Fujifilm Finepix s8000fd superzoom digital camera review

With the Finepix s8000fd, Fujifilm has officially tossed their hat into the superzoom ring, squaring off against the Olympus SP-560UZ and the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18. Adopting the same “baby SLR” body style, the s8000fd is big, heavy and serious-looking. The 2.5-inch display is par for the course, but its 230,000 pixel count was impressive. We still prefer the electronic viewfinder found directly above it, a 0.24-inch display that also has 230,000 pixels. Fujifilm decided to go with four AA batteries to power the camera; whether this is a positive or a negative depends on the consumer. An infrequent photographer who uses the camera for long trips will appreciate the flexibility of disposable batteries, but a frequent photographer who takes many short trips with the camera will definitely want to spring for rechargeables.