It seems Fujifilm Finepix S5700 is crafted very well, as everything is on right place on this camera. Finepix S5700 body is of plastic, which is innovatively designed. It comes with very easy layout to use, the beginners will not face problem to handle it. The sharpness of the photos is fantastic with clear focus. To access the essential functions quickly, F-Mode menu is there. The camera opts for AA batteries. Its electronic viewfinder comes with very low resolution which does not give any idea of image tone, colour or sharpness. In Finepix S5700 for all sorts of settings there are a number of buttons on the back of the camera. With very little amount of effort to work out you can make the photographs look professional by altering Colours, Sharpness etc.
Finepix S5700 menus are easy to use. This camera has a resolution of 7.1MP, with LCD screen of 2.5inch low-temperature, polysilicon TFT, with 230,000 pixels and Optical Viewfinder. Finepix S5700 doesnt have optical image stabilization which makes holding it for long problematic. After setting the camera to auto, it judge itself what to do. Everything is adjustable, Shutter Speed, Focus etc.
There is no problem of blur images, as it comes with Image stabilizer and also Red eye reduction feature is there to prevent from photo with Red eye. And the round selecting wheel on top of the camera is provided for specific functions. This is a small, SLR camera with 10X optical zoom lens. It has incredible shutter speed of 4-1/1000 sec; also it depends on exposure too. The digital zoom with 4.8X digital is not noisy. With the help of text mode and Super-Macro mode, the crisp, crystal clear images are available, with perfection. This is a responsive camera with excellent Macro. The optical zoom with 10X optical runs very smoothly, and set on auto-focus.
This camera targets those people who want a simple to use camera with advanced features. The camera has standard sized SD cards, with memory of upto 8GB. It makes memory card easy to use, by simply putting into your PC or computer. The unbearable image noise is quite annoying, which stops this camera to be highly recommended. In this either SD or XD memory cards can be used. It wheel has 11 pre set functions, which can be shortcut using the menu buttons on the back of the camera. Its digital zoom works tremendously with superb clarity. After setting the camera to auto, it judge itself what to do. Everything is adjustable, Shutter Speed, Focus etc.
Battery Life is amazing with internal memory of 27MM appprox. Basically Fujifilm Finepix S5700 is a semi-automatic standard digital camera, with all the functionality of a SLR camera. Its a combination of digital-cam and SLR. The picture quality is not that good. You can connect to a PC via a USB cable, and also by using the Fuji software.