Fujifilm Finepix A345
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Reviews: My parents bought thi
s brand for Christmas for both my brother’s family and mine. Last summer, we both complained that it used a ton of batteries, but it was more of an inconvenience than anything else. Since November ‘06, my camera now only takes clear pictures in bright situations, such as outside. Forget taking anything indoors at this point it is nothing but a complete blur that not even a picture program can fix. I have missed so many pictures because of it! I will never buy a Fuji again.
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Reviews: I have noticed several owners of this camera who have wrote reviews complaining about this camera failing to operate after a few weeks. When holding down the shutter to snap a photo, the camera shuts itself off.
I had this same problem with the camera and had it shipped out to FujiFilm, thinking the camera was a a lemon. I received the camera back from Fuji and still had the same problem. Then I was informed to try to use high drain NiMh batteries. This ended up fixing the problem. The dollar store batteries I was attempting to use to make the camera serve its purpose provided insufficient energy to snap a photo.
Now, in regards to my thoughts on the camera. It is great for taking still-shots. On the other hand, it is not so great at taking images of moving objects. This is sort of expected, as this camera was released more than two years of my writing of this review and was a low to midrange camera when it was being sold at local stores.
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Description: The FinePix A345 is a great combination of style, ease of use and great quality. Featuring 4 mega pixels, 3X Optical Zoom and one touch operation, this camera is ideal for anyone taking their first steps into digital photography.
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Reviews: I got this camera as a present a year about a year ago. The image quality isn’t bad, but it’s a bit fuzzy at high resolution. I was pretty happy with it until I also got the “zoom error”. This happened about 6 months in. I would turn on the camera, and the lens wouldn’t come out, or the shutter door wouldn’t open, or some other issue with the lens would occur. I was able to get it to work on and off by trying to turn the camera on and off repeatedly, but after a couple months of that, I got tired of messing around. I emailed FUJI tech support for an RMA, and with 1 day left on my warranty I mailed the camera to them for repair. Within 7 days they had my camera headed back to me repaired and working great.
It’s unfortunate that this line has these zoom errors. If you got a camera and the zoom error was already repaired, then there’s nothing to worry about. I just wish that I hadn’t needed to send this in for an RMA in the first place.
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Reviews: I bought the Fuji A345 about one year ago. It took good pictures, especially outdoors. Used it on a river tour in Russia during the summer and was especially pleased with the convienence of being able to slip it in my pocket. After about a year the lens extension started sticking and the focusing was having problems. Also at this time, the battery life, which was marginal to begin with, took a dive. Finally the lens would not extend at all. And all of this just after the warranty ran out. No more Fujis for me. I am replacing it with a Canon.
Fujifilm Finepix A345 Reviews: My husband and I bought this camera for my mother-in-law for Christmas. It worked great when we first used it in December. The camera has not been used much since. We are due to have a baby in the next couple weeks and thought it would be nice to have a few pictures for the album so we got the camera out. This is when our problem began. It is only 5 months later and we changed the batteries in the camera. Now when we go to take a picture, anytime you want to zoom in or even snap the picture, then lens closes and the camera turns itself off.
When you are on a budget, a camera like this seems expensive so you would think that the quality of the product would be reliable. However, I feel that you would be better off buying a more expensive camera with a better name knowing you will be satisfied long term.
Price: $208.65