Compare Prices : Fujifilm FinePix A345

Review summary: Fujifilm's FinePix digital cameras have always been associated with good image quality and color, with solid performance even at the lower-end of the line. With a 4.1-megapixel CCD and 3x optical zoom lens, the FinePix A345 continues that tradition in ...

Pros: Good skin tones, Auto white balance handles a wide range of lighting well, even does a fairly good job with household incandescent lighting, Better than average exposure accuracy, Good lens, generally low distortion (some chromatic aberration at wide ...

Cons: Color is a little uneven. Greens and yellows are undersaturated, blues very oversaturated, Auto ISO boost in dark conditions makes for very high noise when flash is enabled (Images not really usable for prints larger than 4x6 inches), Only white ...

Verdict: A no-frills 4-megapixel camera with a zoom lens

Review summary: An average, affordable point-and-shoot camera.

Pros: Compact design, Macro mode focuses to 2.4 inches, Continuous-shooting mode, Affordable

Cons: Hard-to-grip zoom lever, Inconsistent low-light focus, LCD and optical viewfinder have only 90 and 75 percent coverage, respectively.

Verdict: The A345 has a modest set of features and a few flaws, but it produces decent photos -- almost as good as those of the flagship A350.

Review summary: This is a joint review of the new Fujifilm Finepix A345 and A350. The Fujifilm Finepix A345 and A350 both feature a 3x optical zoom lens, the only difference is that that A345 is a 4 megapixel digital camera, whereas the A350 is a 5 megapixel camera. ...

Pros: Very good value for money Compact and pocketable Take AA batteries Good colour

Cons: Zoom control - limiting in playback mode and confusing at times (especially when you first give the camera to someone) Soft images, and corner softness (from both cameras) Average movie mode Sluggish in operation (A350 seemed slower) Image quality ...

Verdict: Both cameras offer excellent value for money and offer a decent all round package for beginners, however image quality is quite average, and there seems to be little benefit in buying the 5 megapixel A350 over the 4 megapixel A345 as the A350 seemed ...