Up until now, EA used to release a separate, full-price game every time a UEFA Euro or FIFA World Cup tournament came around. This was both a good and a bad
Well, we all know the company well enough – Fujifilm. It’s been regarded with photography for quite a while now. So naturally I was expecting something quite out-of the ordinary when it came to the Finepix Z3 - picture-wise that is. But to be brutally honest the Z3 didn’t live up to my expectations.
Design I do like the styling of the Z3, its small compact and light, weighing in at 170g. The Z3 is stylish and yet small enough to fit neatly into your pocket without any sign of a bulge. Like the others in the series, it uses a sliding panel in front to switch the camera on and reveal the lens.
Fuji claims that its 2.5-inch LCD display also has a reinforced surface that’s apparently scratch resistant. So go ahead, take a look, run a nail over the surface (Just kidding! Please don’t. You don't want to be wrong). With its 230K pixels, the display is clear and crisp for previews. Its dimensions are just 89 x 56 x 20 mm. I found it quite comfortable to hold and store.
The camera does have a few odd things, which am not sure what they stood for. Like for instance there seem to be 3 LED indicators on the rear panel. The manual only mentions the first one as being the indicator for the battery charge. What the other 2 are for, is anyone’s guess. There’s also, what appears to be, an Infrared sensor on the side just above the strap mount. But as per the manual, it does nothing. Hmm… strange!
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