Fujifilm FinePix XP130 Waterproof Digital Camera w/16GB SD Card - Lime

Obviously this is not a pro photography camera. But, it is a wonderful "Street Camera, all-weather and dive camera." I always have this camera with me, even when I am carrying my professional gear. I live in North Idaho. We have a lot of rain and snow. A lot of my work is Street Photography. It is great for close work in crowds. I used to own the Fuji XP90. Currently I have the XP120 and now the XP130. My grandchildren love the XP120. It is pretty much child proof and a great kids learning camera.If you want better photos, my recommendation is to "Tweak" the camera. Most all the consumer cameras can be tweaked.This is how to tweak the XP130. Select "SHOOTING MODE and choose the "P" PROGRAM AE mode. Scroll down to "ISO" and choose AUTO 400. Images tend to fall apart over ISO 400. IMAGE SIZE: 4.3. Select IMAGE QUALITY: FINE. Last choose FinePixCOLOR: CHROME.Normal camera settings produce an image file size from 1.50MB to 3MB. By tweaking the camera the file size will increase up to 8MB.If you just want to shoot nice photos the "SCENE RECOGNITON" is hard to beat.Cons: Camera needs good lighting for sharp images. (Most cameras do) Zoom sometimes is blurred when extended. Make sure you have the STABILIZATION SETTING enabled. Focus is sometimes spotty. Play with the AF MODE and see which setting works best for you. Some are better than others depending what you are shooting.Attached are some quick photos I took.It is a fun camera to play with. The XP130 has many fun settings to experiment with and explore. Just have fun, learn the camera and enjoy.

I’ve had this camera for 3 years and recently it has started to take blurry pictures and lighting messes with the photo exposure. I may need to tweak the settings. Either way love that it’s sturdy and have gotten many great under water pics with it.

I bought this little camera to take with me on rafting trips. Specifically a week long trip through Desolation/Gray Canyon in Utah. It was important that it be waterproof, shock resistant, and inexpensive (don't wan't to lose a $1000 camera in the river). This camera does it all great!The camera is definitely waterproof. We had the camera submerged several times along the trip, and even got some good underwater pics in a clear spring we were passing. Unfortunately, the Green River was pretty murky, so the spring was the only good place for underwater pics.The camera is definitely shock resistant. It survived an eleven year old girl in her kayak going through rapids. I cringed a bit watching the camera bounce around as she paddled, but it handled the abuse fine. The only damage the camera took on the trip was a bit of sandblasting of some of the paint. Functionally the camera is great!The pictures are great, but it takes some time to learn how to get great pictures. I spent several nights out on the beach messing with the different settings, and trying to find what works best. Everything from Macro pictures to beautiful night sky pictures to active sport pictures.There are a couple of things that kept me from giving this camera the full five stars. First, battery life. You really need extra batteries, and some kind of power pack charger. I brought a solar charger on my trip and 5 batteries. Second, screen. The screen is not a good representation at all of what your picture really looks like. I took several pictures I thought were terrible on the screen, but looked great on my PC. Third, ease of use. True it is a point and click camera. The camera automatically chooses the best setting for the picture you're taking. It's great in theory, but it takes some practice to get the auto feature to take pictures how you want them. I highly recommend trying out each setting manually, and then learning how to make the camera take those shots on auto.It's a great camera. I love it. I'm very happy I bought it, and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I have only heard good things about this camera. I was excited to take it on a once in a lifetime trip to South Africa where I was going cage shark diving (in hopes of seeing a great white). I got into the cage, hit record, went under water, took a picture, then the camera was dead. I had fully charged the battery. I then spent the 30 minutes seeing many sharks without any ability to take the video or still picture.

1/15/21 UPDATE:Multiple drops on concrete flooring, and its still working well. Drenched in water, oil, grease and dust. It has been very durable in my factory environment!The camera's loop for the carry cord broke off on one of the times it was dropped on the floor. Minor inconvenience, oh well.Raising review score from 4 to 5. Its been worth the price, and then some.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I bought this to replace a XP90 that was dropped on concrete flooring one to many times. That camera held up to some serious abuse, so I bought an updated version of it.This one has been okay so far, but right off the bat a few things broke that I never had a problem with on the XP90.The string carry cord pretty much snapped the first time I used it. I transferred the one I had on the XP90 to this camera.The lens trim ring popped off the front of the camera within the first couple weeks of use. No drops or rough handling. I superglued it back on, but it was a little concerning to be honest.For my needs, the camera still works well for taking pictures at work, and it WILL eventually be destroyed. So as long as it functions, the problems I listed aren't a huge deal breaker to me. But this might be something you should take in consideration if this is for personal use. I'd be a lot more annoyed for this to happen on a vacation getaway.