Fujifilm FinePix S1500 Review

Hi,
I bought the Fuji S1500 just for fun and as a spare camera and I must say that I'm a little dissapointed by the image quality. When I compare the image quality with my Lumix FZ28, TZ4 and my Canon SX110IS, the sharpness, particular in the edges is poor. Also the colours are undersaturated in the standard mode en very oversaturated in the chrome mode. But autofocus, build quality, handling and autofocus are very good and that just for 169 Euro's here in Holland! So I think that after all the S1500 isn't so bad afterall, as long if you do not compare the picture quality with more expensive camera's. But I think the Canon SX110IS is the better choice because it is only a little more expensive, but has almost the same zoomrange, has a very good picture quality and also a manual mode (see the test here on trusted reviews). And probably the price of the SX110IS will drop because of the introduction of the SX120IS

Greetings,
Martin

Hi All,
I bought this camera two weeks back. At first I thought it’s a bit non-user friendly, but when I started using it I felt awesome. I would like to explain why.

First of all I am not a professional photographer and I don’t play much (u can say never at all) with the ISO settings and other advanced stuff. In this camera I can change ISO settings if I want.

There are 3 options when you take a picture in auto mode:
1. The normal photo
2. Finepix photo
3. B&W photo (Black and white)

As option 2. above Finepix option focuses more deeply to the colors. You can actually really feel the colors. I think its because this options brightens the picture, anyway I like this option very much.

I took my S1500 out during night and tried. The night mode was just cool, the fotos seemed clearer than our naked eyes.

I have to try the other settings outside at different hours of the day, right now am not free during the days till the end of this month.

As a fair conclusion I would like to say that I love my S1500 and take with me everywhere just as a pet. It’s a bit out of hand as what else you expect from a DSLR model. The first camera I used was an Olympus FE320 which could be taken in your pocket but the fotos weren’t upto my satisfaction. It was all blurry images I got after my one month vacation in india.

Hope this camera meets up to my satisfaction in my next vacation to Istanbul…

Hello,
So I just bought the S1500 and I must say, although I'm no expert photogtapher, I am a little disappointed as other buyers in the picture quality. Another thing that is frusrating me is that I can't figure out how to access the shooting options to adjust the sharpness, white balance and so forth. If there is anyone who can assist me, I would greatly aprreciate it thanks!

Hi, i am considering changing cameras at present I have a Kodak c713 which has been great but did not like the water of the med, i am thinking of either the fujifilm s1500 or Pentax K-m, both get good reviews but which is the best?
Any help is greatfully recieved.