Comments on: Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD Review

By: Shoaib

Shoaib — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:21 +0000

Hi All
I’ve had an S2000HD for about a year – overall quite happy with it but the lack of aperture priority is really annoying and I can’t find an answer in the manual to my question which is: How the heck do you take a picture where you want to focus in on one object or person and leave the rest out of focus (shallow DoF) ?

Thanks for any help or advice – and can anyone figure out why Fuji decided to omit AP function ?

By: Djhon

Djhon — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:02:00 +0000

I have a few Fuji cameras

The S2000HD is awesome

Amazing video quality for the price

panoramic. settings still not sorted this out

Press F ( f ) and do not see the panoramic. option on quality mentioned on a previous post

Hey Warren
I have had this camera since last Christmas. To get panoramic the setting is in the “fuji” menu.
press the ‘F’ button the select quality…the select 16:9 quality voila panoramic..
Hope that helps.

HELP on that please

HELP

By: Travenus

Travenus — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:10:39 +0000

I received a Fujifilm s200 EXR for xmas last year. Does anyone have a review for this yet? and wondrering why when i’m using the mf mode can i not get a clear image? Help!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:28:41 +0000

Hello!

I have just bought the s2000HD from Fujifilm…It’s an amazing camera.

I have read the manual and can’t find the solution to this issue anywhere:

When recording movies, the camera adjusts the light balance automatically.

I am recording myself playing guitar and when I do, I move. If I move around, the camera seems to adjusts the balance extremely. It gives the movie a “LIGHT, DARK, LIGHT, DARK” feel that’s quite annoying.

Does anyone know how to STOP this from happening?!

Please email me if you know!

By: Brittany Smith

Brittany Smith — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:18:49 +0000

I bought a Fujifilm Finepix 1800 and i LOVE IT! The pictures come out just beautifully! It took me awhile to get use to different settings and see which ones i like the most. Im still learning. I just wished it came with a manual or something, but i like to learn on my own. I’ve done a lot of portraits and all of my clients love them!! YEAY! I really want a Nikon one day…when i start making some more money lol. but i love this camera!!!!!!

By: RowdyBlue

RowdyBlue — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:19:44 +0000

I have owned the S2000HD for a year and 5 months. I love it except the image quality is not as good as I would like. You have to really hold the camera steady or use a tripod or else you will experience blurry pictures. It is very sensitive to any movement, even with stablizer. I have enjoyed learning with it. (It is my first and only digital camera.) I am wanting to upgrade to a DSLR. I also agree with Roger about the cons. Aperture priority will not lock when in manual mode. No Ap. priority.

By: rebec245

rebec245 — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:30:16 +0000

hamitoc,
i believe that the lens itself is by definition a wide angle lens. when you zoom out with the s2000hd, the lens acts as a wide angle lens, which means that it takes in a larger field of view when you take a picture (it goes farther out to the sides). this can produce some barrel distortion (like a more minor effect than a fisheye lens), but the s2000hd probably has software to correct this distortion automatically.

here’s the wikipedia article about wide-angle lenses, it should explain things a little better!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_angle_lens

i hope that helps!

By: Hamitoc

Hamitoc — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:14:30 +0000

I bought this camera about 6 months agol, but still cannot find how to use the ‘wide angle lens’ reportedly part of the spec on the manual….any help would be very much appreciated! I am very new to this! Thank you

By: rebec245

rebec245 — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:54:43 +0000

I suggest the older fujifilm finepix s1000fd, which you can still find new on amazon. It’s a great bridge camera, with excellent image quality and control. The camera has a shutter priority, manual, aperture priority, auto, and specific scene modes, which are very useful. It also has macro and super-macro modes, which are very fun, as well as a panorama helper mode.The aperture goes from f/2.8 to f/5.0, and this gives you great control over your depth of field. It is also durable; mine has survived many bumps, drops, and a dunking in snow. It is a little smaller than the s200hd, meaning it is easy to just throw it in a bag and go. I don’t know much about the s2000hd, but fuji is a great brand, and they hit a grand slam with the s1000fd!

By: Judy St John

Judy St John — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:16:13 +0000

Mwabi, I took this camera to Alaska with me on a cruise in September and got exactly the shot you are talking about. Use the portrait setting on the programmable settings and you’ll get it.

Good luck!