Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Manual Controls

The Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR has a decent amount of manual control for those who are concerned with such things.

Focus

Autofocus can be turned to center, multi or continuous, and macro mode can be used for close up objects.

ISO

ISO is one of those factors that can be altered using the EXR functionality. At full resolution, it runs ISO 100 to 3200, ISO 6400 at 2816 x 2112, ISO 12800 at 2048 x 1536. If you put it into the EXR mode for best ISO, it maxes out at ISO 1600, but theoretically should have much less image noise as it effectively doubles the size of the pixels on the sensor at a cost of reducing maximum resolution to six-megapixels. The auto ISO can also be limited to ISO 400, 800, 1600.

White Balance

In addition to a custom mode, the white balance presets are sun, shade, fluorescent 1, fluorescent 2, fluorescent 3, incandescent and underwater.

Metering

Oddly, metering is termed photometry in this camera, and it can be set to multi, spot or average.

Dynamic Range

Dynamic Range is the other of the settings that can be altered in EXR mode, where two exposures at different settings are taken simultaneously, and combined to create a single image with a greater d-range. It can be set to 100%, 200%, 400% or 800%, though we're still not entirely sure what these numbers actually represent. Unfortunately, it's effectiveness was impossible to judge on the show floor, so we'll have to wait to get this into the office to get a better idea of how well this technology works.

Shutter Speed

In manual mode, the shutter speed runs from 8-seconds to 1/1000 of a second, which isn't particularly fast.

Aperture

In manual or aperture priority mode, the aperture can only be set to the minimum or maximum for the current zoom. Wide, this runs f/3.3 to f/9, and tele it's f/5.1 to f/14, once again a little on the slow side.

Image Stabilization

The F200EXR has sensor shift stabilization, as well as some manner of digital, though we weren't able to ascertain how it works while on the show floor.

Picture Quality & Size Options

The F200EXR can shoot images in 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 formats, in sizes ranging from 4000 x 3000 down to 1920 x 1080.

Picture Effects

On this camera, these are known as film modes, and are designed to mimic varieties of Fuji films from the analog age. There's Provia/Standard, Velvia/Vivid, Astia/Soft, black and white, and sepia.