Digital cameras have become a way of life for most of us. The era of the old cameras which needed to be loaded and reloaded with a film is almost a bygone now. Now everybody wants to lay hands on a latest technology digital camera with several automatic features and a large storage capacity. Price had been a major consideration till now while buying such cameras.

However now several brands have come up with models which come in a reachable price and have all the required features. Fujifilm's Finepix A800 is one such camera that has all the basic, uncomplicated features and comes with an affordable price tag also. Let us find out in detail what does it have in store for you.

Key Features:-

A few of the first things that you will notice about this camera are its 8 mega pixel count, Fujifilm's signature Super CCD HR Sensor and it's Real Photo Sensor. While the Super CCD HR Sensor gives you sharp and clear results, the Real Photo processor gives you images as real as looked by the eye thus making photography a more ?real life? experience.

The Finepix A800 has a 3 times zoom lens however the results for closer shots are better than the distant ones. The camera also handles outdoor shots well as it is capable of managing the sun's glare efficiently. In fact, the A800 also gives quite pleasing results in low light situations providing a good level of details.

Other Features:-

The camera is equipped with a dual memory card slot making it compatible with not just Fujifilm's xD Picture card but also the more sought after SD card. Instead of providing a string of useless shooting modes making the usage seem more complicated, it provides only a few basic modes like Portrait, Sports, Landscape and night etc making extremely easy to use. The macro mode of the camera is also excellent and gives above average shot results.

There are also a few other features like red eye reduction and a self timer which not only give you better results but also flexibility of usage. The direct print feature of the camera makes it possible to directly connect the device to a printer and get prints of selected images without going through the hassle of first transferring and sorting pictures.

You might also be pleased with some additional features like a slide show option and one to save power through the LCD screen. It uses two rechargeable lithium ion batteries providing sufficient power back up. The camera provides auto white balance and also a movie mode so that you can make videos for as long as the storage is available.

The is a well built, robust camera with a 2.5inch LCD screen. You might not find it very swanky and stylish at the first look however, you will surely be impressed by the ease of handling after using it. The screen covers most of the back side of the camera however the control dial, menu and other options are also comfortably placed at the back lined in one corner neatly.

The camera comes in a nice grey color and is meant for people looking for a basic, uncomplicated digi-cam. The straight forward menu and presence of the most used features make it very easy to understand and operate. You can definitely go for this model by Fujifilm if you are on a low budget and still want to enjoy the flexibility of a digital camera.