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Review on ๐Ÿ“ธ Fujifilm FinePix XP130 Waterproof Digital Camera - Yellow | Includes 16GB SD Card by Corey Krull

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Loved it but ended up sending it back

I have really believed in this camera and used it for several days hiking and snorkeling in some natural springs. The camera itself is good, I liked the size and comfortable buttons. The battery life wasn't that bad actually. I usually take several hundred photos a day and this camera never died. The trick is to always turn it off after you've taken a picture to save battery. The cons of this camera are 3 things. The first is the quality of the LCD screen: when you look at your photos on an LCD screen, the photo looks terrible. But once you upload a photo, things get a little better. The second downside is that out of the hundreds of photos I took, about a third were actually usable. So many photos are either too dark or so sun bleached that editing can't even fix them. The third downside was Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Bluetooth function is only for using the phone as a remote control. As soon as you send a photo to your phone, you will be prompted to connect to WiFi. I am good with mobile phones and can send photos directly to my phone. However, this camera took over an hour just to send 50 photos to my phone. I don't have time to wait hours for images to transfer, especially when I have 400 photos to transfer. The most practical thing for this camera is therefore to transfer photos to your computer via USB or memory card. I don't like all those extra steps and I want the photos on my phone right after the walk. If you're looking for a camera to just play in the pool and then transfer photos to your computer, then this camera is for you. Unfortunately I returned this camera due to the image quality and total lack of reliable WiFi transmission.

Pros
  • Waterproof to 65 ft/20 m, Freezeproof to 14 deg/-10 deg, Shockproof to 5.8 ft/1.75 m and Dustproof
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for seniors