Fujifilm FinePix X10 Review

November 23, 2011 | Mark Goldstein | Rating star Rating star Rating star Rating star Half rating star

Introduction

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 is an advanced compact camera that offers a retro design, 12 megapixel 2/3-inch EXR CMOS sensor, a 4x, 28-112mm, f/2.0-2.8 zoom lens with a manual zoom ring, optical viewfinder, 1080p movie recording, 7fps burst shooting and a 2.8-inch LCD monitor with a resolution of 460,000 dots. Other key features of the Fujifilm X10 include an ISO range of 100-12800, full range of manual controls, Fujifilm's EXR shooting modes, optical image stabilisation, raw image capture, a hot-shoe, an integrated manual pop-up flash, film simulation modes, 360° motion panoramas, 1cm macro mode and an electronic level gauge. The Fujifilm Finepix X10 is available in black priced at $599.95 / £529.95.

Ease of Use

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 takes many of its design cues from its incredibly popular big brother, the X100, sharing very similar retro styling and control layout. The X10 is a classically styled camera that recalls film rangefinders from the past, with a beautiful retro design that can't fail to impress everyone that sees it, and definitely everyone that holds it. In an age where digital cameras are virtually ubiquitous, the Fujifilm X10 stands out by a mile thanks to it unique styling and bullet-proof build quality, not to mention a wealth of photographer-friendly features.

Where the X100 is very much a niche product thanks largely to its non-interchangeable 35mm fixed focal length lens and strong emphasis on a manual way of shooting, the new X10 is aiming at a wider market, instead sporting a 4x, 28-112mm zoom lens that will instantly appeal to more people. The Fujifilm Finepix X10's lens has a fast aperture of f/2.0 at the 28mm wide-angle setting and f/2.8 at full telephoto, which in combination with the extensive ISO range of 100-3200 at full 12 megapixel resolution makes the X10 well suited to low-light shooting, allowing you to hand-hold the camera in places where you'd usually be reaching for a tripod (if allowed) or other support, especially as the camera also features built-in optical image stabilisation.

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 is an amazingly well-built camera, with absolutely no flex or movement in its chassis thanks to the die-cast magnesium alloy top and base plates and machined control dials. At the same time, it's actually a little lighter than a first glance might suggest, weighing in at 350g with the battery and memory card fitted. Measuring 117.0(W) x 69.6(H) x 56.8(D) mm, it's not that much smaller than the X100 though, and is also larger than its principal rivals, making it best suited to life in a small camera bag or large coat pocket. There are some plastic buttons and controls on the X10, most notably the memory card / battery compartment door and the rear circular control wheel and buttons, but other that that the X10 offers incredible build quality considering its price-tag.

The X10 is supplied with a push-on, lined metal lens cap to help protect its 4x optic, although there's no way to connect it to the camera. You can use filters with the X10, but only by buying the optional LH-X10 Lens Hood and Adapter Ring set accessory, which allows you to fit 52mm filters. There's a subtle but effective hand-grip at the front of the X10 and a rubber thumb-rest on the rear, with your grip helped in no small part by the textured faux-leather surface that runs around the full width of the camera. Two small metal eyelets on either side of the body are used for connecting the supplied shoulder strap, which isn't quite as luxurious as the rest of the package. A metal tripod mount is positioned off-centre from the lens away from the memory card / battery compartment, so you don't have to remove the camera from the tripod to change either of them.

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Front Rear

At the heart of the X10 is a 12 megapixel 2/3-inch EXR CMOS sensor, a size that was used by several bridge-style compacts in the past but which has recently fallen out of favour. This sensor is larger than those in most compact cameras and promises to deliver better image quality, although not the equal of a compact system camera or a DSLR. Fujifilm's EXR sensor can be utilized in one of three ways by the photographer. There's a choice between shooting at full 12 megapixel resolution in High Resolution (HR) mode, or a 6 megapixel image in the Low Noise (SN) mode for shooting without flash in low light conditions, or the Dynamic Range (DR) mode to achieve an optimal balance between shadows and highlights. The latter offers five strengths ranging from 100-1600%. If you can't decide which is best for a chosen scene or subject, then just leave the camera on the scene-detecting EXR Automatic Mode and let it choose for itself.

We ran into some issues in bright sunlight when shooting in aperture and shutter priority modes, where the top shutter-speed limit of 1/1000th second at f/2 or f/2.8 often caused under-exposure. Unlike the X100, the new X10 doesn't feature a built-in Neutral Density filter, so you'll have to stop-down the aperture and sacrifice some depth-of-field to avoid blowing out the highlights. Alternatively you can switch to the Manual shooting mode, which rather bizarrely allows a faster shutter-speed of 1/4000th second. The X10 offers a fantastic close focusing distance of 1cm, so macro shooting is definitely on the cards.

The Fujifilm Finepix X10's auto-focusing speed is thankfully much quicker than the X100's, which isn't exactly the quickest in the world at around 1/4 second in good light. DSLR owners accustomed to the quick reactions of their phase-detection cameras will likely find the very slight delay of the X10's 49-point system as it locks onto the subject slightly annoying, but for everyone else the camera is more than fast enough for everyday shooting, especially as it's accurate virtually 100% of the time in both good and bad light. There is one small fly in the ointment though. Normal focusing is from 50cms to infinity at 28mm wide-angle, so if you want to get closer to your subject than that and still be able to auto-focus, you have to remember to select the Macro mode, which gets you as close as 10cms from your subject (with Super Macro Mode offering a focusing distance of just 1cm).

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Side Pop-up Flash

Manual focusing is activated by setting the focusing switch on the front of the camera to Manual and using the rear thumb-wheel to set the distance, with the LCD display automatically zooming in on the subject to help you judge the sharpness. There's a handy blue distance scale along the bottom of the LCD screen with a red bar indicating the the focusing distance and a white bar showing the depth of field, which actually changes in line with the current aperture - very handy. It takes a lot of turns to move up and down the distance scale, not helped by the rather un-responsive thumb-wheel, which makes manual focusing with the X0 much more of a chore than a pleasure.

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 offers not one, not two, but three ways of composing your images. In addition to the high-resolution 2.8 inch LCD monitor on the back, which has 460k dots and offers 100% scene coverage, the X10 also features an optical viewfinder. Optical viewfinders are something of a dying breed amongst modern cameras, so it's very refreshing to see X10 feature one, offering 85% scene coverage, diopter control, a bright display and zooming in and out as the focal length is changed. Note that the viewfinder is fixed in the 4:3 ratio, making it trickier to use with 3:2 or 16:9, and it also lacks any information markings, unlike the X100's very clever hybrid viewfinder. Still, we'd rather have an eye-level viewfinder than not, and we used it about 50% of the time when shooting with the X10.

In terms of operational speed, the Fujifilm Finepix X10 has some real standout highlights, but also a few weak points. Shutter lag is virtually non-existent on this camera, so once you have set the focus, you'll never miss the moment because the camera can't fire the shutter quickly enough. Continuous shooting speeds are also good, with a top rate of 10fps, although that's only when shooting JPEGs at the 6 megapixel M setting, with 7fps available for full-resolution 12 megapixel JPEG images. Note that if you're shooting RAW, the fastest possible rate is 7fps at 6 megapixels, rather limiting its usefulness. Shooting a single RAW + Fine JPEG takes about 6 seconds to record to the card, although thankfully you can take another shot almost straight away. Taking a 7 frame 12 megapixel JPEG burst only took the camera a few seconds to save, during which time you can't take any more pictures.

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Front Top

One area in which the Fujifilm Finepix X10 excels is its handling, thanks in no small part to the numerous external controls that make changing the key settings a breeze, especially when holding the camera at eye-level. Surrounding the lens is a manual zooming ring, with 6 markings including Off, 28, 35, 50, 85 and 112mm. This ring performs two functions - it powers the camera on by turning it from Off to the 28mm setting, denoted by a definite click, and turns the camera off again by turning it in the reverse direction. Very clever.

It also allows you to quickly zoom the lens and set the focal length by turning it, with a short and tactile movement that works particularly well when you hold the camera up to eye-level. It's a little more awkward to use when holding the camera at arms length though, where a more conventional zoom lever would be preferable, not helped by the lack of any markings on the horizontal zoom scale that appears on the LCD screen. All in all, though, the manual zooming ring works very well, practically begging you to hold the camera up to your eye.

On top of the X10 are tactile dials for changing the exposure compensation and the shooting mode, the tiny Fn button which by default provides quick access to the ISO speeds, but can be customised to suit your own needs from one of 10 different settings, a small but responsive shutter release button with a thread for a very traditional mechanical cable release - there's no need to buy an expensive dedicated accessory for this camera - an external flash hotshoe for suitable dedicated external units, and finally the camera's built-in pop-up flash, which cleverly only appears when a flash mode is selected and which has a range of 50cm - 7m at ISO 800.

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Memory Card Slot Battery Compartment

The X10's LCD screen is large enough at 2.8 inches and of sufficiently high resolution (460k dots) to match the rest of the camera's high specification. I actually found myself using it less than with a DSLR, due to the ability to use the optical viewfinder, and you could conceivably turn off the LCD altogether to help eke out the 270 shot battery life even further. The LCD screen does have a handy Info view which presents all of the key settings at once, or you can switch to the Standard or Custom Live View modes, with the latter offering a multitude of customisable options. To make the camera less obtrusive, there's a Silent menu option which turns off the speaker, flash, AF-assist lamp and most importantly the artificially-created shutter-release sound, instantly making the X10 perfectly suited to candid photography.

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 betters its big brother, the X100, by being able to record 1080p movies at 30fps with stereo sound, turned on by selecting the Movie option on the shooting mode dial. There are also several slow motion options - 70fps at 640x480 pixels, 120fps at 320x240, and 200fps at 320x112. You can set the aperture and shutter speed before recording begins, but not during, and you can also set the Film Simulation mode, so black and white footage is possible. Center or continuous auto-focusing is possible, but unfortunately you can't manually focus at all, which rules out some creative effects, and face detection can be enabled. There is a HDMI port for connecting the X10 to a high-definition TV, although as usual there's no cable supplied in the box. Also missing is a paper copy of the otherwise helpful manual, which is supplied on CD-ROM instead, along with the consumer MyFinepix software the slow and rather unintuitive RAW convertor (essentially a specially customised version of the commercial Silkypix application).

The X10 has a logical rear control layout. There's a vertical row of four buttons on the left of the LCD screen for image playback, exposure modes, focusing types, and white balance. On the right are the rear control dial and customisable AFL/AEL button, a circular control wheel which can be used to change the shutter speed and aperture and select other settings, and four options around it for setting the drive mode, flash mode, self-timer and focusing mode. In the middle of the control wheel is the Menu button, which accesses the Shooting and Set-up main menus. Underneath are two buttons, the first for changing the LCD display or going back, and the second for enabling the camera's RAW format. Although this lets you quickly switch from JPEG to RAW and back again, most X10 users will probably shoot in RAW or RAW+JPG anyway, so it feels a little redundant, especially as you can't customise it to another setting.

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 takes the compact camera to the next level, with a luxurious and intuitive design, class-leading build quality, quick responses and enough features to satisfy most photographers. Now let's take a look at its image quality...

Image Quality

All of the sample images in this Review were taken using the 12 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of around 5Mb.

The Fujifilm FinePix X10 produces images of very good quality. It recorded noise-free JPEG images at ISO 100 up to 800, with a little noise and slight colour desaturation at ISO 1600 and more visible noise at the fastest setting of ISO 3200 at full resolution, an excellent performance for a camera with such a small sensor. Even the reduced resolution setting of ISO 6400 is worth using, although the same can't be said about the range-topping ISO 12800. The RAW files were also excellent, with usable images throughout the entire range of ISO 100-3200, although they are noticeably soft.

The Fujifilm FinePix X10's 4x zoom lens handled chromatic aberrations very well, with limited purple fringing effects appearing only in high contrast situations and at the edges of the frame. The built-in flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and good overall exposure. The night photograph was excellent, with the maximum shutter speed of 30 seconds being long enough for most after-dark shots.

Macro performance is outstandinga, allowing you to focus as close as just 1cm away from the subject. The images were a little soft straight out of the Fujifilm FinePix X10 at the default sharpening setting and ideally require some further sharpening in an application like Adobe Photoshop, or you can change the in-camera setting.

The Dynamic Range settings subtly improve detail in the shadows and highlights, while the Film Simulation modes hark back to a bygone era. Motion panoramas are the icing on the proverbial cake, although they didn't work very well in mixed lighting conditions or with moving subjects in the frame.

Noise

There are 8 ISO settings available on the Fujifilm FinePix X10 for JPEGs, and 6 for RAW files. Here are some 100% crops which show the noise levels for each ISO setting for both JPEG and RAW files.

JPEG RAW

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 3200 (100% Crop)

   

ISO 6400 (100% Crop)

 
 
   

ISO 12800 (100% Crop)

 
 

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 JPEG images are a little soft and ideally benefit from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. You can also change the in-camera sharpening level.

Original (100% Crop)

Sharpened (100% Crop)

   

Focal Range

The Fujifilm Finepix X10's 4x zoom lens provides a focal length of 28-112mm in 35mm terms, as demonstrated below.

28mm

112mm

File Quality

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 has 2 different image quality settings available, with Fine being the highest quality option. Here are some 100% crops which show the quality of the various options, with the file size shown in brackets.

12M Fine (4.5Mb) (100% Crop) 12M Normal (2.95Mb) (100% Crop)
   
12M RAW (18.8Mb) (100% Crop)  
 

Chromatic Aberrations

The Fujifilm FinePix X10 handled chromatic aberrations very well during the review, with llittle evidence of purple fringing that was only present around the edges of objects in high-contrast situations, as shown in the examples below.

Example 1 (100% Crop)

Example 2 (100% Crop)

Macro

The Fujifilm FinePix X10 offers a Super Macro setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 1cm away from the camera. 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 X10 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 (28mm)

Forced Flash - Wide Angle (28mm)

ISO 64 ISO 64
   

Suppressed Flash - Wide Angle (112mm)

Forced Flash - Wide Angle (112mm)

ISO 64 ISO 64

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

Forced Flash

Forced Flash (100% Crop)
   

Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash

Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash (100% Crop)

Night Shot

The Fujifilm FinePix X10's maximum shutter speed is 30 seconds in the Manual, Shutter-priority and Aperture-priority modes, which is excellent news if you're seriously interested in night photography. The shot below was taken using a shutter speed of 15 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)

Image Stabilisation

Image Stabilisation is Fujifilm's name for anti-shake, which in the X10 works via a sensor-shift mechanism. 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.

Shutter Speed / Focal Length

Anti Shake Off (100% Crop)

Anti Shake On (100% Crop)

1/6th / 28mm
     
1/8th sec / 112mm

EXR Mode

The Fujifilm FinePix X10 offers three EXR options. Resolution Priority (HR) mode uses all 12 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 6 megapixel image. D-Range Priority (DR) mode simultaneously takes two images and then combines them to produce a 6 megapixel image with increased dynamic range. Here is an example which was shot using each EXR mode.

Resolution Priority (HR)

100% Crop

   
High ISO & Low Noise (SN) 100% Crop
   
D-Range Priority (DR) 100% Crop

Dynamic Range

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 has three dynamic range settings - 100% (on by default), 200%, and 400% - and an Auto setting if you want to let the camera take control. These settings gradually increase the amount of detail visible in the shadow and highlight areas, with the side-effect of more noise appearing in the image. Note that you can't actually turn this feature off.

100%

200%

   

400%

 
 

Pro Focus

The Fujifilm FinePix X10'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.

100%

200%

Pro Low-Light

The Fujifilm FinePix X10'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)

Film Simulation

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 offers 8 different film simulation modes to help replicate the look of your favourite film stock from the past.

Provia / Standard

Velvia / Vivid

   

Astia / Soft

Monochrome

   

Monochrome + Yellow Filter

Monochrome + Red Filter

   

Monochrome + Green Filter

Sepia

Motion Panoramas

Just like Sony's Cybershot range, the Fujifilm Finepix X10 can create motion panoramas up to 360 degrees in length. Exposure is set on the first frame, which caused real problems for our indoor shot where different light sources caused large areas of vertical banding. The X10 performed much better outdoors, although watch out for moving subjects in the frame as the X10 won't compensate for this.

360 Degrees
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Sample Images

This is a selection of sample images from the Fujifilm FinePix X10 camera, which were all taken using the 12 megapixel Fine JPEG setting. The thumbnails below link to the full-sized versions, which have not been altered in any way.

Sample RAW Images

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 enables users to capture RAW and JPEG format files. We've provided some Fujifilm RAW (RAF) samples for you to download (thumbnail images shown below are not 100% representative).

Sample Movie & Video

This is a sample movie at the quality setting of 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second. Please note that this 20 second movie is 34.6Mb in size.

Product Images

Fujifilm FinePix X10

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Front of the Camera / Turned On

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Front of the Camera / Flash Raised

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Isometric View

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Rear of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Rear of the Camera / Image Displayed

 

Fujifilm FinePix X10

Rear of the Camera / Turned On

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Rear of the Camera / Main Menu

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Top of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Bottom of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Side of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Side of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Front of the Camera

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Memory Card Slot

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Battery Compartment

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Lens Hood

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Lens Hood

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Lens Hood

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Lens Hood

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Lens Hood

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Case

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Case

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Case

 
Fujifilm FinePix X10

Case

 

Conclusion

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 follows in the footsteps of its bigger brother, the X100, by bringing a similar retro feel, quality build quality and photographer-friendly design to a wider audience. It may only be a humble compact camera at heart, but boy, what a well-realised compact camera it is, making the X10 a product that you'll love rather than simply use. Sure, the price is sky-high for a such a small-sensor camera that isn't actually that small in size, but the image quality from the 2/3-inch CMOS sensor is markedly better than virtually all other compacts.

As with the X100, the new X10 delivers intuitive handling in spades, from the welcome inclusion of a true optical viewfinder to the manual zooming ring, not forgetting the exposure compensation and shooting mode dials, flash hotshoe, clever pop-up flash and even the traditional threaded cable release. The X10 is a compact camera flamboyantly dressed up in a pro-camera's clothing, with a snappy auto-focusing system and all-round responsiveness helping to reinforce the feeling that that is a premium product that cuts no corners.

The X10 also delivers the goods in terms of image quality. Noise is noticeable only by its almost complete absence from ISO 100-800, with the faster full-resolution settings of 1600 and 3200 also being very usable. The 4x lens is commendably sharp and distortion free at both ends of its focal range, while the f/2 / f/2.8 maximum apertures makes it easier than most compacts to creatively throw the background out of focus.

As with the X100, the only real fly in the ointment is the eye-watering price-tag. £529 / $599 is straying well into compact system camera and entry-level DSLR territory, so you really need to ask yourself if the X10 suits your particular needs, or if a DSLR or compact system camera with their interchangeable lenses would be a better idea. If money's no object and you want the best compact camera on the market, though, then we can highly recommend the excellent new Fujifilm Finepix X10.

4.5 stars

Ratings (out of 5)
Design 5
Features 4.5
Ease-of-use 5
Image quality 4.5
Value for money 4

Review Roundup

Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix X10 from around the web.

ephotozine.com »

The Fujifilm FinePix X10 is the latest serious compact camera from Fujifilm and is a more affordable version of the Fujifilm FinePix X100, but with a zoom lens and 2/3inch sensor, this means the sensor is smaller than the X100, but larger than the other serious compact cameras available. This means it is in competition with other serious compacts such as the Nikon Coolpix P7100, Olympus XZ-1, Canon Powershot G12, Panasonic Lumix LX5 and others.
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stevehuffphoto.com »

While the X100 has a larger APS-C sized sensor, best in class high ISO performance, a nice f/2 35mm equivalent prime lens, and a hybrid EVF/OVF that is superb, the X10 has a small sensor, not so great optical viewfinder, and a semi fast f/2-2.8 zoom lens built into the camera that is actually quite good. It is more of an advanced point and shoot but the design and controls scream PHOTOGRAPHERS CAMERA!
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neocamera.com »

The Fuji Finepix X10 is an advanced compact digital camera with a mechanically linked 4X wide-angle optical zoom lens. Its features include full manual-controls with manual-focus and custom white-balance. The X10 is designed for advanced users with dual control-dials and a good number of direct controls.
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Specifications

Model FinePix X10
Resolution 12.0 million pixels*1
Sensor type 2/3-inch EXR CMOS with primary color filter
Storage media
  • SD / SDHC / SDXC(UHS-I) memory card*2
File format still image JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3)*3, RAW (RAF format), RAW + JPEG 
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) movie H.264 (MOV) with Stereo sound
Number of recorded pixels L : (4:3) 4000 x 3000 / (3:2) 4000 x 2664 / (16:9) 4000 x 2248 / (1:1) 2992 x 2992
M : (4:3) 2816 x 2112 / (3:2) 2816 x 1864 / (16:9) 2816 x 1584 / (1:1) 2112 x 2112
S : (4:3) 2048 x 1536 / (3:2) 2048 x 1360 / (16:9) 1920 x 1080 / (1:1) 1536 x 1536

<Motion Panorama>
360° Vertical 11520 x 1624 Horizontal 11520 x 1080
300° Vertical 9600 x 1624 Horizontal 9600 x 1080
240° Vertical 7680 x 1624 Horizontal 7680 x 1080
180° Vertical 5760 x 1624 Horizontal 5760 x 1080
120° Vertical 3840 x 1624 Horizontal 3840 x 1080
Lens name Fujinon 4 x optical zoom lens focal length f=7.1 - 28.4 mm, equivalent to 28 - 112 mm on a 35 mm camera full-aperture F2.0 (Wide) - F2.8 (Telephoto) constitution 9 groups 11 lenses (3 aspherical glass molded lenses included)
Aperture F2.0-F11(Wide)
F2.8-F11(Telephoto) 1/3EV step (controlled 7-blade aperture diaphragm)
Focus distance (from lens surface) Normal Wide : Approx. 50 cm / 1.6 ft. to infinity
Telephoto : Approx. 80 cm / 2.6 ft. to infinity Macro Wide : Approx. 10 cm - 3.0 m / 0.3 ft. - 9.8 ft.
Telephoto : Approx. 50 cm - 3.0 m / 1.6 ft. - 9.8 ft. Super Macro Approx. 1.0 cm - 1.0 m / 0.4 in. - 3.3 ft
Sensitivity

Auto / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 250 / 320 / 400 / 500 / 640 / 800 / 1000 / 1250 / 1600 / 2000 / 2500 / 3200 / 4000* / 5000* / 6400* / 12800* (Standard Output Sensitivity)

* ISO4000 / 5000 / 6400 : M mode or lower, ISO12800 : S mode

Exposure control TTL 256-zones metering, Multi / Spot / Average
Exposure mode Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Shooting modes SP Natural Light, Natural Light & Flash, Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text, Underwater MODE DIAL EXR, AUTO, P, S, A, M, C1, C2, Movie, SP, Adv.
Image stabilisation Lens shift type
Face detection Yes
Exposure compensation -2.0EV - +2.0EV 1/3EV step
Focus mode
Single AF / Continuous AF/MF Distance Indicator

type
TTL contrast AF, AF assist illuminator available

AF frame selection
Area / Multi
Shutter speed (Auto mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/4000* sec., (All other modes) 30 sec. to 1/4000* sec.
* 1/4000 sec. at small aperture, 1/1000 sec. at full aperture
Continuous shooting TOP Super High : approx. 10 fps (Size M, S)
High : approx. 7 fps (Size L, M, S)
Middle : approx. 5 fps (Size L, M, S)
Low : approx. 3 fps (Size L, M, S)
*SD memory card with a class 4 write speed (4 MB/sec.) or better is recommended.
*Maximum frame number for each continuous shooting mode is limited. others Best Frame capture :
Super High : approx. 10 fps 8 / 16 frames (Size M, S)
High : approx. 7 fps 8 frames (Size L, M, S) / 16 frames (Size M, S)
Middle : approx. 5 fps 8 frames (Size L, M, S) / 16 frames (Size M, S)
Low : approx. 3 fps 8 frames (Size L, M, S) / 16 frames (Size M, S)
Auto bracketing AE Bracketing : ±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV
Film Simulation Bracketing : PROVIA / STANDARD, Velvia / VIVID, ASTIA / SOFT
Dynamic Range Bracketing : 100%, 200%, 400%
ISO Sensitivity Bracketing : ±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV
Focus mode Single AF / Continuous AF (EXR AUTO, Movie),
Manual AF (One-push AF mode included) type TTL contrast AF, AF assist illuminator available AF frame selection Multi, Area, Tracking
White balance Automatic scene recognition
Preset : Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Underwater, Custom, Color temperature selection
Self timer 10 sec. / 2 sec. delay
Flash Auto flash (super intelligent flash)
Effective range : (ISO AUTO (800))
Wide : Approx. 50 cm - 7.0 m / 1.6 ft. - 22.9 ft.
Telephoto : Approx. 80 cm - 5.0 m / 2.6 ft. - 16.4 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.
Hot shoe Yes
Viewfinder Optical zoom viewfinder
Approx. 85% coverage
Diopter adjustment : -3.5 - +1.5 m-1(dpt)
LCD monitor 2.8-inch, approx. 460,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, approx. 100% coverage
Movie recording 1920 x 1080 pixels / 1280 x 720 pixels / 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec.) with stereo sound
Optical zoom (manual) can be used.
Photography functions EXR mode (EXR Auto / Resolution priority / High ISO & Low noise priority / Dynamic range priority), Face recognition, Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Film simulation, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory, Histogram display, Best frame capture, Advanced mode (Motion panorama360, Pro focus, Pro low light), High Speed Movie (70 / 120 / 200 frames/sec.), Electronic level, One-touch RAW, Advanced Anti Blur
Playback functions Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Protect, Crop, Resize, Slide show, Image rotate, Voice memo, Histogram display, Exposure warning, Photobook assist, Image search, Favorites, Mark for upload, Panorama, Erase selected frames, RAW conversing
Other functions PictBridge, Exif Print, 35 Languages, Time difference, Silent mode
Terminal Video output NTSC / PAL selectable with Monaural sound Digital interface USB 2.0 High-Speed HDMI output HDMI Mini connector
Power supply NP-50 Li-ion battery (included)
CP-50 with AC power adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)
Dimensions 117.0(W) x 69.6(H) x 56.8(D) mm / 4.6(W) x 2.7(H) x 2.2(D) in.
Weight Approx. 350 g / 12.3 oz. (including battery and memory card)
Approx. 330 g / 11.6 oz. (excluding battery and memory card)
Operating temperature 0°C - 40°C
Operating humidity 10% - 80% (no condensation)
Accessories included Li-ion battery NP-50
Battery charger BC-45W
Shoulder strap
Lens cap
USB cable
CD-ROM
Owner's manual
Digital zoom Intelligent digital zoom (approx. 2X)

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