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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

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Likes

Fujifilm  FinePix F50fd

- Excellent resolution
- I-Flash properly exposes subjects
- Great portraits
- Aperture and Shutter Priority modes
- 2 fps Burst mode
- Bargain $299 price
Dislikes- LCD catches glare
- High noise levels above ISO 100
- Poor dynamic range
- Poor white balance accuracy
- Slow processing
- Poor handling




Conclusion
We really want to love the Fujifilm FinePix F50fd. It has a lot going for it: 12 very effective megapixels and a bargain $299 price tag, to name a few. It has a good amount of manual control for a palm-sized digital camera, and it has a wide ISO range, mechanical image stabilization, and an i-Flash system that nicely illuminates subjects.

The Fujifilm FinePix F50fd is great for portraits. It uses the flash without overpowering subjects, and can also use natural light and still look just right. It has a fast and effective face detection system that keeps faces in focus and properly exposed. The F50fd creates excellent high-resolution portraits when its ISO is set at its lowest 100 rating. Beyond that, dynamic range plummets and noise skyrockets.

We want to love the F50fd, but we can’t give it our full recommendation. Yes, it’s packed with lots of features at a great price. But its noise and dynamic range performance are terrible, and its colors aren’t anything to brag about, either. The resolution may be fantastic, but the processing time is so annoying that it’s hard to enjoy much about this camera. It takes too long to open up the Playback mode, scroll through pictures, and write images after a 3-shot burst. Those logistical concerns coupled with the lackluster performance overpower the excellent resolution and great price.

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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
Digital Camera Review

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Overall Impressions

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