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Fuji FinePix 3800
Fuji FinePix 3800
  • 4 out of 5
"Great Camera"
  • 4 out of 5
"Great for Its Time"
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Fuji FinePix 3800 Reviews

  • 3.81 out of 5

Rating: 3.81 of 5
(313 user reviews)

Professional Reviews of the Fuji 3800

  • 4.8 out of 5
Excellent value for the money (Imaging Resource - 4/15/03)

Though it lacks the manual features of more expensive cameras, this reviewer thinks the Fuji FinePix 3800 delivers the image quality and simplicity necessary to make it a very good camera for casual use. read original review

  • 4.7 out of 5
Excellent image quality (Steve's Digicams - 4/15/03)

A very complimentary review of the Fuji FinePix 3800, noting its good image quality, comfortable design, and incredibly-useful 6x optical zoom. read original review

  • 4 out of 5
Has it's share of problems...still gets my recommendation. (DC Resource - 4/15/03)

Though it has a number of flaws -- poor low-light autofocus, frustrating movie mode, and a low-resolution LCD screen -- the Fuji FinePix 3800 still gets a thumbs-up as a competent, easy-to-use camera with a great zoom. read original review

  • 4.1 out of 5
Takes handsome photos (PC World - 4/15/03)

Simple menus, good images, great zoom, and a nice design earn the Fuji FinePix 3800 PC World's endorsement as a "good all-purpose camera." Downsides include minimal manual controls and relatively few preset scene modes. read original review

  • 3.3 out of 5
Merely acceptable image quality (CNET - 4/15/03)

An unflattering review of the Fuji FinePix 3800. Despite the impressive 6x optical zoom, the camera will disappoint all but the most casual of snapshooters. Mediocre image quality, an awkward design, slow focus and shot-to-shot times, and a low resolution electronic viewfinder earn this camera a remarkably low score. read original review

Fuji 3800 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

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  • 4 out of 5
Great Camera (J. M. - 12/26/06)

I've owned my Fuji 3800 Since Dec of 2002 and love it. I took pictures for our local fire department to the camera was used... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Great for Its Time (Ender - 9/30/06)

When I got this camera in late 2002 it was the only 3 + megapixel cameras with 6x optical. Daylight pictures were great and color... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Black Screen Problem (Dave Lasdon - 9/29/06)

I left the camera sitting around for about a year since I had bought a couple of new ones and was having the same problem... read more

  • 3 out of 5
WTF ! (Warren singh - 8/30/06)

when I 1st bought this 3800 I was excited.. about 3 mths ago it just all bad... I can only turn it on when I... read more

  • 3 out of 5
2500 pictures,,,good camera for the price,,, but............ ( - 12/29/05)

My first Fuji 3800 was defective & returned
immediately. My second Fuji 3800 was good for 30 months, now I get rapid lines across... read more

  • 5 out of 5
still working great ( - 4/7/06)

I have taken over 16,000 pictures with my Fuji S3800 and it is still working fine. For what it is I feel it was great... read more

  • 5 out of 5
amazing ( - 1/20/06)

I have had it for 4 years and it still works well. It's very comfortable. I have taken it every where and no matter what... read more

  • 5 out of 5
takes great pics ( - 12/29/05)

I have owned my 3800 for just over a year..Seemed great took great pics and was easy to handle..but was going to take some pics... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Very Pleased! ( - 12/9/05)

I have had this camera for several years and taken hundreds of pictures. Overall I have been extremely pleased. For a lower end digital it... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Great working camera. ( - 4/1/05)

I am active certainly don't baby my cameras. I view them as tools. If the it's in the manual not to do it to your... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Intermittent horizontal lines visible on the screen and through the view finder (Doug Greenwood - 8/17/06)

After 3 yrs and no problems, I'm in the same situation as most others writing reviews. The LCD screen and electronic view finder have white... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Memory back-up battery problems (Glenn Moore - 8/11/06)

I agree with the comments from the majority of reviewers on the S3800 Fuji Finepix camera. While a good camera for those starting into digital... read more

  • 2 out of 5
No good for money ( - 7/17/06)

I bought the camera about 2.5-3 years ago for about $300. It was really nice initially but after about an year it had problems with... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Unreliable ( - 6/19/06)

Good points: Fine sharp clear images when camera is working.
Bad points:
Camera randomly doesn't function at all- no image in view finder.
Memory back-up... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Extremely disappointed ( - 3/6/06)

The problem with it's predecessor the S3800 has not been remedied. A screw around the lens extender ring backs out, falls into the camera, and... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Black screen after 2 year. ( - 2/16/06)

I got the same problem of the fuji 3800 black screen. I took care the camera very well. And not use it much ( 2... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Great at first ( - 11/28/05)

The first year the camera was great for the money—easy to use, decent quality for family shots—then problems began. The camera started shuting off at... read more

  • 2 out of 5
CCD failed after two years ( - 11/1/05)

I read many reviews on this camera before I bought it. I knew its positives (6X optical zoom, excellent picture quality) and negatives (poor low... read more

  • 2 out of 5
Beware ( - 4/13/05)

I paid $400.00 dollars for this camera after reading good reviews and recommendations from PCMagazine. 18 months after I purchased the camera it failed due... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Took great pictures while it lasted. It's the last Fuji I will buy... (Dave - 9/24/06)

I was very pleased with the combination of features, size and price when I first purchase the Fuji 3800. The first pictures printed printed only... read more

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