Fujifilm FinePix E550: Fuji's Newest Packs a Punch
by Stephen Caston on October 15, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Digital Camera
Battery Performance
Our general method for battery testing is to reset the camera to its default settings and change the recording mode to the highest quality option. Then, we take 5 pictures without the flash and 2 pictures with the flash until the battery is dead. For more information on our battery test, please refer to our Testing Procedures page. For this test, we used 2-AA NiMH Power2000 2500mAh batteries charged overnight in a Power2000 wall charger. The batteries were fully drained before charging for the test.| Number of shots taken in one battery charge |
| 558 |
Using our two AA NiMH Power2000 2500mAh rechargeable batteries, the E550 was able to take 558 shots on a single charge. We would expect a similar output using the included Fujifilm 2300mAh batteries. The great thing about AA powered cameras is that you can buy affordable spares to have charged as backups. Although 558 shots is a little lower figure than what an average camera does in our battery test, we feel that it will be plenty of power for a heavy day's shooting. We still recommend picking up some spare batteries to alleviate any down time for recharging.
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dugweb - Wednesday, May 11, 2005 - link
This was my first digital cam. I really like it. Ive hesitated buying a digital camera because i hate the lag times in between shots, and before shots, and startup... This camera hardly has lag (except flash to flash pics)im very happy with it.
inbeechwood - Saturday, March 26, 2005 - link
I owned the Fuji FinePix 550 and I agree that it offered a lot of bang for the buck. The picture quality was excellent and the movie mode was very impressive also.However, I think everyone considering buying this camera should know that it does not offer a focus assist lamp and as a result, it has a very hard time (read impossible) of focusing in low light conditions. Also, the LCD screen is nearly impossible to see in dimly lit rooms. Forget about using this camera in a church or at a wedding reception. I returned the camera for this reason.
Souka - Saturday, October 16, 2004 - link
Ok... I've read the first sentence...I'm already annoyed/ticked to post....but hey, It's just me.Why?
"Fujifilm stands out amongst other digital camera companies because of its research in sensor technology."
Like their earlier cameras that say 4mp, but are really 3mp? (I remeber it having to do with some sort of pixel shifting....can't remember exactly, but that always made me distrust fuji digi-cams).
Anyhow....I'm sure this is nice enuf of a camera...as I"ll soon find out from reading.
:)