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Fuji Finepix F20 vs. Olympus FE-180...

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In short, I need to know which camera to buy. I'm limiting myself to 230 dollars with a memory card, and these fill the options well but I'm stuck at this point. Links are below, and if you have time, read the entire post. Theres ALOT of info. Thanks in advanced.

I've been researching this for hours but I'm still unsure of which camera to get. I've looked at some blog site photos taken with each camera and they both look very good. However, I want a first hand opinion, meaning if you own one of these cameras please reply.

Here are links to each:

Fujifilm FinePix F20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830122089

Olympus FE-180
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16830111042

and I'll be buying this card for storage:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820196006

I'm really leaning towards the F20 beasue everytime I try to find something wrogn with it it turns out better. Here are some reviews for each:
F20:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0607/06071301fujifilmf20.asp
http://www.photographyblog.com/inde...camerareviews/fujifilm_finepix_f20_review.htm
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/hardware/2165523/review-fujifilm-finepix-f20

FE-180
http://reviews.cnet.com/Olympus_FE_180/4505-6501_7-31965095.html
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0608/06082301olyfe170180.asp

And here is a blog site with pics from a F20:
http://flickr.com/search/?q=finepix+F20

One odd thing is that the photography blog review for the F20 has VERY blurry pictures but personal pics come out just fine. Also, the FE-180 pics are just fine in the reviews and are somewhat decent in the blog sites (not posted here)...

Ant help is really appreciated. Please respond if you can. I need to have this in time for my new years eve party.
Thank you, Adam.
 
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F20 http://digitalcameraroundup.com/3_fuji_finepix_f20.html
FE180: http://www.digitalcameraroundup.com/3_olympus_stylus_170_180_190.html

The F20 has really impressive high ISO capabilities if you tend to mess with that kind of thing. The only problem I see with photos is that Fuji sets the contrast very high and there isn't any adjustment. That cuts your dynamic range and they tend to burn out some highlights. But that is a geeky complaint - many people prefer the higher contrast.

Here are some photos you can look at: http://www.pbase.com/cameras/fujifilm/finepix_f20

The Oly seems to be a decent little camera. I prefer LiON batteries to NiMH for small cameras, but the FE180 at least comes with batteries and charger. Pbase has no photos from that camera.

If you tend to shoot in clubs, concerts etc without flash the F20 is definitely the camera of choice. It has exceptional high ISO capability. Outdoor shots might be a little better with the Olympus because of the high contrast on the Fuji. Both cameras are in a category where it is hard to find good comparative reviews.
 
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steve didnt tell me anything about the F20, only the F30.

EDIT: I should be getting my F20 today. I'll take some pictures and post them for you guys and you can judge the qualtiy. thanks for the help. I believe I made a good choice on the F20. Everytime I tried looking at a different brand or model camera i went back to the F20 becasue of the quality pictures it took and some decent video samples I watched. Vids are probably better than the V10 and that camera is like 25 bucks cheaper so....

Basically great pictures, decent manual settings, BIG LCD, decent Video quality, and great low-light capability (from what I've read)
 
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