Id like to set some things strait for people reading this

this is a great camera hands down. my father got one as a gift from his brother and the pictures are great, even by his standards, and hes been a photography nut for years. when i came to choose a new camera i decided to get the same one, knowing it was what i was looking for at the time. When i received mine i found that every shot i took was BLURED! all the images were grainy. i first remmebered this site and how id read that this was a common problem, and it is. I quickly called fuji and told them the issue, they told me that its a fault with some of the CCD chips and that it needs to be replaced, which of couse is free. SO for anyone whos reading this thinking its a common issue with all cameras in this line, its not. its a defect thats afflicted a few cameras, so if you have the issue, just call the retialer and they will replace it free of charge.

other than the simple issue of a problem from the factory, the camera is excellent. its well build, well designed and easy to use. a great choice for the pro-sumer, not quite ready for a full blown digital SLR camera.