Fujifilm FinePix F610

Small, light, with optical viewfinder so you can use it in the sun. All the usual features, and some of the more sophisticated. Problems: I found the menu system frustrating. If you dont use it for a month the battery is flat. BUT could not believe if you change the battery for a fully charged one, or just find it flat, ALL the settings are lost, it defaults to poorest settings, and you have to fight your way through the menu system to restore, date, time, resolution setting, exposure ...

i had this camera for a year and a half and i love it. i like the 2nd screen for setting .very useful Problems: no fine image mode

The construction of this camera particularly appealed to me, because there are two screens at the back, one for the image and one for the settings which can altered "in real time", so to speak, with the image still visible. OK, the verticle camera hold took a bit of time to get used to, but for me it worked. Images at the 6mp setting were mostly excellent. http://photosofashtongardens.co.uk/albumthree_e.html This image, and the next three in the album, are examples. Problems: Lack of fine ...