But that doesn’t matter if all you do with it doesn’t come out wonderful. I have been using the camera a month now non-stop prior to writing my review of it. I am amazed that it came with a lens that can focus so well upclose without it being an “upgrade lens” which I’ve always had to do with my Nikons. There is a bird’s nest that is above my stereo speaker on my porch. I knew there were baby birds in it because I could look down through the slats from my upstairs porch but I really couldn’t see them well. I also didn’t want to get close to the nest and scare the mamma bird…so I stood in my back doorway, probably 12 feet from this nest, and I took a close up of not only the nest, but the babies too. And I mean so close up that I can see the insides of their mouths and every tiny feather. What I couldn’t see at all with my naked eye no matter how I tried, was pretty amazing when I pulled that photo up on my computer screen (I will repost the photo here shortly).

Here’s why:
It automatically “read” that I was focusing on the nest, and just as a professional would do if they manaully adjusted the f-stop, the background behind it was softer. A 7 year old child, therefore, could snap a photo and take some amazingly professional shots with this—automaticaly. The baby birds were sharp and clear…I gag when I say this but I kinda think it turned out better than with my top-of-the-line Nikon. And this is WAY cheaper. I don’t WANT to like it more. But I swear to you my photos were crisp and clear and with perfect lighting and focus.

True test: I have a one of the professional photo printers that prints out poster size prints. This is when you see the clarity, any fuzz, etc.

It rocked…sharp, clear images. I was shocked. Great lens, great focus.

The video was equally as easy to use and turned out with excellent clarity and I own both the Mino and the the Ultra camcorders to compare it to (my reviews of those are on Amazon.) To now be able to combine both video and still images on this camera when I couldn’t before just made me fall in love. If you compare this to the top hand-held camcorders it’s almost like you are buying a camera and getting the camcorder free. It not only has stereo sound rather than mono–most of them have mono–but it also, much to my surprise has 3x image stabilization which some of the top models don’t have…so it automatically makes your videos less shaky, more professional.

Do I think it should come with a manual so that you don’t have to print one out? Heck yes. At least of some basics. Is it simple for anyone once you glance over the main points of the manual? Yes.

But that’s not as important as what you wind up with. I am sorry Nikon, but I keep grabbing this one. Lighter, incredible results, great zoom, simple, with a camcorder. Dreamworthy. And it even seemed better in low light and comes with a greater zoom lens that adjusts automatically from regular to mega zoom. And I couldn’t have been more biased going in.

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