Fujifilm's £50 budget compact of 2011 — 12MP CCD, 3x 38-114mm equiv zoom, 2.4in LCD, li-ion power.
The Fujifilm FinePix L55 was an ultra-budget compact announced in September 2011 at around £50, one of the cheapest cameras Fujifilm offered in the UK at the time. Part of the short-lived L series, it was sold in six colours (white, red, purple, blue, black and pink) and pitched squarely at first-time and gift buyers.
Specifications were simple: a 12-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD (maximum 4288x3216 images), a Fujinon 3x optical zoom equivalent to 38-114mm, a 2.4-inch LCD and sensitivity to ISO 1600. Features included face detection, smile shutter, Motion Panorama, 17 scene modes, PictBridge support and HD movie recording. Power came from a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack.
The L55 was a no-frills automatic camera with no manual controls, and that remains its character today: point, shoot, and accept what the small CCD gives you. It suits buyers who want a cheap, colourful early-2010s digicam for casual snapshots, and its late release date means many surviving examples have seen relatively light use.
Because the L55 uses a small proprietary lithium-ion battery rather than AAs, confirm a working battery and charger are present — replacements are third-party only at this point. Check the LCD for cracks (it dominates the back panel), verify the zoom motor runs quietly through its range, and test writing to an SD card. Bodies are so cheap that any fault usually makes a listing parts-only value.