Fujifilm Finepix J50 Review

Review Date: March 21st 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use		 Page 2
Image Quality 		Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design 		Page 5
Specifications 		Page 6
Conclusion

Specifications

Model
 FinePix J50
Number of effective pixels
 8.2 million pixels
CCD sensor
 1/2.5-inch
Storage media
  • Internal memory (Approx. 12MB)
  • xD-Picture Card™ (16MB - 2GB)
  • SD memory card *2
  • SDHC memory card *2
File format
Still image
JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2) *3
Movie
AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Number of recorded pixels
 Still image: 3,264x2,448 (8M) / 3,264x2,176 (3:2) / 2,304x1,728 / 1,600x1,200 / 640x480
Lens
 Fujinon 5x Optical zoom lens, F3.2 - F4.8
Lens focal length
 f=6.2mm - 31mm, Equivalent to 37 - 185mm on a 35mm camera
Digital zoom
 Approx. 6.9x
Aperture
 F3.2 - F5.2 (Wide) / F4.8 - F8.0 (Telephoto)
Focus distance
Normal
  • Wide angle : Approx. 40cm / 1.3ft. to infinity
  • Telephoto angle : Approx. 60cm / 2.0ft. to infinity
Macro
  • Wide angle : Approx. 5cm / 2.5in. to 80cm / 2.6ft.
  • Telephoto angle : Approx. 50cm / 1.7ft. to 80cm / 2.6ft.
Sensitivity
 AUTO / Equivalent to ISO100 / 200 / 400 / 800 (Standard Output Sensitivity)
Exposure control
 TTL 64-zones metering
Exposure mode
 Programmed AE
Shooting modes
Mode dial
Auto, Baby mode, Picture Stabilization, Red-eye Reduction, Digital Zoom, Portrait, SP (Scene Position), Movie
SP
Landscape, Sport, Night, Natural Light, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Sunset, Flower, Party, Museum, Text, Manual
Shutter speed
 1/4 sec. to 1/1500 sec. (Auto mode) 4 sec. to 1/1500 sec. (All other modes)
Continuous shooting
 Top-3
Focus
 Auto Focus (Center)
White balance
 Automatic scene recognition, Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
Self-timer
 Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay
Flash
 Auto flash
Flash mode
Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro
LCD monitor
 2.7 - inch, 230,000 dots, Amorphous silicon TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 100% coverage
Movie recording
 320x240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG) * Zoom function cannot be used during movie recording.
Photography functions
 Best framing, Frame No. memory
Playback functions
 Slide show, Trimming, Single frame, Multi-frame playback, Sorting by date, Image rotate
Video output
 NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital input / output
USB
Power supply
 NP-40N Li-ion battery (included)
Dimensions
 95.6(W)x55.4(H)x23.0(D) mm / 3.8(W)x2.2(H)x0.9(D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight
 Approx. 141g / 4.9oz. (excluding accessories, batteries and memory card)
   
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use		 Page 2
Image Quality 		Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design 		Page 5
Specifications 		Page 6
Conclusion

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