Fujifilm FinePix A201

Opinion: Don't buy - here's why. The focus-free (non-focussing)
nature of this camera makes for very (very!) fuzzy pictures,
except under the most ideal conditions. I spent a couple of
weekends with a number of digital cameras, and this one
came off worst. The image sensor is good quality - low
noise - but to compensate for its low sensitivity, Fuji had to
use large apertures and long exposures. That means for
non-flash, lower light, interior or cloudy day shots, you will
shake the camera too much to make a non-jittery picture.
The large aperture means that the depth of field is tiny. This
means that only objects at the ideal distance will be in
focus. If your subject isn't between 4.5 and 7 feet away, it
will be very blurry! The controls on this camera are excellent
to navigate, but once you've seen what a normal-quality
digital image is, you can't look at the output from this unit.
The macro mode is useless for the same depth-of-field
reason: blurry pictures. Notice that Fuji quickly replaced this
non-focussing model (A201) with a focussing model
(A200/A202), for less money too. It's very plasticky (the
sliders are like those on a throwaway camera), even though
it's really cute. The screen and video mode are nice, but
overall, this camera is a waste of your time and money -
unless you ONLY take portraits exactly 6 ft away from your
subject, and only in bright light.

Opinion: This camera is excellent. It does the job and sometimes even better. I just got this camera 4 days ago and I love it. You can check the picture that I have taken out at:
http://digital.keyfrontier.com

Opinion: I've made up a gallery of images taken with the A201 that can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/bob_mcbob/

Anyone with any questions can e-mail me at bob@napigator.com

Opinion: It have been a month since I bought this camera and i´m already reselling it. I liked the outdoors shots, but in matters of low light the pictures are very poor..

Opinion: Got this camera for my son's 11th birthday. Was a bit sceptical at first as the construction feels a bit too plasticky. However, was very pleasantly surprised by the ease of use of the camera and more importantly, the image quality is excellent for a 2.0 Megapixel camera with a simple (fixed focus?) lens. I would rate this as an excellent entry level digital camera for people who are no experts in photography or electronic gadgets.

Opinion: PHOTO COUNTER RESETS!

Opinion: I bought this camera for my 9 year old daughter. It was the cheapest 2.0 mega pixel camera around and I rated it high because for the price it is a great value. It is extremely simple to use and images almost compare in quality to my expensive 3.0 mega pixel camera when I crank it down to the 2.0 level. It is also extremly light and compact. Windows XP recognized the camera straight away. It even has a 20 second video feature. The ability to zoom in on shots using the LCD after they have been taken is neat. The memory cards are inexpenive compared to my Sony. This camera is really good value for the money and great for anyone on a budget or who wants to keep things as simple as possible and still take great color realistic pictures.

Opinion: Excellent digital camera that keeps me happy until 10 MegaPixel cameras arrive on the market.
I've been using this camera whilst caving in China and rock climbing. It has survived undamaged. I take most my shots with one hand, whilst holding the rope with the other...so its really easy to use.
I have printed daylight shots upto A4 size (albeit using resampling to increase the number of pixels) and people couldn't believe it was from that little cheap digital.
I find I can take 80 full res images on 64MB card with one pair of NiMh batteries which is really impressive.
Highly reccomended...you wont be using film again

Opinion: Very good