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Fujifilm FinePix S5700 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 20th Jul 2007 |
| Manufacturer | Fujifilm |
| Price | £113.04 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £130.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersA 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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Mandie Wiles said on 17th June 2009
steve said on 22nd June 2009
i'd like to ask Mandie Wiles what tesco's she got this camera from for only £59 as i've looked and can't fine it anywhere at that price..?
Jo Catherine said on 18th August 2009
Having only used a point and shoot film camera before (Olympus Mju 2) the S5700 was a new ball game to me. I wanted a good quality, easy-to-use camera which was not too cumbersome... more
ken said on 25th October 2009
i cant understand why some people moan a bout a camera that cost under £130 quid about its quality of the colour etc what do they expect for the money some expensive cameras ... more
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I recently purchased this camera from Tesco for £59, its my fust digital camera of this type and I am very pleased. I do need to learn to understand all the info to get the f... more