Fujifilm Finepix A205S Zoom
Review Date: May 11th 2004
Image Quality
All of the sample images in this
Review were taken using the default 2M 1600x1200 mode, which
gives an average image size of around 600Kb.
Noise
There is only one ISO setting available on the Fujifilm FinePix A205S Zoom,
which is equivalent to ISO 200.
The noise levels look OK at ISO 200 - just as well as you
don't have too much choice!
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 sharpened
quite aggressively in-camera, although a little bit of post-processing
brings out extra detail.
Chromatic Aberrations
As with most digital cameras, the Fujifilm FinePix A205S Zoom does suffer
from chromatic aberrations, especially in high-contrast photographs.
In the sample image shown below, I was standing under a tree
with the sun positioned just to the left of the main subject
in the photograph. Consequently the edges of the leaves in
the frame, especially in areas of details like the intricate
branches shown below, exhibited quite a lot of purple-fringing.
Overall Image Quality
The Fujifilm FinePix A205S Zoom delivers slightly muted images in terms
of colour, as you can see from the samples in the next section,
which were taken on a sunny day. They can be improved by adjusting
the contrast and levels/curves in Photoshop, but there are
no options in-camera to boost the saturation or other colour
parameters. This means that you will have to use an image
editor to get the absolute best results from the camera. Noise
is fairly well controlled at the single ISO setting of 200,
which is just as well as this is the only ISO option. Chromatic
aberrations in the form of purple fringing are present in
high-contrast situations. Overall an average performance from
the Fujifilm FinePix A205S Zoom in terms of image quality.
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