Fuji Finepix 2400

I have owned my Finepix 2400 zoom for over 4 years I have had many cameras over the past 40 years and I believe I have taken more photos with the 2400 zoom tham with all the rest added together. I have now bought a Canon EOS 300D and I can tell you it is not worth the extra I paid although the photos are very good, so is the finepix's which as never needed a repair unlike the Canon which has been sent back thrice in 3 months.

I use an old SLR with various lenses, I bought this so that the family could use the camera and not encounter huge costs in development. Does this beautifully and more. my daughter (8yrs old)uses it and gets reasonable pictures with no training. I added a 64Mb card, and keep the standard card as back up. I have had the camera for nearly two years and have taken about 1.3GB in pictures. It has been a great buy. I would like a new one with external flash and better zoom, but its not easy to beat this without spending a fortune so for now I'll sit tight. For those that continually compare to SLR and film - I used to- but ask yourself would you have used the camera as much if you were paying for film, I don't think so. Most of the 35mm pics I used to have were 7"x5" prints or less and were good too. But with the digital camera I look at pictures that are least twice that size, they fill a 17" monitor screen. So if you are going to compare, compare like with like. I have so many moments captured that I would have otherwise missed, because I simply would not use 35mm as much. If you practice using the camera you will get pay back your pictures get better and better. The camera works well in low light without the flash, and its best to use it this way if the subject is more than 3m away. Genrally colour balance is good but can be tripped up, the same as when you buy diffrent brand 35mm film, but this time you can fix some of it later. If you are thinking of buying one, try to borrow one for a day or two- you'll be hard put to return it!

All in all thw Fuji Finepix 2400 is a good little starter cam. Looking forward to my S304 though, time moves on........ I will still keep the 2400 for snaps here and there, had good service from it for 2 years so can't complain. Fuji seem trouble free, touch wood lol.

Last year I bought the FinePix 2500, the Japanese version of 2400, this is totally the same, just with Japanese menu. I am very satisfied with it, I am just sad about the mechanical sensitivity of this nice camera. The USB port broke after 3 months, I had also USB-contact problems one month earlier. It is better to use a card reader than the USB cable, it also makes data transfer much faster. Protecting slide door fixing gave up after 3 weeks, now it is sliding even if I do not want. Micro mode is the best I have ever seen, it just needs some experiments with the flashlight. I would be happy if I could use a 128 MB card, but the limit is 64 MB.

The package includes a photo editor, it is very smart and practical, I only miss the color and light editing function.

First digital camera i bought was the fugi ix 100 good camera for close shots. No good at distance. Read reviews on 2400, thought 'cannot be bad 43 reviews and rated 9.2' so bought one. Got to say well pleased with it. The main reason for buying it was for the zoom and it works great. If you want a digital camera do not bother unless it has a zoom or you will be sorry like i was. You might as well save up and pay the extra and then there is no need to buy a second camera and fuji i recommend to anyone.

Got my Fuji Finepix 2400 digital camera from a high st/internet retailer last week. Grade A stock (whatever that means) I think it is either returned by a customer or a shop display model.

Pics are OK quality for a 2 MP CCD, I also use a Canon EOS30 and Ixus IX7 APS SLRs as well as a Fuji DL Super Mini compact, obviously the digital is no where near the quality of these cameras, but for playing around on the internet and messing around with your mates down the pub it's great.

Need to source some cheap NiMH batts and 64MB SM card now,

Brian.

I recently bought my Fuji Finepix 2400 camera 'used' (actually, I think it was shop-soiled, but that's a different story) for a very reasonable price. I bought it specifically so that I can take periodic snaps of my soon-to-be-born twins and e-mail them to far-flung relatives without having to wait before I finish the film in my 'real' cameras. For that purpose, it's ideal. But if I'd just dropped 350 UKP on it to use as a main camera in preference to a 35mm-compact or even a low-end SLR (as many will have done, not much more than twelve months ago), I think I would have been disappointed.

Some weaknesses that other reviewers have pointed out are easily sorted. High battery drain? Buy yourself some NiMH rechargables. LCD screen useless in sunlight? Use the viewfinder: that's why it's there!

My biggest problems I think revolve around getting used to the various idiosyncrasies of (affordable) digital cameras that don't occur with film. For example, pictures containing areas of sudden contrast (say where the roof of a house meets a bright sky) always have a row of light-coloured pixels where the two areas meet. This sometimes sticks out like a sore thumb. Friends who are more experienced than myself with digital cameras confirm that this is a common failing, not easily addressed unless you're willing to spend the price of a good used car on a digital SLR.

Specific foibles of this camera that I don't like include its inability to save photos in any form of uncompressed mode; instead, three levels of JPG compression are offered, but even the most merciful JPG compression is going to loose some irreplaceable detail. And you can't afford to loose much when your maximum resolution is only 1600x1200 pixels! Neither do I care for how it insists on having the LCD panel switched on when the camera is hooked up to my PC with the USB cable. It's not like it displays anything useful; just the letters "USB", wasting valuable battery power. I could always drop another 35 UKP on the mains adaptor. Thanks, Fuji, for equipping the camera with a power-socket that few third-party (read 'cheaper') mains adaptors will fit. Very thoughtful of you. Not.

Don't get me wrong: I do like this camera. The software it comes with (PhotoDeluxe 4) is very capable and retails for £40 on its own. Unusually for a camera that is very much P&S, it also has an exposure-compensation feature that many compact 35mm cameras at this price lack, and the LCD screen takes the guesswork out of getting your exposures just right.

But, the bottom line is that the ultimate picture quality is not on par with what traditional compacts and SLRs at this price can offer. If you feel that the drop in ultimate quality is compensated by the undeniable convenience of having a digital camera then go ahead and buy it, or one of its many equally-specified contemporaries. But DON'T expect 35mm quality; you won't get it.

excellent mid range digital camera, producing first class images. The package offered by InternetCamerasDirect is a bargain with batteries, charger and extra card.

ICD service is second to none.

The Fuji Finepix 2400z is the followup to the 1400 series. On the outside, it is nearly identical, however, this new version boasts little more than twice the megapixels, and is only marginally more pricy. This digital camera has a built in USB card reader, meaning that, if you wanted to, you could transfer data such as MP3's for use in popular players.

The camera includes 4 "AA" Batteries, and though usually these go fairly quick, I found that they laster for at least 20-30 shots. This is good, considering that I was constantly using the flash.

The Fuji 2400z includes a backlit display that allows you to aim more accuratly or preview your images. This can be disabled, though I found a few things odd with it. For one thing, in order to tell for sure whether your flash is on, you need to enable this display. Also, when you transfer data from your camera to the computer, it goes on automatically. I cannot tell for sure if this uses much power, as it's dark, and only the text "USB" appears.

As for ease of use, this camera is a winner. I would have preferred that I got details like compression %, as this device uses JPEG, however, for most users, details such as resolution and quality settings that can be read by humans (As opposed to techs) such as "High" or "Normal" should be sufficient.

The CD rom package includes software that allows you to install the camera as a "mass Storage Device" in Windows 98. Note that XP includes all device drivers for the camera. The driver and included software installation may daunt some users at first, but overall most people who have installed new hardware should be safe. It will create a new entry in "My Computer", labeled as a "Removable Disk". As for Macintosh users, it should mount on the desktop, though I cannot confirm this.

Users should note that this camera absolutely requires USB, and that no provisions are supplied for transfering data via serial cable. This is a mixed blessing; while you cannot use this on legacy computers, this method is much faster. Note however, that Fuji tells of an adaptor that can fit in the floppy disk drive of most PC's and will enable accessability to Smartmedia.

The included 8 MB smartmedia card is superior to most camera's included 4 MB card. I've run out on the 8 MB, I fear the 4 MB. I intend to get a 32. Smart media is very versitile, and as mentioned, MP3 players support them. There are also printers availble that can utilize smart media. Fuji provides a diagram that shows you some of the versility of the media.

My only real beef is the annoying lens cover. It should have been a power switch. If they had done this, than I would not forget so often to close the door ;)

Over all, this is a great camera that produces quality images. If you want a head start in digital photography, than this camera is yout ticket!

I wanted a digital toe in the water, not bargain basement yet. a good starting point.

Wanted good resolution and optical rather than digital zoom as this seems to be a bodge mode where the interpolation can be done back home with software.

I was pleasantly surprised by the results with the Fuji 2400.

Once you get over the fact that alkaline batteries are pathetic when used on this camera, battery life is good with 1600Mah NiMh. Filled a 64mb card with around 80 shots with a normal amount of dawdling and reviewing on 1 set.

Yes the LCD is bad in sunlight.

Overall it was a good choice, Given a second chance with the same requirements I would get the 2600 after comparing LCDs.

Overall-Impressed: Anything lower quality?(probable disappointment), Anything better quality ? (I'll wait for better resolution, battery life, storage etc for the price).