FujiFilm FinePix A205 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom Review

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(More customer reviews)Since I'm on a college budget, I needed to get an inexpensive camera so I could take pictures during the Thanksgiving Break. My requirments were at least 2 megapixals and decent image quality. I read a number of digial camera reviews and decided to pick up the Fuji Finepix A205. My first thoughts of the camera was the bulk; it's quite thick but it is light weight. Not something you would want to stick in your pants or shirt pocket though. The buttons on the camera do feel cheap, but it was only $150 so what?
Other than those small gripes, the camera takes excellent pictures but only in well lit environments. Outdoor pictures are really nice. Indoor shots can end up grainy if there isn't alot of light and I mean A LOT OF LIGHT. The flash is only effective in close range (at least 5ft to 6ft) Anything beyond that, make sure the environment is well lit or your subject is close.
Macro mode just takes a press of the button and it works really well. There is also a movie mode, but forget about using it unless the room is very very very very well lit.
Comparing indoor shots taken with the A205 and a 3MP Sony digital camera, the A205 images were less grainy than the Sony's, but the Sony's pictures were brighter because of the better flash.
In conclusion, the Fuji Finepix A205 takes very excellent pictures outdoors and indoors in bright light or when the subject is close to the camera with the flash. I could only give it 3 stars for the poor flash performance.

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FUJIFujifilm FinePix A205 Zoom 2.0 Megapixel Digital CameraModel: a205Image Sensor 1/2.7" 2.11 million pixel CCD (2.0 million effective pixels) Color Depth 24 Bit RGB Internal Memory None Memory Card xD Picture Card Viewfinder Type Real Image Optical Viewfinder LCD Display 1.5" TFT color LCD Lens Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, 3.2x digital zoom Focal Length 36mm - 108mm equivalent Focus Type Automatic Focus Range Normal: 30.5" (80cm) - Infinity Macro: 3.6" (10 cm) - 39" (1 m) Filter Size None Sensitivity ISO 100 equivalent Exposure Modes Auto Exposure Aperture f/3.0-4.8 to f/7-10.8 Shutter 1/2 - 1/2000 sec. White Balance 5 Modes (Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent (Daylight, Warm White, Cool White), Incandescent) Self Timer Yes; 10 second delay Burst Mode No Built-in Flash Yes; 6 Modes (Auto, Red-Eye reduction, On, Off, Slow Sync, Red-Eye reduction with Slow Sync) Effective Flash Distance 2.6' (0.8m) - 11.5' (3.5 m) External Flash Sync No Date & Time Stamp Yes Video Mode AVI (Motion JPEG)320x240 @ 10 fps (no sound, 60 sec. max)160x120 @ 10 fps (no sound, 4 min. max) Audio Annotation No Power Source 2x AA batteries (Alkaline, NiMH) AC adapter (optional) Interface USB 1.1 (direct or thorugh optional cradle) Video Out Yes (NTSC & PAL) Dimensions 3.9" x 2.6" x 2.1" (99 x 65 x 53mm) Refurbished by Fuji with 90 warranty

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Camera Mounting Plate for the Wal-Mart MX1000 Tripod and OSN OS500 Tripod Review

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(More customer reviews)I have owned the Mx1000 tripod for a few years now; it was only last year that I lost the camera mounting plate at party. I checked at a few local camera stores for a replacement, but none would fit. I am glad that I found the right camera mounting plate for this tripod, because I would have hated to trash it for just for missing this one part.

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Sima SMP-1C Monopod Review

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(More customer reviews)"You get what you pay for"
Most of the time that cliche is true, but there are products out there that break this rule. The Philips DVP642 is one of them, a great quality, versatile product selling at a bargain price. This is not.
I was hoping the same of this product from all the "glowing" reviews on here. However, this quality of this monopod is very disappointing. First of all, you have to ask yourself, why do you need a monopod over a tripod? For myself and most, it's because we need some stability and portability for our telephoto zoom lenses.However, telephoto zooms are long and heavy so the monopod should be designed strong and solid to live up to the task. This monopod doesn't even come close.
Here are it's bad points:
-The aluminum construction is very cheap quality. The leg segments wobble laterally when you extend and close them. It feels like thin, cheap aluminum and the monopod feels it could break in half like a toothpick at any time.
-The head is very cheap and not solid. No matter how tight I tightened the head, my camera would slope down. The workmanship of the head is so cheap that at any point, you think that you're going to break the PLASTIC tightening screw if you tighten it too much. I think we've all experienced that in the past.
-The leg locks are not tight. When you push down on the monopod, the leg segments slide back into themselves.
In the end, it was a risk I took hoping that I could get a high-quality product for a cheap price. Sometimes, you can get away with that. Walmart sells a very decent functioning tripod for only $30. In this case, I should've bought a REAL monopod. Oh well, I wasted $16 that I could've used to help pay for a higher quality monopod.

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