What I like and dislike about the Fujifilm F20

Likes & dislikes about the F20

Incredible low light/high ISO performance .
Some of the most accurate color I’ve seen in good and available light.
F-button – though I wish Exposure Compensation was accessible from it.
Very good flash, including fill-flash.
First digital camera that I’m not afraid to keep on Auto ISO, though see below.*
Picture Stabilization (Anti-blur) button – raises the ISO to increase shutter speed; not optical image stabilization

I knew about several of these dislikes before buying the camera. But I set them aside because of its great low light performance…and low price.

Kind of a boring camera in light of features available on those made by other manufacturers
Battery charging method – the battery is charged in the camera via an AC Power Adapter. Fortunately, you get a decent number of shots on a battery charge. When needed, you can shoot inside using the adapter instead of a battery.
* No Auto ISO 800 like some of it’s siblings. It only has Auto ISO 400 and 1600.
No indication of what ISO is chosen before taking a photo when the camera is set to Auto ISO.
No viewfinder
Ho-hum LCD may not be visable at all in bright light. An anti-glare screen protector helps a bit.
No optical image stabilization.
Some of the set-up menus seem misplaced.
Image Display – can’t turn off the picture review feature.
Camera manual has no index.
Read and write time of xD memory card too slow
Did I mention the battery charger?