Fujifilm FinePix F50fd - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Fujifilm's 12-megapixel F50fd features face detection with automatic red-eye removal and a 3x optical zoom.

Pros: Fast AF operation, few image quality issues, smart design

Cons: A bit tardy between shots

Verdict: A high-spec, quality compact that produces good images and pleases in use.

Review summary: Fujifilm has jumped on the 12-megapixel bandwagon, but has it lost more than it has gained?

Verdict: While the F50fd is by no means a bad camera, and indeed it performs as well as any of the other 12MP compacts on the market while undercutting most of them on price, it has lost the low-light, high-ISO advantage of the F31fd and F40fd. It is still a ...

Review summary: Portly and plain are not the most compelling adjectives for a point-and-shoot digital camera, but the $599 Fujifilm FinePix F50fd has very high resolution, offers tons of features, and performed quite well in our tests. It may look dull, but the looks ...

Verdict: The F50fd has a champagne-colored plastic front and a black plastic rear panel; unlike several other cameras we tested, it comes in only that single color scheme. Though it weighs more than most of the units in this roundup, it also has a larger-than ...

Pros: Image quality and detail, Screen, Redeye reduction mode, Manual control, Specification

Cons: Flash recharge is slow, Focusing foibles, Top sensitivity setting only in 3-megapixel mode

Verdict: It's nice design and pricing and the ease of use all shine through but it is not without some flaws

Review summary: Can Fuji impressive with its latest model?

Pros: Image quality and detail, screen, redeye reduction mode, manual control, specification

Cons: Flash recharge is slow, focusing foibles, top sensitivity setting only in 3-megapixel mode

Verdict: It's nice design and pricing and the ease of use all shine through but it is not without some flaws