Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR Review

4.5

May 4, 2010 | Mark Goldstein |

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Specifications

Model	FinePix F80EXR / F85EXR
Number of effective pixels*1	12.0 megapixels
CCD sensor	1/2-inch SUPER CCD EXR
Storage media	Internal memory (Approx. 40MB) SD memory card SDHC memory card*2
File format	Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2*3) Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) with sound Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Number of recorded pixels	Still image: 4,000 x 3,000 (12M) / 4,000 x 2,664 (3:2 format) / 4,000 x 2,248 (16:9 format) / 2,816 x 2,112 / 2,816 x 1,864 (3:2 format) / 2,816 x 1,584 (16:9 format) / 2,048 x 1,536 / 2,048 x 1,360 (3:2 format) / 1,920 x 1,080 (16:9 format) pixels
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
Digital zoom	Approx. 4.0x
Aperture	Wide: F3.3 / F9.0, Telephoto: F5.6 / F16.0 with ND filter
Focus distance (from lens surface)	Normal: Wide: Approx. 45cm / 1.5ft. to infinity Telephoto: Approx. 2m / 6.6ft. to infinity Macro: Wide: Approx. 5cm - 2.5m / 2.0in.- 8.2ft. Telephoto: Approx. 90cm - 2.5m / 3.0ft.- 8.2ft.
Sensitivity	Auto / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Standard Output Sensitivity)
Exposure control	TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode	Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual
Shooting modes	Mode Dial: EXR MODE, Auto, Natural Light & with Flash, Natural Light, Scene Position, Movie, Manual, Program Auto SP: Pro Focus Mode, Pro Low-light Mode, Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Dog, Cat, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Party, Flower, Text
Image stabilizer	CCD-shift type
Shutter speed	(Auto mode) 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec. (All other modes) 8sec. to 1/2000sec.
Continuous shooting	Top-3, (max. 1.6 frames/sec.) Top-12, High speed (max. 4.2 frames/sec., number of recorded pixels: "S" only) Final-3, (max. 1.6 frames/sec.) Final-12, High speed (max. 4.2 frames/sec., number of recorded pixels: "S" only)
Focus	Auto focus (Multi, Center, Tracking ) / Continuous AF, AF assist illuminator available
White balance	Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom
Self-timer	Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay
Flash	Auto flash Effective range (ISO 800): Wide: Approx. 30cm - 4.2m / 1.0 ft. -13.8 ft. Telephoto: Approx. 90cm - 2.4m / 3.0ft. - 7.9 ft. Flash modes Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
LCD monitor	3.0-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, Approx.100% coverage
Movie recording	1,280 x 720 pixels (24 frames/sec.) / 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound
Photography functions	EXR mode (EXR AUTO, RESOLUTION PRIORITY, HIGH ISO & LOW NOISE PRIORITY, D-RANGE PRIORITY), Film Simulation, Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Power management, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory, Silent mode, Face recognition
Playback functions	Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Crop, Resize, Image rotate, Slide show, Multi-frame playback (with Micro thumbnail), Sorting by date, Voice memo, Picture search
Video output	HDMI (type D), NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital interface	USB 2.0 High-speed
Power supply	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 28.4 (D) mm / 3.9 (W) x 2.3 (H) x 1.1 (D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight	Approx. 183g / 6.5oz.(excluding accessories, battery and memory card)