My Fuji F31FD has finally arrived. What can I say other than it’s a bloomin’ marvelous camera.

I could be seriously out of touch with what cameras are capable of, but the features this has makes me think the Canon debacle was a blessing in disguise. Face recognition (which admittedly Is a bit hit and miss), picture sizes, photo editing, LCD brightness and its support for low light conditions as well as standard features, all for £120.

Like I said, this may be the norm. I don’t really keep up with gadgets as such and so all cameras may have said features. Still, it’s a worthy purchase.

My only gripe so far, storage is handled using XD flash memory. So now I have a collection of compact flash, sd and xd memory cards. Can’t we just have the one!?!

Not to mention the cheapo 20 in 1 card reader I bought. Still can’t find where to stick the xd card which It claim’s to support.

I wont give an in-depth, expert’s review. Instead I will give an idiots review:

Colour: It’s a nice shiny silver one, I like silver things

Shape: Oblong shaped with rounded corners, the flappy cover for power and USB sockets is a bit rubbish. I give it 2 months before it falls off.

Response times: Fast, I can take a picture without a single grumble from anyone.

Flash: Good as well as clever, seems to adapt to the distance of the subject. So days of taking photos of my child with a “startled rabbit in car headlight’s” look are a thing of the past.

Weight: Not too heavy, easily sneak into partner’s handbag without getting noticed.

Robustness: Feels sturdy, but I would still be nearby, ready to pounce wearing a wicket keeper’s glove when letting others use it.

Value for money: Yeah, suppose so. Would have been nice to have reused my flash memory cards.

Learning curve: I found it easy to use, and I am an idiot.

You can see example pictures here