Fujifilm FinePix XP20 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)

I bought this to take on a white-water rafting trip. I got some great pictures on the trip. A few had a small spot slightly smudged from a water spot on the lens, but that's not the camera's fault. There was splashing throughout the ride down the rapids. Most of the pictures were very good. Some were great. Previously I had used disposable cameras for water sports, but these pictures were infinitely better than those obtained with disposables.

I also had my daughter take pictures with this on the rest of our vacation, while I used my Nikon D90. She got plenty of good pictures, both in good light and at dusk as well. As a point-and-shoot, pocketable, waterproof camera, this works great, and I wouldn't hesitate to use it when I don't want to carry a large dslr.

I bought this for my wife and she loves it. Great pics and durable. Highly recommend this if you are looking for a durable camera. Be aware it DOESN'T come with a memory card.

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I bought this camera for my daughter and my husband. My niece had one also. All 3 have quit working. They did not meet the expectation. They were not used very much. I am very disappointed.

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I ordered this camera to replace another that bit the dust (literally) while in Afghanistan. I assumed that the ruggedized case would be a better fit for the dust, occasional stream crossing, vibrations, and general havoc of deployments. I was right on those counts. 10 months later, the outside camera still looks fairly new. However, there are some issues with it.

Poor performance: this camera does well outside, focusing and taking a picture in usually around half a second. Inside, however, is a totally different story. With a flash or without, the camera had a hard time getting clear pictures. It would spend an excessive time trying to focus (usually on what was not the subject) and then take a muddied picture at such a slow shutter speed that the picture was generally unusable. If using a flash, there would be a lag of 2-3 seconds between pressing the shutter release and the camera firing. Sometimes it would just refuse to take a picture. There are many times I would have to have somebody else take a picture because the Fuji XP refused to.

Weak points in case: I had the camera in my pocket one day and took it out to find that several of the buttons had been smashed in and were no longer usable. So while the case can stand falls, water, etc., the buttons can't take the pressure from my thighs pushing it against the inside of my pocket.

This camera is essentially trash after 10 months. I'm not fooling with repairs or warranty service on a camera that performs so poorly anyway. It's loaded full of virtually useless features but can't get the basics down: take good pictures (fast) and don't break.

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*EDIT: Raised to five stars I have taken this camera on numerous trips now, fully submerged it repeatedly (never more than a foot) I have beaten the crap out of this camera and it keeps comming back for more. When closing the battery compartment make sure (as the manual says) that there is absolutely no yellow showing on the latch and you should be golden. At this point I cannot confirm the durability issues reported which nearly lead to me not purchasing this camera and have to attribute the complaints to opperator error.

Figured I'd take a chance on this camera, I do a good bit of kayaking and was hoping I might get a decent waterproof with abit of optical zoom. First of all the image quality is good, I like the layout of the camera, and definitely like the one touch video. Good out of the way I have taken this out once, I don't do underwater photography but it's definitely going to get hit with water along the way. Then, according to the manual I rinsed/soaked it in clean water when I got home. Then hung it on a peg and went to get dinner quick, two hours later when reviewing the days shots water leaked out of the camera any time a button was pressed and low and behold the area around the battery also had a few drops. The way the seals or designed that isn't a problem the antechamber can get wet without the battery/smart card getting wet but for the price of the camera I am not pleased with that. Audio playback from the camera is horrible but once the video is uploaded it's fine. It also boggles my mind you have to hold the power button a few seconds to turn it on but one bump will shut it off instantly.

My final thoughts on this camera are that it's not bad but I don't have a ton of faith in it. I have used the Kodak C123 sport and find it takes far better pictures when moving and it has dual locking doors providing a higher level of confidence in it's waterproof(ness) and it's cheaper.

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