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Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix F30

  • No Rating

    tomsguide.com

    By Barry Gerber | January 31, 2007

    Review Summary: FujiFilm's FinePix F30 point-and-shoot digital camera is a wonder. Some of its features rival those of a prosumer or even professional digital SLR camera. One of these relates to noise. The camera delivers very low noise at ISO 100 and 200, low noise ...

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    gadgetspeak.com

    By paul_smart | December 15, 2006

    Review Summary: This is a nice camera likely to be a camera suitable for an intermediate user, someone who has progressed beyond point and shoot but still with things to learn, maybe as a stepping stone to an more expensive offering. Doing my Internet searches found ...

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  • 8.0

    macworld.co.uk

    By Gavin Stoker | December 10, 2006

    Review Summary: Happily, images are for the most part razor-sharp, requiring little in the way of post processing straight out of the camera, though colours err on the side of being naturalistic to the extent that they're slightly muted. Switching to the chrome ...

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    diwa-awards.com

    By DIWA | December 2, 2006

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  • 10

    pcformat.co.uk

    Review Summary: A highly flexible compact that's a perfect family snapper

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Manufacturer: Fujifilm

Part number: 15690989

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability adds convenience for the user.
  • Width 3.7 in
  • Depth 1.1 in
  • Height 2.2 in
  • Weight 5.5 oz

Main Features

  • Resolution 6.3 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type Super CCD HR
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 6,300,000 pixels
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 6.2 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Snow, Text, Beach, Flower, Museum, Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Night scene, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Natural light, Portrait mode, Natural light & with flash
  • Special Effects Chrome, Black & White
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Average, Multi-segment
  • Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Metering Zones 256
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Fine, Shade, Incandescent, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
  • Digital Video Format AVI
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 320 x 240 - 26 sec - With 16MB card, AVI - 640 x 480 - 13 sec - With 16MB card

Memory / Storage

  • Integrated Memory 10 MB
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Fine JPEG 2848 x 2136 : 5 - With 16MB card, Normal JPEG 2848 x 2136 : 10 - With 16MB card, JPEG 3024 x 2016 : 10 - With 16MB card, JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 19 - With 16MB card, JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 25 - With 16MB card, JPEG 640 x 480 : 122 - With 16MB card

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Forced mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 2 ft - 21 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 8 mm - 24 mm - F/2.8-5.0
  • Focal Length 8 mm - 24 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 108 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Min Focus Range 23.6 in
  • Macro Focus Range 5-80cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.0
  • Optical Zoom 3 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features DPOF support, Audio recording, Auto power save, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Technology Electret condenser
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x xD-Picture Card

Software

  • Software FinePix Viewer, ImageMixer VCD2, Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS 9.2.2, Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6 - 10.3.3
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Hand strap
  • Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable

Power

  • Power Device Power adapter - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Fujifilm NP-95

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

  • Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
  • CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.7
  • CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.5
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.4
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.9
  • CNET Labs Typical burst speed 0.6
  • CNET Labs Wake up time 2.0

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Fujifilm FinePix F30

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