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Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

  • 7.2

    CNET Review

    June 8, 2007

    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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  • 9.0

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    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

    By Jeff Keller | April 6, 2008

    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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  • 7.0

    maximumpc.com

    By Steve Klett | November 14, 2007

    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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  • 8.0

    photographyblog.com

    By Mark Goldstein | October 18, 2007

    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 ...

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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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Fujifilm FinePix F40fd

Buying Choices

FinePix F40fd Silver Digital Camera from 1 online store: Lowest Price: $119.01

See prices from 1 store

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