S5200

[rosiesdad]

I have had my S5200 for 6 months, I moved up from the S3000, but I can only describe the "sharpness of the image" as fair. I called Fuji and was brushed off, and honestly most shots with my S3000 seem sharper.
Dont know if this is a Fuji problem or individual camera issue. Just glad it wasnt a ton of money.
To explain further, when you look at a picture and see "SHARP", thats what I want. Not fair. I have tried a lot of different modes and used A priority, S priority, scene, and all of them..
Next camera will be bought on lens/sensor abilities first.

[aussiedave]

I have two S5600/S5200 Fuji's both deliver pin sharp images and great colour, certainly no complaints from me.

[Cozmo]

Generally, pictures from a 3.2 mp camera will look sharper on the screen than a pictures from a 5 or 6 megapixel camera. But sharper on the screen doesn't mean that the picture is better. s5200 picture has a lot more detail than a s3000 picture, but it will look softer on the screen. Take same picture with s3000 and s5200 and then zoom it on 100%. You will see what I mean.

Lots of people get confused with resolution vs sharpness. My Nikon 3100 (small p&s 3.2mp camera) pictures also look sharper than my s6500fd pictures. But s6500fd wipes the floor with little Nikon with dynamics, detail and clarity of pictures.

Also, sharper images arent' too good for printing. You want detail, not overprocessed pictures. Try to print 13x19 format and you will see the difference... s5200 will be better by a mile than s3000.

So, don't judge your camera only on sharpness. Look at details, ISO performance, dynamic range...

[aussiedave]

There are many other factors that come into picture taking that have a bearing on sharpness, least of all the technique that was used when the photos were taken.
When 10X zoom cameras first hit the market forums were full of people complaining about unsharp pictures some even got so frustrated that they sold their cameras, of course hand holding a camera that has its lens extended to 200+mm in anything but bright sunshine can result in unsharp pictures.
The basic principles of photography have never changed, when taking pictures with the lens extended past 200mm it is best to use some type of camera support, a tripod or mini beanbag of some sort will usualy do the trick, if the photos are still unsharp there may be a problem with the camera.