Home > Consumer Reviews > Fujifilm FinePix J10 Digital Camera - Black (8.0MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 2.5 inch LCD

I bought this as a replacement for the Sony-WD130 which I lost - and its grown on me very quickly! I picked it out because its ultra light (about 3oz), fits in to pocket like a wallet and has no protruding edges or dails... perfect for a night out!

Compared to my previous cameras - I think fujifilm have done a great job in keeping it streamlined and not over complicating it - Dont be put off by the absence of the flash bulky dials because its all been built in to the easy to the user friendly screen menu and has a wealth of options - I think this is the way most digi cameras will go...

dont be put off by the low price - it really is a perfect compact little camera with mighty power and will probally be a huge seller..

I brought this camera as a replacement for a Samsung S1065, which immediately froze multiple times whenever i tried to use it, plus the batteries ran out in 1/2 hour usage.

Anyway, The Fujifilm Finepix J10 is a very aesthetically pleasing camera with a brushed aluminium front (black or silver) and aluminium back. This camera certainly feels as if it can withstand some serious knocks. The form factor for this camera is certainly compact; this is enabled by the use of a Li-Ion rechargeable battery, rather than your standard AA Alkaline batteries. This charges fully in just over 1.4 hours and provides very reasonable battery life.

The features on this camera are simple and necessary; there is no facial recognition or 9 point automatic focus. But what it does do, it does fantastically well. I have a Canon EOS10D Digital SLR camera for professional work, brought this fuji for the odd point and shoot session. The built in scenes work incredibly well, and do exactly what they are supposed to. The 8 MegaPixel Sensor inside this camera produces large photos that will easily print out up to A4 photographs and the single point Auto focus is very good at making your subject nice and sharp.

Fujifilm are renowned for producing cameras that capture vivid colours and the J10 is no exception, the colours are vivid and stand out (whilst not being overpowering). The flash copes well in both day and night situations.

The menu system for this camera, some say, is too simple and not intuitive. I disagree with this view; I find the minimalistic menu and navigation buttons easy to use, and a refreshing change from a complex DSLR camera. The J10 is an awesome camera for any beginner, or (like me) someone who wants a good quality point and shoot camera for the odd days out.

Connectivity to XP and Vista was simple, no drivers, no software, just plug in the provided USB cable and access the camera as an external disk. Addition: After having the camera for a few months, i can confirm that compatibility with Mac's is naturally excellent!

The only negative point about this camera is the animation it shows when deleting images; it deletes the image in blocks, each block revealing a blue background. So the deleted image seems to break up and fade away. There is no option to stop this animation, possibly room for improvement in a future firmware upgrade. However this single negative point can easily be overcome, by purchasing a larger memory card and not deleting photos until you get home and load them onto your computer.

All in all, the Finepix J10 by Fujifilm is a highly recommended camera with no unnecessary bells and whistles but the ability to produce a fantastically sharp, and vivid photo with ease, in a true point and shoot style.

My sister-in-law had one when she visited in the summer. It was easy to use and download simple.
Then a good friend who is a keen photographer said what a neat, high resolution product it was and I was sold.
Bought one.
We love using it.

This is a very reasonable camera. The specification is impressive and the price is even better. The camera copes well generally allround and is incredibly simple to use. The interface is very simple and self explanatory. The back screen is LCD at 2.5 inches and produces a fantastic picture and true to life photo. The camera looks very slick and is nothing complicated.

I bought this camera for my parents because the somewhat unsophisticated Fuji Finepix is a camera perfectly suited to taking snap shots. It's neat, well made, feels robust and ideal for everyday point-and-click use. 8MP is an ideal image size; it ensures that pictures can be enlarged to 10x8 whilst the file size remains manageable. It works well enough in low light levels although the image does become a little speckled at higher ISO settings. The LCD screen on the back is clear enough but there's no optical viewfinder and using it in bright conditions can get tricky. The flash works well enough and the results are really very satisfactory. You will need to purchase an SD memory card and I'd suggest a protective case (it doesn't come with one). All told, a good camera that should serve you well.

So why only three stars? Well, good as this camera is, and it is very good, it isn't doesn't compare too well with the Sony W130. The W130 has an optical viewfinder, true image stabilisation, and when the images are placed next to each other the Sony's are a little sharper and seem more vibrant and this for only about £10 more. So this is an excellent camera but is in my opinion, a little overpriced when compared to the rest of the market.