While shot-to-shot shutter lag wasn't a problem on this camera--it's a barely-noticeable fraction of a second--turning the camera and taking a shot was a laggy process. Each time you slide the lens cover down or turn on the camera via the shoot/play mode toggle (you hold it down for a couple of seconds), the Fujifilm EXR logo appears. The logo stays on the screen for only about a second and a half, but it's still annoying if you're trying to take a quick photo. This will definitely cause you to miss some moments when attempting to power the camera on and snap a shot right away.

Shot-to-shot time, however, is very quick and can be made even quicker--via the option to cut out image playback (right after you take a photo) completely, so that you can just take shot after shot after shot. The Z800EXR's continuous shooting mode tops out at 1.6 frames per second.

The Z800EXR truly shines when using its display for menu navigation and image playback. The back of the camera is dominated by a roomy 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen, which features 460,000 dots of color and an aspect ratio of 16:9.

The Z800EXR's touchscreen operation is considerably smoother when compared with two other notable touchscreen cameras of 2010, the Lumix DMC-FX75 and the Cyber-shot DSC-TX9. For one thing, all the on-screen buttons are larger and easy to press with your finger (or, at the very least, the tip of your finger). This is a much nicer implementation than, say, on the Lumix DMC-FX75, where almost all of the touchscreen operations need to be performed with a stylus.