Fujifilm FinePix A350 Reviewed by Steves Digicams
Steves Digicams has a Fujifilm FinePix A350 review and writes:
“I found the overall image quality was good when using the 5M Fine mode. Most of our sample images were sharp with good color balance. The exposure system also did well and I especially liked how it captured sky detail. Noise levels were moderate in high/low contrast areas, but we didn’t see much purple fringing (aka Chromatic Aberration) around highlights. However, I was very disappointed with its autofocus system. It failed more often then not in dim lighting and every time the camera tries to lock focus, the LCD freezes up, making it useless if following a moving subject. But thanks to its optical viewfinder, you should have no problems capturing images of the kids running through the house or yard. When a still picture won’t capture the moment, you can opt to use its movie mode. Sound is recorded and the movie frames are captured at a relatively low 10fps in 320×240 (QVGA) resolution. Our sample movies were average with noticeable amounts of compression noise.”
And:
Bottom line - the Fujifilm FinePix A350 was a mixed bag. While I was pleased with our indoor and outdoor image quality results, its sluggish performance really dragged it down. Also when shooting portraits indoors, you have to make certain there’s plenty of light for the autofocus system, and the LCD freezing issue was very aggravating.
