The Fujifilm Finepix E510 is Fuji’s 5 megapixel entry into the crowded entry-level digital camera market. The only difference between the Fujifilm Finepix E510 and its slightly cheaper brother, the E500, is the number of megapixels - 5 versus 4. The Fujifilm Finepix E510 offers a couple of interesting features to help differentiate itself from the competition. The Finepix E510 has a 28-91mm zoom lens, which is a lot wider than most of its rivals. The E510 also offers full photographic control in the form of aperture-priority, shutter-priority and manual modes. The Fujifilm Finepix E510 allows you to take full creative control if you desire it, or you can use the various auto and scene modes instead and let it make the decisions. On the rear of the camera is a large 2 inch LCD screen, and there is a pop-up flash with a range of creative flash modes available. The Fujifilm Finepix E510 is also larger than many digicams, which Fujifilm claims makes it more of a photographer’s camera.

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Form follows function in the Fujifilm FinePix E510’s well-conceived design. The camera’s rounded and protruding right edge impedes portability but makes for a highly comfortable shooting grip, one that leaves your thumb within easy reach of the E510’s mode dial and zoom controls. There’s a bright, easily readable 2-inch LCD screen sandwiched between the E510’s four-way selector on the right and its exposure control button on the left. But if you prefer composing your shots with an optical viewfinder, we’re pleased to report that the FinePix E510 has one that’s surprisingly effective and usable, even at night with the LCD on. The E510 does use AA batteries instead of a proprietary, rechargeable lithium-ion cell. So on the one hand, it’s easy to get batteries in a pinch, but on the other, you may have to spring for rechargeable AAs if you want to save money. We were able to take more than 700 shots before the E510 burned through our test set of rechargeables.

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