'when the light's not so good, capture lag jumps to an unacceptably high 2.2 seconds'
'However, it takes quite a bit of effort to adapt to the S700's design, which ranges from simply odd in places--you increase shutter speed and aperture with the down arrow and decrease them via the up arrow--to downright frustrating in others.'
'It's hard to tell which is softer in the corners, the wide or tele shots, but the telephoto end is strongly influenced by the chromatic aberration in the scene.'
'At ISO 1600, noise was very noticeable despite noise suppression'
'The problem is that they only save 3 images at a burst, which compares poorly with competing cameras, and limits the usefulness of a burst mode in the first place – a 3-frame sequence won't tell the story of a sports play, or a bouquet toss, et cetera.'
'Another trendy addition is the infrared communication to compatible IrSimple devices including other F31 fd digital cameras.'
'Wide-angle shots can show unpleasant levels of purple fringing, a failing that's accentuated by the typical Fujifilm habit of pumping up colours to retina-searing levels.'
'The camera can be slow to focus in low light, however: It sometimes required almost 2 seconds to lock on.'
'The Fujifilm FinePix Z3 is a slim 5-megapixel point-and-shoot camera with some interesting features.'
'with its sleek design and cool new color, the FinePix Z3 is sure to turn heads."'
'Too expensive.'
'a major stumbling block we found is that in bright sunlight, with the LCD on the factory brightness settings (which can be made brighter or dimmer), composing shots is an 'act of faith', as the screen is practically unusable.'