Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR Review

September 29, 2009 | Mark Goldstein | Rating star Rating star Rating star Rating star Half rating star

Introduction

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is the successor to the F60fd, inheriting Fujifilm’s EXR technology which was introduced earlier this year on the FinePix F200EXR camera. The F70EXR's 10 megapixel, 1/2-inch Super CCD EXR sensor essentially turns it into three kinds of camera in one, offering three selectable modes. One mode captures the highest resolution possible, another the lowest noise, and the third the best dynamic range, with the camera able to automatically choose the most suitable for the current scene if you're at all unsure.

Other standout features of the FinePix F70EXR include a 10x wide-angle optical zoom lens (27-270mm equivalent) with a CCD-shift dual image stabilisation system, 2.7 inch LCD screen, Face Detection 3.0 technology, Super Intelligent Flash mode for flash-assisted macro shots, self-explanatory Portrait Enhancer mode, new Pro Focus Mode and Pro Low-light modes which take advantage of the F70EXR's multi-frame technology, and ISO settings of up to ISO 12800. The F70EXR also offers creative exposure modes in the form of aperture-priority and full manual, making it more appealing to the keen shutterbug.

With a competitive launch price of $279.95 / £229.99, we find out if the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is the best compact for photographers.

Ease of Use

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is a fairly compact digital camera that just fits into the palm of your hand. With dimensions of 99.3(W)× 58.9(H)× 22.7(D) mm and weighing 180g, this is a camera that you can slip into a pocket or small bag and not notice until you need to use it. It's externally very similar to the F200EXR model, with very similar subtle curves on the top, left and right of the metal camera body. The principal external differences are the F70EXR's smaller 2.7 inch LCD screen, and its much more versatile 10x, wide-angle 27-280mm lens - an impressive feat by Fujifilm's engineers given that the two cameras are virtually identical in size. The Fujifilm Finepix F70EXR is quite pleasing on the eye, with either a champagne or more serious black colour scheme and a rounded, compact appearance, and it retains the excellent overall finish that we've come to expect from Fujifilm FinePix F-series cameras.

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is a little more tricky to hold than it really should be, with your right thumb naturally positioned on the round Mode Dial on the back of the camera, and a tiny handgrip on the front. Your right forefinger is then free to operate the shutter button and the tactile zoom lever, which surrounds the shutter button. Thankfully, despite the smooth all-plastic body, the camera is not too slippy when gripping it. The various buttons are well-made and easy to operate, and the camera feels well-balanced in your hands. Overall the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is well constructed and designed with no obvious signs of corners being cut - even the tripod socket is centrally located.

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR has relatively few external controls, just 10 in total, although it does offer a much wider range of photographic controls than the number of controls would initially suggest. All 10 external controls are clearly labeled using industry-standard symbols and terminology. You can set the flash, macro, self-timer and exposure compensation options by clicking on the four buttons around the navigation pad. As with most other digital cameras, the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR has a Menu/OK button in the centre of the navigation pad which, as you would expect, gives you access to the main software menu system. Depending on which shooting mode is selected, this lets you set various parameters including auto-focus, metering, continuous mode, image stabilisation, plus the Setup menu, which offers 23 options that you will probably set once and then forget about. There is also a small button above the navigation pad marked "F", which opens what Fujifilm call the F-Mode menu. This allows you to set the ISO speed, image size and the film simulation mode. All of these are also replicated in the main menu. Due to the 2.7 inch LCD screen, the various options and icons are perfectly easy to read.

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's Mode Dial allows you to quickly change the camera's shooting mode. The 8 modes are Auto, EXR, Program/Aperture Priority, Manual, Movie, Scene, Natural Light, and Natural Light & Flash. The Mode Dial has a fairly positive action, but I did get caught out on a couple of occasions when it had been inadvertently moved to the wrong position whilst stored in a pocket.

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Front Rear

The Program setting on the Mode Dial can be toggled between Program and Aperture-Priority in the main menu, although disappointingly there are just two f-stops available in aperture-priority, wide-open f/3.3 and stopped-down f/11 (depending upon the zoom setting). There's also a Manual mode which lets you set both the shutter speed and the aperture, although again there's only the same two aperture settings to choose from. The aperture is set by pressing up and down on the navigation pad, and the shutter speed by pressing left and right. A simple horizontal line in the bottom-right of the LCD screen helps you to set the correct exposure. Note that there is no dedicated shutter-priority mode.

The EXR shooting mode is by far the F70EXR's most exciting, headline-grabbing feature. There are three different EXR options. Resolution Priority (HR) mode uses all 10 megapixels to capture the highest resolution image, much like any other camera. High ISO & Low Noise (SN) mode combines adjacent pixels to create larger photodiodes and improve low-light quality, producing a 5 megapixel image that makes dark scenes as bright and detailed as possible with minimal noise. D-Range Priority (DR) mode simultaneously takes two images at different exposures and then combines them to produce a single 5 megapixel image with increased dynamic range (up to 800%), preserving detail in the shadow and highlight areas that would otherwise be lost. If you can't decide between the three modes, EXR Auto will automatically select the correct one for the current scene. In practice, EXR Auto picked the mode that I personally would have chosen about 90% of the time, so you can safely leave the F70EXR on this setting and not worry about having to keep changing the EXR mode.

You can see the results of using the the different EXR modes for yourself on the Image Quality page. There is a side-by side comparison of the ISO speeds in Resolution Priority (HR) and High ISO & Low Noise (SN) mode, two examples which were shot using each EXR mode, with links to the original full size images, 100% crops and histograms, and an example which was shot using D-Range Priority (DR) mode at each % level, with links to the original full size images and histograms. Setting the camera to High ISO & Low Noise Mode produces slightly less noisy images at each equivalent setting, but the image resolution drops to 5 megapixels, the range is only 100-1600, and to be honest the difference between the two modes isn't as pronounced as we'd have hoped. The D-Range Priority (DR) mode is much more successful, resulting in images that have noticeably more dynamic range that those shot in the Resolution Priority (HR) mode, and far surpassing other compact cameras. If you want to shoot images that retain detail in both the highlight and shadow areas, this mode and this camera are made for you.

The Pro Focus and Pro Low-light modes are brand new additions to the F70XEXR, using multi-bracketing technology to create DSLR-like effects. Pro Focus takes up to three different exposures at different focal points and aligns them to produce a single frame with a shallow depth of field, while Pro Low-light takes a series of four high sensitivity/low-noise shots in quick succession and combines them into an image with less noise than the single exposures. You can see examples of both shooting modes on the Image Quality page.

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Front Side

The Natural Light mode forces the F70EXR to select a fast shutter speed in order to freeze subject movement more effectively, whilst setting a fast ISO speed without firing the flash for more natural results. It's an effective automatic way of taking photos of children indoors, for example. Natural Light and Flash is a little more exciting. When selected, the camera instantly takes 2 photos, one with flash, one without, giving you the option of which one to choose later (both are saved by the camera). The F70EXR doesn't feature the infra-red functionality that the more expensive F200EXR model offers.

The LCD screen on the rear of the camera is a 2.7 inch model which only has an adequate 230,000 dots. The LCD monitor has a glossy finish which tends to show fingerprints, and it's also slightly recessed, which should lead to fewer scratches. There is no optical viewfinder on the Finepix F70EXR, leading to a few moments of frustration in very bright sunlight when it can be difficult to see the image on the monitor clearly. On a more positive note, it is viewable at 160 degrees both vertically and horizontally.

The Face Detection function is accessed via a dedicated button below the navigation pad. This feature is a welcome one that works well in the right situations. It's really best for posed group shots where your subject(s) is standing still at a moderate distance, but it also works if the subject is moving quickly or has their head turned sideways or even upside down. Movement tracking keeps the camera 'locked on' to its subjects until they move out of the picture. Face Detection 3 detects up to 10 faces and is faster and more accurate than the previous iteration, especially with subjects that aren't looking directly at the camera, and also has the added benefit of also offering red-eye reduction if you require it.

Fujifilm have included an image stabilisation system on the F70EXR. Activated via the Dual IS Mode Setup menu option, you can set the system to Continuous, Shooting Only or Off. The F70EXR's image stabilisation system uses a combination of mechanical CCD-shift and the use of high sensitivity settings of up to ISO 6400 to help keep shutter speeds high enough to avoid subject blur in low light conditions. Note that the camera will only automatically adjust the ISO speed when using the Auto shooting mode - in the other modes the ISO speed that you select will always be used, so only the mechanical CCD-shift part of the system is used. In practice I found that it does make a noticeable difference, as shown in the examples on the Image Quality page. You don't notice that the camera is actually doing anything different when anti-shake is turned on, just that you can use slower shutter speeds than normal and still take sharp photos.

The Film Simulation setting is a throw-back to the days of film. Remember that? I doubt if most F70EXR purchasers do, yet Fujifilm still persist in referring back to their film past. There are five Film Simulation options - Provia, Velvia, Astia, Black & White and Sepia - with the first three supposedly mimicking the natural tones of Provia, vivid colors of Velvia, and the soft tones of Astia. Perhaps recognising that most users won't know what Provia, Velvia, Astia actually signify, the F70EXR also helpfully calls them Standard, Vivid and Soft. Film Simulation can also be used in combination with other shooting modes too, including EXR, so you can shoot a black and white image in D-Range Priority mode, for example.

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Memory Card Slot Battery Compartment

Super Intelligent Flash is a rather grandiose sounding feature that is a little more specialised that its name suggests. It essentially throttles down the flash when taking macro shots, so that the subject isn't over-exposed by a blinding white light. Integrated into the Auto shooting mode, in practice it does produce quite effective close up shots that don't suffer from over-exposure, and which exhibit much less camera-shake when you're shooting hand-held (although ideally you should use a tripod for ultimate sharpness).

If you have never used a digital camera before, or you're upgrading from a more basic model, reading the comprehensive and fairly easy-to-follow manual before you start is a good idea. Unfortunately Fujifilm have chosen to cut costs and only supply the full manual as a PDF on a CD, rather than in printed format (there's just a short printed guide to the camera's basic features). Not much use if you're taking pictures and need to find out what a particular option does. The F70EXR's battery-life is a little disappointing, with the camera only managing 200 shots using the supplied NP-50 Li-ion battery, meaning that you'll need to carry a spare with you for longer trips.

The start-up time from turning the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR on to being ready to take a photo is quite quick at around 2 seconds, and it takes about 2.5 seconds to zoom from the widest focal length to the longest. Focusing is very quick in good light and the camera achieves focus most of the time indoors or in low-light situations, helped by a powerful focus-assist lamp. In the normal shooting mode it takes a snappy 0.5 second to store an image, with a very brief LCD blackout during which you can't take another picture. In Continuous mode the camera takes 1.8 frames per second at the highest image quality, not particularly quick, and it's limited to only 3 frames. There is a mode that allows you to take up to 12 frames at 4 fps, but only at 3 megapixel resolution. All in all the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is fairly quick in terms of operational speed.

Once you have captured a photo, the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR has a good range of options when it comes to playing, reviewing and managing your images. You can instantly scroll through the images that you have taken, view thumbnails (up to 100 on the same screen!), zoom in and out, sort images by date, view slideshows with lots of different settings, delete, protect, trim, and rotate an image. You can also add a sound clip to an image, remove red-eye, resize for blogging, and set the print order and the transfer order. The Display button toggles detailed settings information about each picture on and off, such as the ISO rating and aperture/shutter speed. Disappointingly there is still no histogram available either in shooting or playback mode, which is now a long-standing omission on this range of cameras.

In summary the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is very much like its sibling, the F200EXR. This is a compact, well-built and easy to use digital camera with a refined and stylish design, which benefits from its manual shooting modes, very effective EXR technology and an extremely versatile 10x zoom lens.

Image Quality

All of the sample images in this Review were taken using the 10 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 4Mb.

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR produced images of very good quality during the review period. The 10 megapixel sensor produces noise-free images at ISO 100 and 200, with some limited noise starting to appear at ISO 400. ISO 800 exhibits fairly visible noise and loss of fine detail but is still very usable, while ISO 1600 and 3200 are even noisier. The fastest but reduced-resolution settings of ISO 6400 and 12800 aren't really worth using. Setting the camera to EXR - High ISO & Low Noise Mode produces slightly less noisy images at each equivalent setting, but the image resolution drops to 5 megapixels, the range is only 100-1600, and to be honest the difference between the two modes isn't as pronounced as we'd have hoped.

The D-Range Priority (DR) mode is much more successful, resulting in images that have noticeably more dynamic range that those shot in the Resolution Priority (HR) mode, and far surpassing other compact cameras. If you want to shoot images that retain detail in both the highlight and shadow areas, this mode and this camera are made for you. The new Pro Focus and Pro Low Light modes are useful additions, although their reliance on combining multiple exposures limits their versatility.

The F70EXR suffered from chromatic aberrations, with obvious purple fringing effects appearing in high contrast situations. The pop-up flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and adequate exposure. The wide-angle lens did exhibit obvious barrel distortion at the 28mm setting. The night photograph was good, with the maximum shutter speed of 8 seconds allowing you to capture enough light in most situations. Anti-shake works very well when hand-holding the camera in low-light conditions or when using the 280mm telephoto end of the 10x zoom range. Macro performance is merely average, allowing you to focus as close as 5cms away from the subject. The images were a little soft straight out of the camera and ideally require further sharpening in an application like Adobe Photoshop, as you can't change the in-camera setting if you don't like the default results.

Noise

There are 8 ISO settings available on the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR. Here are some 100% crops which show the noise levels for each ISO setting. On the right are 100% crops showing the ISO range of the EXR - High ISO & Low Noise mode, which captures 5 megapixel images from a more limited ISO range of 100-1600.

Program Mode EXR - High ISO & Low Noise Mode

ISO 100 (100% Crop)

ISO 100 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 200 (100% Crop)

ISO 200 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 400 (100% Crop)

ISO 400 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 800 (100% Crop)

ISO 800 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 1600 (100% Crop)

ISO 1600 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 3200 (100% Crop)

 
 
   

ISO 6400 (100% Crop)

 
 
   

ISO 12800 (100% Crop)

 
 

Focal Range

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's 10x zoom lens offers a versatile focal range for such a compact camera, as illustrated by these examples:

27mm

270mm

 

Sharpening

Here are two 100% crops which have been Saved as Web - Quality 50 in Photoshop. The right-hand image has had some sharpening applied in Photoshop. The out-of-the camera images are a little soft and ideally benefit from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. You can't change the in-camera sharpening level.

Original (100% Crop)

Sharpened (100% Crop)

   

Chromatic Aberrations

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR frequently suffered from chromatic aberrations during the review, with obvious purple fringing present around the edges of objects in any high-contrast situation, as shown in the examples below.

Example 1 (100% Crop)

Example 2 (100% Crop)

Macro

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR offers a Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 5cms away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle. The first image shows how close you can get to the subject (in this case a compact flash card). The second image is a 100% crop.

Macro Shot

100% Crop

Flash

The flash settings on the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR are Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash and Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro. These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1.5m.

Suppressed Flash - Wide Angle (27mm)

Forced Flash - Wide Angle (27mm)

ISO 64 ISO 64
   

Suppressed Flash - Telephoto (270mm)

Forced Flash - Telephoto (270mm)

ISO 64 ISO 64

And here are some portrait shots. As you can see, neither the Forced Flash setting or the Red-Eye Correction option caused any red-eye.

Forced Flash

Forced Flash (100% Crop)
   

Red-eye Reduction Auto

Red-eye Reduction Auto (100% Crop)

Night Shot

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's maximum shutter speed is 8 seconds in the Manual mode, which is fairly good news if you're seriously interested in night photography. The shot below was taken using a shutter speed of 8 seconds at ISO 100. I've included a 100% crop of the image to show what the quality is like.

Night Shot

Night Shot (100% Crop)

Anti Shake

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR has an anti-shake mechanism, which allows you to take sharp photos at slower shutter speeds than other digital cameras. To test this, I took 2 handheld shots of the same subject with the same settings. The first shot was taken with anti shake turned off, the second with it turned on. Here are some 100% crops of the images to show the results. As you can see, with anti shake turned on, the images are much sharper than with anti shake turned off. This feature really does seem to make a difference and could mean capturing a successful, sharp shot or missing the opportunity altogether.

Shutter Speed / Focal Length

Anti Shake Off (100% Crop)

Anti Shake On (100% Crop)

1/8th / 28mm
1/4th / 280mm

EXR Mode

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's offers three EXR options. Resolution Priority (HR) mode uses all 10 megapixels to capture the highest resolution image. High ISO & Low Noise (SN) mode combines adjacent pixels to create larger photodiodes and improve low-light quality in the resulting 5 megapixel image. D-Range Priority (DR) mode simultaneously takes two images and then combines them to produce a 5 megapixel image with increased dynamic range. Here are 2 examples which were shot using each EXR mode, with links to the original full size images, 100% crops and histograms.

 

Example 1

 

Resolution Priority (HR)

High ISO & Low Noise (SN)

D-Range Priority (DR)

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

     

100% Crop

100% Crop

100% Crop

     

Histogram

Histogram

Histogram

 

 

Example 2

 

Resolution Priority (HR)

High ISO & Low Noise (SN)

D-Range Priority (DR)

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

     

100% Crop

100% Crop

100% Crop

     

Histogram

Histogram

Histogram

Dynamic Range

When the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR is in EXR - D-Range Priority (DR) mode, you can set the Dynamic Range to either 100%, 200%, 400% or 800%, or Auto.

When the camera is in the Program / Aperture-priority or Manual shooting modes, you can set the Dynamic Range to between 100%, 200% or 400%, but the full range is only available if the ISO speed is also increased (ISO 100 only allows 100%, ISO 200 allows 100% and 200%, and ISO 400 allows 100%, 200% and 400%).

Here is an example which was shot using EXR - D-Range Priority (DR) mode at each % level, with links to the original full size images and histograms.

100%

200%

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

   

Histogram

Histogram

   

400%

800%

Full Size Image

Full Size Image

   

Histogram

Histogram

Pro Focus

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's Pro Focus scene mode creates images with a shallow depth of field, with the camera taking a rapid series of exposures at different focal points and aligning them to produce a single frame showing a sharply focused subject against a soft, out-of-focus background.

Pro Focus

Pro Focus (100% Crop)

Pro Low-Light

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR's Pro Low-Light scene mode produces better image clarity at high ISO levels, with the camera taking a series of four high sensitivity/low-noise shots in quick succession which are then combined together using in-camera processing into an image with less noise than the single exposures.

Pro Low-Light

Pro Low-Light (100% Crop)

Sample Images

This is a selection of sample images from the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR camera, which were all taken using the 10 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.

Sample Movie & Video

This is a sample movie at the quality setting of 640x480 at 30 frames per second. Please note that this 20 second movie is 22.1Mb in size.

Product Images

Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Front of the Camera / Lens Extended

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera / Turned On

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera / Image Displayed

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera / Main Menu

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera / F-Mode Menu

 

Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Rear of the Camera / EXR Mode

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Top of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Bottom of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Side of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Side of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Memory Card Slot

 
Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

Battery Compartment

Conclusion

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR improves on most of the core functionality of the F200EXR camera at a much more affordable price-point, although it's not all good news - obvious purple-fringing and an effective resolution of just 5 megapixels in most of the EXR modes detract from the overall image quality.

The major difference between the F70EXR and the F200EXR is the former's versatile 10x zoom lens. Offering a 27-270mm focal range in such a compact body is a real attraction of this camera, more than making up for the smaller LCD screen and the slightly reduced megapixel count. It also opens up a new market for Fujifilm, with the F70EXR competing directly with other travel-zoom cameras like the popular Panasonic TZ series, Casio EX-H10, Canon SX200 IS and the Samsung WB500. It offers a completely different approach to all of its competitors, with the ability to set the aperture and shutter speed (although slightly limited) in particular marking it out.

All of our previous lavish praise about Fujifilm's EXR mode applies equally to the F70EXR - it is as effective in practice as it is revolutionary in principle. The D-Range Priority (DR) mode in particular is literally a real eye-opener, recording much greater dynamic range and preserving more detail in the shadows and highlights than either the F70EXR's own high-resolution mode, or any other compact camera that we've reviewed.

The EXR - High ISO & Low Noise mode is admittedly less successful, producing slightly less noisy images at each equivalent setting than Resolution Priority mode, but this is tempered somewhat by the latter mode's excellent results from ISO 100-800, a much more versatile and usable range than most compacts offer. In essence the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR takes both high-resolution photos with relatively little noise at the ISO speeds that you'll use most often, plus the added bonus of smaller 5 megapixel images with dynamic range to die for. Even if you can't decide between the different modes, the camera does a great job of picking the right one for almost every situation that you'll encounter.

The Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR produces very good out-of-the-camera JPEG images with low noise and amazing dynamic range at a frankly astonishing price. We've seen the F70EXR advertised for less than £200 / $250, which is fantastic value for such a versatile camera - it's definitely worth snapping one up now...

4.5 stars

Ratings (out of 5)
Design 4.5
Features 4.5
Ease-of-use 4.5
Image quality 4.5
Value for money 5

Review Roundup

Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR from around the web.

reviews.cnet.co.uk »

Even if you were just getting a 10x wideangle superzoom, the compact Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR would be good, but, with its EXR sensor technology, it potentially has the upper hand over many of its rivals. Its fatal flaw, though, is its susceptibility to colour fringing, which seriously undermines all its other good work
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photoreview.com.au »

Fujifilm has used the EXR sensor technology featured in the FinePix S200EXR camera in its slimline FinePix F70EXR model. The sensor chip is the same size, too, but its resolution is lower at 10 megapixels instead of 12. The retracting zoom lens is quite different from the flagship model, offering only 10x optical zoom but providing a wider angle of view (equivalent to 27mm in 35mm format) at the expense of light-capturing ‘speed'.
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Specifications

Type of camera

Long Zoom Compact

Number of effective pixels

10 million pixels

CCD sensor

1/2-inch Super CCD EXR

Storage media

Internal memory (approx. 47MB)
SD memory card / SDHC *2

File format

Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2 *3)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG ) with sound
Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound

Lens

Fujinon 10x optical zoom lens, F3.3 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto)

Lens focal length

f=5.0 - 50.0mm, equivalent to 27 - 270mm on a 35mm camera

Focus

Auto focus (Multi, Center) / Continuous AF, AF assist illuminator available

Focus distance

Normal Wide: Approx. 45cm / 1.5ft. to infinity Telephoto: Approx. 2m / 6.6ft. to infinity Macro Wide: Approx. 5cm - 2.5m / 2in. - 8.2ft. Telephoto: Approx. 90cm - 2.5m / 3ft. - 8.2ft.

Shutter speed

(Auto mode) 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec., (All other modes) 8sec. to 1/2000sec.

Aperture

Wide: F3.3 / F6.4, Telephoto: F5.6 / F11.0

Sensitivity

Auto / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Standard Output Sensitivity)

Exposure modes

Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual

White balance

Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light Custom

LCD Monitor

2.7-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 100% coverage

Self-timer

Approx. 10 sec./2 sec. delay

Video Output

NTSC / PAL selectable

Digital Interface

USB 2.0 High-speed

Power source

NP-50 Li-ion battery (included) / CP-50 with AC power adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)

Dimensions

99.3 (W) x 58.9 (H) x 22.7 (D) mm / 3.9 (W) x 2.3 (H) x 0.9 (D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments)

Weight

Approx. 180g / 6.3oz. (excluding accessories, battery and memory card)

Digital Zoom

Approx. 4.0x

Shooting modes

SP Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text, Pro Focus, Pro Low-light

Movie recording

640 x 480 pixels / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound

Playback

Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Slideshow, Trimming, Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Sorting by date, Image rotate, Resize, Voice memo

Voice memo

Up to 30 sec. WAV format

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