quick enough for pics of the kids? Does the camera take a picture quick enough (with flash) to capture the cute stuff my granddaughter does? My HP is slow and I miss her smiles!
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IMHO no point & shoot camera is good enough for kids. I have bought and tried many of these and none come even close to the speed of a SLR when it comes to kids. Frankly if you want to preserve great memories, please invest in a SLR
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Thank you very much for your input. Can you tell me what IMHO and SLR stand for?
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Maggie,IMHO stands for 'in my humble opinion' and SLR stands for 'single lens reflex'. When discussing a camera, they usually say whether or not they are SLR's. This Fuji is not . Maybe the cheapest SLR is a Rebel for $450 (???).
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Yeah - it's slow when it takes pictures. I bought it for my 6 year old nephew so he's thrilled with it.
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Hello Mindy !Since I've a child, it's the only kind of pictures I take :D Colors are just great, pictures of kids running, jumping and playing, even with not so great light conditions are perfect.Hope this helps
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I'm really surprised at how well the camera does at low lighted events. I usually take both flash pics and no flash pics but find many times the pics taken with available light are better than with the flash. Hope that helps.
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I haven't tried the camera yet. I plan on trying it this weekend. It is getting easier to use the other features._
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I took 100's of pictures on a short trip - most of them of my grandchildren. The youngest is a shaker and mover too. ;) He is ALWAYS in motion. I probably had to delete 6-8 photos of the 200 for movement (mine or theirs). One of the events I attended was a pizza party and my pictures of the children (who were moving constantly) turned out great. This camera also takes videos, but I haven't played with that yet. I was very pleased with this camera overall. I am not sure how it would do in sports applications or constant movement, but I assure you the toddler never sat, stood or posed - and I still able to get some great pictures.
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What if you're trying to take pics of kids who never slow down long enough for the shutter lag to catch up...is this a good camera for it?
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at a normal setting, taking a picture viewing it and snapping another is quick. there is also another setting on the camera for continuous picture taking. it is very good. i use it for birthdays and lots of movement pictures
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Hello Sr's.I have just bought this camera, been playing around with the settings for a coupple of days, its just GREAT. Its not the fastest camera out there, it DOES have a slight delay from PRESS to SHOT, dont know exacly how long, but its noticeable.However this camera, on auto mode, allows you to set an option ON to "fast capture" this will make the Shutter speed way faster... Intented for use to take a pic on a racing event or sports event. I think with this setting ON might be sufficient to capture that lil' angel smile just fine!
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My wife uses the camera for point-and-shoot, and she is no whiz at cameras. I believe that it would be easy for a child to turn on the video accidentally and not realize it, but I think the camera might work out okay. It's a kind of waste of the camera's capabilities though. You might give it to your child with the idea that you would return it if he/she can't handle it. The switches (on/off, etc.) do take some dexterity.
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I've taken a couple thousand pictures with mine since December 07. I think the problem is the image size/resolution setting. If you take every photo like you might want a huge enlargement from it, the process of recording to the card is what takes a long time. I think it's going to be slow, but I'd play around with smaller resolution etc. to find a bearable compromise.@S.K., yes it seems worst if you're using flash and stale batts.
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Absolutely, I didn't buy it for that but, during my granddaughters birthday party I unintentionally took a close up of her. It was so good that I had an 8x10 made. It would definitely take the place of an entry level digital camera.
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How easy is this camera to use for a novice? I bought my husband a smaller pocket sized camera and it is very difficult to get it to focus on what YOU want it to focus on. It is always trying to be smart. I need a camera that I can set up some default settings and he can just point at shoot at moving grand children.
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I have given these cameras to my grandkids (ages 8-10) and they've done very well. They not only shoot pictures, they love to make videos. This next trip has a 6 year old, but you'd be surprised what they can do with a simple point-and-shoot auto function. I would definitely recommend it for 8 and up (we'll see about the six year old).
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NO !! The flash is much too slow. Prior to my purchase of the camera, I read reviews that stated it was slow, but I had no idea they meant this slow. I have waited over 30 seconds for the flash to charge, you don't always have thaat much time to get the "perfect shot".
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I bought this for my four year old grand daughter. My grand kids are already playing with the ipad and iphone...she loved the camera and is having fun taking pictures!!
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Yes, I am pleased with the speed, whether with or without flash. I love this camera!