Fujifilm Finepix S5500

Review Date: March 17th 2005

Introduction

The Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom is the successor to the 3 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Zoom that I reviewed back in June 2004. The Finepix S5500 looks very much like a traditional SLR camera in terms of styling, but it is actually more like a compact digital camera in size and weight. Despite its diminutive dimensions, the Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom sports a massive 10x optical zoom which is equivalent to 37-370mm on a 35mm camera. The Finepix S5500 has a number of improvements when compared to its predecessor, including a 4 megapixel sensor, histogram playback, custom white balance control, 100% frame coverage and higher quality video mode. Have Fujifilm added enough improvements to the Finepix S5500 Zoom so that it can still remain competitive today? Find out in my review.

Price

The recommended retail price of the Fujifilm Finepix S5500 in the UK is £299.99 and in the US it is $399.99.

You can buy the Fujifilm Finepix S5500 from PhotographyBLOG's recommended retailer, Amazon.co.uk, for only £219.99. Free shipping in the UK!

You can buy the Fujifilm Finepix S5500 from PhotographyBLOG's recommended retailer, Amazon.com, for only $299.94. Free shipping in the US!

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