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Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix F30

  • No Rating

    geek.com

    By ChiefEditor | November 7, 2006

    Review Summary: A very impressive, high quality camera at an affordable price Boasting 6.3 megapixels in a sub-compact form factor, Fuji's FinePix F30 digital camera is an impressive piece of photographic hardware. From its surprisingly long battery life to its eye ...

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  • 8.3

    pcauthority.com.au

    By Dave Stephenson | October 16, 2006

    Review Summary: Best-quality images weigh in at a resolution of 2848 x 2136 and about 3MB, and the F30 excels at producing images for A4 prints, even with a touch of cropping. Detail is resolved reasonably well, although best-quality JPEG compression is a little high ...

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  • 6.0

    laptopmag.com

    By Dan Havlik | October 4, 2006

    Review Summary: The Fujifilm Finepix F30 lets you take pictures in low light without a flash.

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  • 8.3
  • 8.0

    trustedreviews.com

    Review Summary: The Finepix F30 is a stylish, efficient and easy-to-use compact camera with excellent picture quality, a useful range of features and outstanding performance, but even these qualities are overshadowed by its amazing low-light performance. It has ...

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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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