Fujifilm's 2007 8MP superzoom bridge — 10x 38-380mm zoom, 1cm macro, xD/SD slots, four-AA power.
The Fujifilm FinePix S5800 was a compact superzoom bridge camera available in Europe and Asia from September 2007, sold as the FinePix S800 in other markets. It was the 8-megapixel follow-up to the FinePix S5700 in Fujifilm's budget bridge line, aimed at enthusiastic amateurs wanting long reach and manual control cheaply.
It combined an 8-megapixel CCD (maximum 3,264x2,448 pixels) with a Fujinon 10x optical zoom equivalent to 38-380mm, a 2.5-inch 230,000-pixel LCD and an electronic viewfinder. Sensitivity ran to ISO 1600, a Super Macro mode focused down to 1cm, and 640x480 movies recorded at 30fps with electronic image stabilisation. Storage was dual-format xD-Picture Card or SD, power came from four AA batteries, and the body weighed 307g before batteries.
The S5800 suits budget buyers who want one do-everything zoom with aperture and shutter priority to learn on. Its one-handed rocker-zoom handling was praised at launch, but there is no optical stabilisation, so the long end of the zoom demands daylight. The 1cm macro mode is genuinely useful and a period-CCD colour signature appeals to digicam enthusiasts.
Buy used examples on SD cards rather than hunting scarce xD media, and confirm the SD slot reads reliably. AA power is cheap and universal. Check the EVF/LCD switchover works, look for dust blobs in the lens at full telephoto, and test flash charging. AA-door hinges and battery-contact corrosion are the usual faults on this family of bodies.