Fujifilm FinePix F50fd - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The F50fd (the fd stands for face detection, which really works and is surprisingly useful) is a 12 megapixel compact camera, using Fuji's own Super CCD sensor which is a bit larger than the competition. The lens has a modest 35-105mm zoom range (film ...

Pros: Image quality is gorgeous, very much in the style of Fuji's admired Velvia film. Focus is fast and accurate, exposure is consistent, resolution is outstanding. Auto white balance is almost always spot on, so colours are accurate. Skin tones are lovely ...

Cons: There is always a but. The stunning image quality ends at ISO200. Up to that speed the pictures are perfect, above that speed they deteriorate, due to the excessive pixel density. At ISO400 the pictures start to look grainy, and the in-camera noise ...

Verdict: If you can live with a top ISO of 200 - which is the standard speed of most colour negative film that we used in the past - then the Fuji is a terrific little camera. We would like an optical viewfinder, but they are a fast disappearing camera feature ...

Review summary: Though it looks dull next to some of the flashier models we tested, this compact camera has all the latest features and takes great shots.

Review summary: The Fuji FinePix F50fd ($399) is the long-awaited successor to the popular FinePix F30 and F31fd. I was a huge fan of the F30: it had much better high ISO performance than your typical compact camera (thanks to its SuperCCD sensor design), plus snappy ...

Pros: Good exposure and color ; no redeye ; Better-than-average high ISO performance ; Sensor-shift image stabilization ; Slim, stylish metal body ; Nice 2.5" LCD is easy to see outdoors and in low light ; Many manual controls ; Can use xD or SD/SDHC memory ...

Cons: Lots of blurring near the edges of the frame ; Heavy noise reduction, visible even at low ISOs ; Step down from the F30/F31 in terms of photo quality and battery life ; Quality control concerns ; Unimpressive continuous shooting modes ; sluggish shot ...

Verdict: ($479) offers a 5X zoom lens, improved face detection, and dynamic range adjustments

Review summary: As a sleek and tiny camera, this certainly has a lot of great features that are quite helpful to the majority of people. What you may not always easily realize is that this is the perfect camera for almost any need you have. Bringing a powerful 12MP ...

Review summary: For less than $250 USD, you can hardly go wrong with this camera and its solid feature package.?.

Pros: 12MP 3x image stabilized digicam with advanced Face Detection

Cons: Too much noise at higher ISOs