Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix F40fd
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CNET Review
The Good: Very nice image quality at lower ISOs; effective face detection.
The Bad: No optical or mechanical image stabilization; slightly sluggish performance; no aperture-priority or shutter-priority modes.
The Bottom Line: Fuji's FinePix F40fd is a nice point-and-shoot that produces decent images, though it's a tad slow and lacks image stabilization.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 82/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 90/100 = Excellent.
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No Rating
dcresource.com
Review Summary: Even with its much less powerful battery (than the F31fd), the F40fd still turns in above average numbers. Battery life in unchanged since the F20
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maximumpc.com
Review Summary: Of the three cameras tested here, the F40 has the most solid-feeling construction. And the 2.5-inch LCD was the nicest, too. And, the F40 also lets you use both SD and xD memory cards
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photographyblog.com
Review Summary: The Fujifilm Finepix F40fd undoubtedly offers a number of significant improvements to what was a great camera, the F20, which we gave a Highly Recommended award one year ago. There's an increase ...
Manufacturer: Fujifilm
Part number: 15746166
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 3.8 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.3 in
- Weight 5.5 oz
- Enclosure Color Silver
Main Features
- Resolution 8.3 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type Super CCD HR
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,300,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 2000
- Digital Zoom 6.9 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Text, Beach, Flower, Museum, Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Night mode, Underwater, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Natural light, Portrait mode
- Special Effects Chrome, Black & White
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Average, Multi-segment
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Exposure Metering Zones 256
- Face Detection Yes
- 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 - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 25 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 3296 x 2472, JPEG 3054 x 2336, JPEG 2304 x 1728, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 21 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 8 mm - 24 mm - F/2.8-5.1
- 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/2.8-5.1
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Features Built-in lens shield
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, Face detection, Audio recording, Auto power save, Built-in speaker, Cropping an image, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Display brightness control
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, 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Included Accessories Hand strap
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Battery
- Supported Battery Fujifilm NP-70
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1150 mAh ( Included )
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 2.8
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.9
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 0.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.1
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