Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Fujifilm FinePix E550 retails for around US$399.95, but you can find one for as little as US$287.95 if you search online. At this price, the incredibly large 1/1.7 inch, 6.0 megapixel CCD and 2-inch LCD make this camera a strong option for the economic point-and-shoot digital camera user that values manual control options. There is the opportunity for 4x optical zoom, manual focus, white balance, shutter speed, aperture, and EV compensation. The E550 captures still images in five resolution settings, and has video capture available with audio, recordable at 30 fps in two resolution sizes.
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Picture Quality/Size Options (7.0)
The picture quality and size options are controlled through the "F" menu on the FinePix E550 and allow for recorded pixel ratio settings of Fine (4048 x 3040), Normal (4048 x 3040, 2848 x 2136, 2048 x 1536, or 1600 x 1200), and Economy (640 x 480). When the camera is set to movie mode, the user can select between 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 resolutions, both recording at 30 frames per second.

Picture Effects Options (4.0)
The user of the Fujifilm FinePix E550 can choose from three picture effect settings: standard, black-and-white, and “chrome” (used to heighten contrast and color saturation), which are all located within the “F” menu.

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