Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd is the newest in the company’s line of face detecting digital cameras. As the flagship, it comes with 12 megapixels and the third generation of Fuji's face detection system, which now recognizes faces no matter where they’re looking, and does it faster than previous F-series cameras. The Fujifilm F100fd has a longer 5x optical zoom lens. It has the same dual image stabilization and IrSimple wireless transfer technology that is included on the F50fd, this camera’s predecessor. The F100fd will retail for $379 when it goes on sale in March.
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Connectivity
Software
The Fujifilm FinePix digital cameras come with FinePix Viewer for Windows and Macintosh on CD-ROM.

Jacks, ports, plugs
On the right side of the camera is one small cover that must be pried upward to access the single jack on the camera body. The jack accepts cables for USB and AV functions. An optional power adaptor fits into the battery compartment and threads through a little rubber flap near the bottom of the right side.

Direct Print Options
You can create print orders through the Playback menu. You can select images and then select how many prints to make of each from 0-99. You can also decide whether or not to print the date on the picture. A running total of images on the print order appears at the top of the screen.

Battery
The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd has a NP-50 lithium-ion battery included and a charger that comes in the box. Battery life specs aren’t available just yet. There is a battery indicator and it gives about five minutes warning before dying.

Memory
The newer F100fd has a healthy amount of internal memory along with a card slot that accepts xD, SD, and SDHC media. Fujifilm digital cameras originally accepted only xD cards, but as SD and SDHC became less expensive and more popular the FinePix models adopted this additional format. You can only use one card at a time, though.

The F100fd has 57 MB of internal memory, which is enough to hold 11 full-resolution images. This is an upgrade from the F50fd, which has only 25 MB of internal memory.
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