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Anyone have any experience with this camera. I've been doing some research and I may be picking up this camera on the weekend. I'm looking for a fixed lens that doesn't cause too much noise. I was thinking about the Sony DSC R1 but its just too much money for a fixed lens camera that doesn't zoom very far. I've read good reviews about the Fuji S5200. It has a 10X optical zoom and is way cheaper than the new Sony. It doesn't bother me that its only 5 MP. That will probably just be better as far as causing less noise. So if anyone out there has any comments on this camera I'd sure like to hear them.
Canon 20D
24-70L 2.8
580EX
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I have the s5000 - it's a pretty good camera - good handling and ergonomics. My particular model suffered from a bit of lag and also some overly compressed images, although I've heard they've fixed alot of the issues since.
The colours straight out of the camera are nice - very vibrant.
Oh and yes, the 10x zoom is very handy indeed. Good value for money IMHO.
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I also have the S5000. A very cool camera indeed, and the 5200 is the 3rd gen I believe, which has so many great improvements. If I wasn't upgrading to a dSLR, I might look at the same model (s5200), just with the greater improvements.
Canon 20D: 17-85 IS, 50/1.8
Fuji S5000: DCR-250, DCR-720