Customer Rating: 
Summary: Don't Buy...FujiFilm Support is a Joke...It's The Worst !!!!!!!
Comment: I bought the camera in May of 2006, as a graduation gift for my son. He loved the style and compactness.
He experienced focus/zoom problems after 1 use. Unfortunately he didn't start to use the gift for 2 months or I might have been able to return to Amazon for a refund. Contacting Fufifilm has been overly cumbersome. Their website is not straightforware and their voice response system is not user friendly or responsive (LONG WAITS). They have had the toy camera (AS THIS IS BEING WRITTEN)for over a week and when I called yesterday for status, they told me that the camera "hasn't been diagnosed yet". I expect it will be, once their 90 day warranty expires, which will limit Fujifilm's liability to the 1 repair. I have a mean case of buyer's remorse. I might as well have taken the ~$235.00 spent on this camera and tossed it in the street.
If you own one and it doesn't require repairs, you might like it. If it ever requires repairs, you might feel as I that you would have been better to purchase a disposable digital camera. Save yourself the potential aggravation and look to a camera that has a longer warranty, a better support environment or by all means purchase the extended warranty. You may still face the frustrations but will have the consolation of knowing that it will cost you no more then shipping to have it repaired. I bought it in May of 2006....I feel like I lost it in July of 2006.
IF I COULD HAVE GIVEN THE Z1 LESS THEN 1 STAR, I WOULD HAVE. THAT'S WHAT IT DESERVES! !&%$$##444EN FUJIFILM
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect compact camera with great picture quality!
Comment: I've had this camera for several months now and I LOVE it. If you are a professional photographer looking to take photos for magazine covers... move on BUT if you're looking for a small camera that you can take anywhere and take good quality shots this is it.
PROS:
Small (Fits in your pocket)
Big Screen (And it's hard to scratch! I frequently slip it in my pocket, sometimes with change, and it hasn't scratched once yet.)
Good Battery Life (Don't use the flash and it'll last a long time.)
Rechargeable Battery
Great Quality (99% of the time I'm very happy with the shots I get.)
and the best:
"Natural Light Mode" In this mode the ISO is raised to 800 (I think) and you can take pictures indoors without the flash! And they're not blurry either! It's a really great feature because when you use it your subjects don't have redeye or bleached skin from a flash. Also, the colors are almost dead on. I use this all the time indoors and get great results.
CON:
Lery little zoom. Just the standard 3x. (But better then other compact cams.)
The only thing I'd reccomend is that you buy a case for the camera. Even if it's a cheap case, get one. The camera looks so good you'd just die if you scraped it up. ;c)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, but not perfect
Comment: I was looking for a camera that was small and had a large LCD screen on the back for reviewing pictures that I had just taken. This camera fits that bill perfectly. For the most part, the daytime pictures are very good....and especially blown up to 8" x 10"....I was very impressed. But what I don't think are up to par are the nighttime pictures, or pictures taken inside at night. They are OK sometimes, but kind of dark in most cases. Other than that....I like the camera very much. Also, using the docking station to download your pictures to your computer is a pain....so buy a USB card reader. I also found the battery life very good, so I don't have to charge it every day because I usually only take about 20 pictures at a time.
Hope this helps you decide if this camera is for you....
Steve
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice features but extremely fragile
Comment: Bought this camera for my wife. Takes good pictures but handle this camera with extreme caution. If you drop it be prepared for a large repair bill. Fuji customer relations is sub-par. Warranty does not cover any impact internal damage. I've had better luck with Nikon and Kodak and will steer clear of Fuji in the future.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific Travel Camera, Especially Outdoors
Comment: This is my third digital camera and by far my favorite. I purchased after having a very versatile but large (well large in the dimensions of digital cameras) digital camera. I needed and wanted a camera that I could easily carry w/ me at all times. This is perfect.
The Fugi Z1 fits easily into your pocket or a small case for easy access. Just don't put anything else in that pocket! The one time I forget and did this I noticed a large scratch on the silver portion of the camera.
As with all digital cameras this one takes much better pictures in good lighting. I have found, however, that this tiny camera has an excellent flash so I am still able to get good interior shots if I am willing to blind people (or my cats) for a few seconds.
The camera comes w/ a docking station that I have found very useless for uploading pictures but you have to use it to charge the camera. I tend to just use a USB cable direct to the computer or a really cheap USB card reader that I can attach directly to my computers USB port.
I took this camera to Japan and it was great. I only had one day where I ran out of battery power but that was my own fault.
This is a highly recommended camera by me!
Summary: Don't Buy...FujiFilm Support is a Joke...It's The Worst !!!!!!!
Comment: I bought the camera in May of 2006, as a graduation gift for my son. He loved the style and compactness.
He experienced focus/zoom problems after 1 use. Unfortunately he didn't start to use the gift for 2 months or I might have been able to return to Amazon for a refund. Contacting Fufifilm has been overly cumbersome. Their website is not straightforware and their voice response system is not user friendly or responsive (LONG WAITS). They have had the toy camera (AS THIS IS BEING WRITTEN)for over a week and when I called yesterday for status, they told me that the camera "hasn't been diagnosed yet". I expect it will be, once their 90 day warranty expires, which will limit Fujifilm's liability to the 1 repair. I have a mean case of buyer's remorse. I might as well have taken the ~$235.00 spent on this camera and tossed it in the street.
If you own one and it doesn't require repairs, you might like it. If it ever requires repairs, you might feel as I that you would have been better to purchase a disposable digital camera. Save yourself the potential aggravation and look to a camera that has a longer warranty, a better support environment or by all means purchase the extended warranty. You may still face the frustrations but will have the consolation of knowing that it will cost you no more then shipping to have it repaired. I bought it in May of 2006....I feel like I lost it in July of 2006.
IF I COULD HAVE GIVEN THE Z1 LESS THEN 1 STAR, I WOULD HAVE. THAT'S WHAT IT DESERVES! !&%$$##444EN FUJIFILM
Customer Rating:
Summary: Perfect compact camera with great picture quality!
Comment: I've had this camera for several months now and I LOVE it. If you are a professional photographer looking to take photos for magazine covers... move on BUT if you're looking for a small camera that you can take anywhere and take good quality shots this is it.
PROS:
Small (Fits in your pocket)
Big Screen (And it's hard to scratch! I frequently slip it in my pocket, sometimes with change, and it hasn't scratched once yet.)
Good Battery Life (Don't use the flash and it'll last a long time.)
Rechargeable Battery
Great Quality (99% of the time I'm very happy with the shots I get.)
and the best:
"Natural Light Mode" In this mode the ISO is raised to 800 (I think) and you can take pictures indoors without the flash! And they're not blurry either! It's a really great feature because when you use it your subjects don't have redeye or bleached skin from a flash. Also, the colors are almost dead on. I use this all the time indoors and get great results.
CON:
Lery little zoom. Just the standard 3x. (But better then other compact cams.)
The only thing I'd reccomend is that you buy a case for the camera. Even if it's a cheap case, get one. The camera looks so good you'd just die if you scraped it up. ;c)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good, but not perfect
Comment: I was looking for a camera that was small and had a large LCD screen on the back for reviewing pictures that I had just taken. This camera fits that bill perfectly. For the most part, the daytime pictures are very good....and especially blown up to 8" x 10"....I was very impressed. But what I don't think are up to par are the nighttime pictures, or pictures taken inside at night. They are OK sometimes, but kind of dark in most cases. Other than that....I like the camera very much. Also, using the docking station to download your pictures to your computer is a pain....so buy a USB card reader. I also found the battery life very good, so I don't have to charge it every day because I usually only take about 20 pictures at a time.
Hope this helps you decide if this camera is for you....
Steve
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice features but extremely fragile
Comment: Bought this camera for my wife. Takes good pictures but handle this camera with extreme caution. If you drop it be prepared for a large repair bill. Fuji customer relations is sub-par. Warranty does not cover any impact internal damage. I've had better luck with Nikon and Kodak and will steer clear of Fuji in the future.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Terrific Travel Camera, Especially Outdoors
Comment: This is my third digital camera and by far my favorite. I purchased after having a very versatile but large (well large in the dimensions of digital cameras) digital camera. I needed and wanted a camera that I could easily carry w/ me at all times. This is perfect.
The Fugi Z1 fits easily into your pocket or a small case for easy access. Just don't put anything else in that pocket! The one time I forget and did this I noticed a large scratch on the silver portion of the camera.
As with all digital cameras this one takes much better pictures in good lighting. I have found, however, that this tiny camera has an excellent flash so I am still able to get good interior shots if I am willing to blind people (or my cats) for a few seconds.
The camera comes w/ a docking station that I have found very useless for uploading pictures but you have to use it to charge the camera. I tend to just use a USB cable direct to the computer or a really cheap USB card reader that I can attach directly to my computers USB port.
I took this camera to Japan and it was great. I only had one day where I ran out of battery power but that was my own fault.
This is a highly recommended camera by me!
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