Summary: I bought this camera for the workplace to image electronic circuitry and so far it's been exceeding my expectations. Top mounted dial controls all functions, and a cue card help screen appears in the 2.5\" LCD each time you switch a setting. The electronic viewfinder can be used instead of the large bright LCD to conserve battery power. It's ruggedly built, fits good in your hands, and feels substantial unlike other \"credit card\" point and shoot cameras. It also looks \"pro\" as a black body SLR type camera. Picture quality as good as anything else I've compared to, with the exception of Nikon's glass optics. I'm really enjoying this camera. I was upset that I didn't have xD memory cards at home and would have to buy more, but I popped in a spare SD card and it worked perfectly! Apparently Fuji installed a multipurpose slot that accepts both formats. This was an added bonus for me. Camera includes a neck strap but no case. An absolute bargain at just under $200. I highly recommend this camera!

Summary: This little camera takes great pictures. The other reviewers failed to mention that you can also attache other lenses to this camera. I purchased extra filter lenses i.e. a UV filter and other polarizing lenses to make my pictures even clearer. I also purchased a slave flash that attaches to the tripod hole on the bottom, since this camera does not have a hotshoe. By using a slave flash (the kind that gets triggered off when your own internal flash goes off) you can get great indoor shots when the lighting is not the best. Also, use the new 2900 mAh rechargeable batteries and throw out any that are under 2500 mAh. The newer cameras need the higher mAh.

Summary: People, this camera can use regular batteries. Four Energetix battery gave me 250 shots.
The picture quality is pretty good. We took a lot of amazing pictures in yellowstone. However at night it has noises.
One more thing, the flash light will pop up suddenly if you choose \"auto\" mode and if the light is not strong, which may scare yourself when you first use this or when your fingers are on the top of the camera. Just keep this in mind.