Fuji F200EXR
Digital Camera Review
Jun 18, 2009
- By Tim Barribeau
3.7
The Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR is a camera with a new generation of image sensor that offers special modes for reducing image noise or improving dynamic range.We found the camera produced attractive images, but struggled in burst-mode speed and video quality.
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Movie Mode (6.75)
The movie mode on the F200EXR was a significant letdown. It strips all of the controls away from the camera, and it can only record at 640x480, which is feeling increasingly anachronistic as more cameras can handle HD resolutions.
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The only control you can access is video resolution, which can be set to either 640x480 or 320x240. No white balance, no metering, no focus area, or image stabilization. Considering that in still photography mode the F200EXR has a rather pleasant array of options, we find this greatly disappointing.
Video Color (2.88)
There's no way to manually white balance the Fuji F200EXR, and the camera's attempt to automatically compensate for the incandescent bulbs we use for movie testing weren't very successful. It did very poorly with this light source, which led to the massive color error shown in the graph below. Since this is chart showing error, a shorter line is better, and the Fuji flopped in this test.
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Video Sharpness (0.94)
The Fujifilm also struggled in our video sharpness test. This was partly due to its low resolution, but mostly the camera just wasn't able to capture fine detail.
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