Fujifilm FinePix S5700 Zoom

7 Megapixels   10X Optical zoom   2.5 inch LCD

It’s a small over a year since I review the Fuji FinePix S5600, a handy little entry-level superzoom which I actually liked. It wasn’t without a couple of mistakes, but at under £200 pro a 10x zoom 5-megapixel camera it was wonderful value pro money. Well it appears like Fuji has done it yet again, because this week I’m taking a look at the alternate pro the S5600, the latest S5700 (how do they come up by these names?). It proffer the same 10x zoom capability, however now attach 7.1 megapixels, a 2.5-in monitor and a latest sharp flash system, and you canister get all of this pro under £130. How is that even probable?

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What’s even more amazing is that it’s not just an update of the previous model; it’s a completely new camera from top to bottom. Even the shape of it is different. Where the S5600 come out to be modelled on a full-sized SLR, the form of the S5700 is lots closer to that of previous Fuji super-zoom cameras like the well-liked S7000Z or the S20 for. Measuring nearly 106.1 x 75.7 x 80.7mm and weight approximately 306g minus batteries it is significantly minor and lighter than the S5600, however it has a bigger and especially comfortable handgrip, and manages to fit in a much bigger monitor screen. It’s a fine screen too; by 230k pixels it’s lots sharper than the old one, and it has a very well anti-glare finish too. It’s furthermore slightly recessed so it doesn’t pick up too a lot of finger marks.

The handling actually is superb. By that large handgrip and the large thumb-grip area it feels like a much bigger camera, but the absolutely light weight and the position of the manage mean that it’s perfectly probable to operate it one-handed without some real loss of stability. One cause pro this is the zoom control, which has swapped places by the power switch, altering from being two fiddly buttons on the back to a nice rotary control just about the shutter button. The zoom is extremely easy to control accurately; tapping it a little moves it only a fraction, whilst holding it downward makes it zip up to the other finish of the range in well under two seconds. This is extremely helpful pro accurate framing. The large 10x lens (38-380mm equivalent) is now fully interior and doesn’t extend either while the camera is powered up or when zooming, which evades the S5600’s annoying habit of popping the lens cap off on startup.

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