Fujifilm Finepix E550 Review

#201 dian

Just got my camera back and they fixed it for free. said it was the CCD. I assume it was replaced but poster above said they do not make them anymore??? who knows. It is working so far so we will see.

2:54 am - Sunday, November 25, 2007

#202 Dennis

Hi,

I favor the CLASS ACTION or CONSUMER complaint, Better Business Bureau Complaint path !

EVERYONE try BBB ONLINE COMPLAINT ! it has worked GREAT for me in the past, gonna try it now on FUJI.

(I have 2 of these A34x cams. First one was working great for a year so bought a 2nd.

1st one got zoom error a few months later, 2nd one zoom error a few months after that.)

7:02 pm - Saturday, December 15, 2007

#203 Lisa

This is utter rubbish. I don't believe it, of all the cameras sitting there I chose to buy this.... CORRRECT! u guessed it. i'm having the same problem.

I have the A500 and it says zoom error.And could this come at no better time than Christmas. What I did was to get a memory card reader and formatted the camera, i left the memory card and batteries out. FULLY CHARGED. for a coulple of days.

It worked...............for about what 2days. NOW its done on the 22nd of december...uhhhhhhh

2:09 am - Sunday, December 23, 2007

#204 Thomas

Got the E550 with same battery problems as everyone else - I have a suspicion that it is related to memory card size. I've tried removing memory card after turning off and it seems to prolong battery life. Anyone else tried this?

3:06 pm - Monday, December 24, 2007

#205 bonnie

I was #200 on the comments. This is a follow up. The people at Fuji were nice on the phone on the online form to send in the camera to the repair place was easy to use and track. I have heard that they are fixing it under warranty and I hope that is the end of my problems. I expect back the camera in about 10 days.

7:01 pm - Monday, December 24, 2007

#206 Eddie Talberg

Hi all. Have this Finepix e510. LCD screen does not come on, only bright white. I thought I would try and open the thing up and see if the connection were bad. Has anyone any idea how to open the camera.

1:58 pm - Monday, December 31, 2007

#207 Gemma

Hi, i was wondering if anyone can help. I own a fujifilm finepix A345. Recently, it will not turn on at all. I've changed the batteries, recharged everything, left it alone for two weeks, everything.
Today i came back to it and prodded where the batteries go with a DS stylus and popped them back in, then when i go to close the lid and turn it on, the sceen momentarily flashes and then goes off and won't do it again until i take the batteries out and fiddle with the springs at the bottom again.
Does anyone have ANY idea how to fix this as the camera was a birthday present and i don't have the heart to tell my dad it's broken already.
my email is (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if anyone can help
Sincerely, Gemma

6:20 pm - Friday, January 25, 2008

#208 Erica

Well, I got a Fujifilm A360 from my mom who's owned it a couple years. The pictures were turning out great and everything until the battery died. I recently got new batteries and all of a sudden it makes funny noises when I turn it on and off and the pictures are so blurred (even on the screen before I take them) they're not worth taking. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong? I didn't drop it or anything.

7:11 am - Thursday, March 6, 2008

#209 Richard

I purchased a Fujifilm A700 and a few months later the old "zoom error" surfaced. Send $160 camera to Fujifilm to be quoted $195 repair cost or if i wanted it back a $40 rejection fee. They said sand was the problem and i would have believed them if i actually went anywhere near any.
With inferior product and excessive fees and charges i will not be purchasing any Fuji products in the future.

3:29 am - Friday, March 14, 2008

#210 SHAK

HI I JUST BOUGHT A POLAROID CAM I531 AND WHEN I TURN IT ON A GREEN LIGHT WILL FALSH THEN A BEEPING NOISE WILL COME ON AND THEN IT WILL TURN ON SOME ONE PLEASE HELP ME

5:39 pm - Friday, March 21, 2008

#211 Dee Cee

My Fuji E550 camera is a piece of junk. First it continually erased and made inoperable each and every camera chip I'd purchased. Now, nop matter what you do, it shows that the batteries are dead. I have replaced the batteries with new ones - only to get the same message. I cannot operate the camera at all - because it does not recognize that there are batteries inside.

I will never buy another Fuji camera.

11:28 am - Saturday, May 10, 2008

#212 Pamela Gilliam

How do I up grade the software for the
FinePix E550 camera to Microsoft Vista?
Since I updated my computer I can no longer down load pictures to my computer.

2:24 am - Wednesday, October 29, 2008

#213 Tracey Harris

Thanks to comments here (see 6.) we have managed to get rid of the zoom error by manually pulling the lens barrel. So pleased saved on a repair bill - hope it lasts!

7:18 pm - Thursday, November 6, 2008

#214 Amy

I own an E510. A few months ago it started to chew through batteries within a matter of hours. Then a couple of weeks ago I put new batteries in to take it out shooting, and the green light turns on I hear a noise like it wants to work, but nothing happens. The lens doesn't pop out and the screen is blank. I'm really frustrated because I paid a lot for this camera and of course it died right after the warranty expired. I've been reading on various sites about others having this problem but haven't come across any solutions yet. Any suggestions???

7:18 am - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

#215 lynn connor

I have had major trouble with the Fuji F50 camera, bought it less than a year ago, had zoom error fault, sent it back to Fuji, they fixed it okay, two days later dropped it, not from a great hight but not sturdy in the least. Fuji wanted £100 to fix a £150 camera!!
claimed on house insurance, foolishly took another F50 as I really liked the camera, this was only 7 months ago, unfortunately dropped it again, sent it back under new warranty, but Fuji want £88 to fix it. I see Dixons not selling them anymore - wonder why... bitterly dissapointed - will NEVER buy another Fuji camera.... cheap workmanship if they break so easily...

10:27 pm - Wednesday, December 17, 2008

#216 mark

Hi all. Have a finepix f450. zoom error fault came up. told at a repair shop it was broken and would cost about £100 to fix and not worth fixing. just read this website and pulled the lens out like suggested. Result - job done camera fixed.

10:59 pm - Saturday, December 20, 2008

#217 Neil

My experience mirrors all the others here, I was replacing an older fixed lens digital Fuji which had given me good service, and I chose the Fuji E5500 as a replacement. After about a years occasional use I got the Zoom error but unfortunately the lens was fully retracted and there doesn't seem any way of resolving this issue. Fuji wanted to charge me £100 for the privilege of resolving their technical design errors and despite all the blogs complaining about this error (which I only discovered in retrospect), denied any systemic problem. Well it is their loss as well as mine, I will never buy a Fuji again. and having since bought a Canon A570IS which performs faultlessly I can confirm there are better options out there.

11:47 am - Tuesday, March 31, 2009

#218 Belinda

Can anyone help me, I have a FinePix S7000 it is 5 years old, and I love it. But for some reason it keeps turning it's self off even before I have taken a photo. It is unusable like this. I have put new batteries in with no effect. Can anyone help me - please. What can I do to stop this. Email me with answers please.

6:34 am - Thursday, May 14, 2009

#219 Donnie

Help/ I got a E550 and when I try to take a picture it looks good on screen but when I take picture it is way too bright this is reaklly bad out doors. I have lowered brightness to zero but still does not help. Any body got a suggestion.

8:37 pm - Thursday, July 2, 2009

#220 Booney

My E550 Finepix is about 2 years old , has been looked after and never knocked/dropped. Now it is simply shutting off power as soon as I try to take a picture! Anyone know how to fix?
I have seen a Fuji service/repair manual exists, but what is the cost of the part/s that are faulty?!
I must say that I will not be buying another Fuji product either if this is life expectancy of them. I will also ensure that negative reviews are posted where appropriate.

5:44 am - Tuesday, July 28, 2009

#221 Matthew

Thankyou Donna for the research, kindness in posting your discovery that Duracell rechargeable works. For ten days or more an E550 owner did everything with every type of battery or charger, to scrimp. He finally got it and gave up, then spent a few pennies on Duracell 2000 mAh and hey presto the camera works without problem. Expecting zero thanks from him for you, I post here for everyone in difficulty that at least one solution is known 2000 or 2600 mAh. Possibly the Fuji batteries are Duracell relabelled or from the same chemical works (Japan). Keywords- battery solution. I rarely read email.

3:13 pm - Tuesday, July 28, 2009

#222 Jonathan Levitats

I also i have battery problem: after a few photoes the camera goes dead.
I am trying a different memory card and will see maybe it solves the problem.

9:09 pm - Saturday, October 10, 2009

#223 paul

hi all i have a fuji finepix A345 had it over 3 years always been perfect and just for a week now it was showing ZOOM ERROR lens would not come out however i persisted and i fixed it and the problem was right in front of me it took one simple move without sending it away and cost nil to fix camara is now perfect again thanks to me you know i should set in business to fix your ZOOM ERRORS good luck to you all in finding the most simple solution LOVE MY FUJI

4:53 pm - Sunday, October 11, 2009

#224 paul

if you all bought decent batteries for your fuji and not market crap then poor fuji wouldnt get the blame for your dead camera and it may just stay on longer like mine does i bought good batteries instead of drinking foul beer 7 nights a week

5:07 pm - Sunday, October 11, 2009

#225 Liz

Stumbled on this post as a result of my f440 producing 'zoom error'. Was given it 4 years ago as my 50th birthday present. Camera breaking was awful timing as my first grandchild has just been born, and I have no photos. Took it into a camera shop who said it had done well to last 4 years!!!!! So obviously we are supposed to spend out £150 every 4 years. Won't be buying a fuji again

3:28 pm - Thursday, October 29, 2009

#226 paul

here is what i did to cure my ZOOM ERROR on my A345 fuji finepix as it was jammed and i was going to buy a new one if this next move didnt work i couldnt lose anymore so i gently proggled at the jammed lens edges then held camara and give it a sharp tap on my left hand twice and how why it worked lens came out and been perfect since so saving me money on sending it away im not saying it will work for you hope it does it is odd though but it works now paul

5:10 pm - Saturday, October 31, 2009

#227 Andy

Faulty Finepix E550, just for a change, as with a few others here this camera shuts down as soon as i take a photo, i`ve tried new batteries both rechargeables and AA`s, when i bought the camera i got a decent size memory card so the one that comes in the box with the camera hasn`t been used so i tried that and i`ve tried pulling the lense out and pushing it back in but none of these have worked. Thing is if i turn it on i can spend as long as i like zooming in and out & focusing on differant objects without any problems or fault codes but as soon as i touch the shutter button the thing takes the picture and dies, the camera has had no damage and not much use.
Anyone have any ideas please?

10:12 pm - Friday, November 13, 2009