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Fujifilm FinePix S5700

Author Cliff Smith
Published 20th Jul 2007
Manufacturer Fujifilm
Price £110.64 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £130.00 (Inc VAT)
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Features Score 8 for Features
Image Quality Score 8 for Image Quality
Value Score 10 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
Fujifilm FinePix S5700
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.




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Here's the all-too-familiar shot of the West Window for detail comparison. I take this same shot with every camera I test. Click on the image to see it full size or look at the 100 percent crop below.





The level of detail is excellent. Compare this with other 7MP or 8MP cameras I've tested recently.





At wide angle the lens does produce quite bad barrel distortion.





Corner sharpness is good, but that old purple fringing is back with a vengeance.





Here's a high contrast shot, a statue against a bright sky.





Here's a crop from the top part of the image. Check out the purple fringes.




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The wide-angle end is equivalent to 38mm, which isn't very wide at all.




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The telephoto end is equivalent to 380mm though, which is great for zooming in on details.



 

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Comment Stephen Kelly said on 20th June 2008

I bought this camera in an emergency! The photographer had let a friend down for her wedding. I used it to take the "official" pictures! The review above is very accurate... more

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