Fuji FinePix F30
Digital Camera Review
Jul 13, 2006
- By Emily Raymond
2.2
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 was announced in February 2006 at the Photo Marketing Association Trade Show. This 6.3-megapixel compact digital camera follows up last year’s F10, which produced very little noise and clean pictures. The F10 was one of the first compact digital cameras to add higher ISO sensitivities. Since then, most manufacturers have added to the higher end of the range. The Fuji F30 goes a step further, adding an ISO 3200 rating that is unheard of on other compact digital cameras. The F30 has the same 6.3 megapixels, but packs the resolution onto an improved 1/1.8-inch Super CCD image sensor that Fujifilm claims produces 25 percent less noise than the already clean F10. It also has a 2.5-inch LCD screen with twice the resolution of the F10 and more manual functionality than its predecessor. The Fujifilm FinePix F30 retails for $349.
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Picture Quality / Size Options (7.0)
The Fuji F30 has a decent set of image sizes and only two compression choices for its top resolution. Here’s the spread: 6M Fine (2848 x 2136), 6M Normal (2848 x 2136), 3:2 (3024 x 2016), 3M (2048 x 1536), 2M (1600 x 1200), and 03M (640 x 480). This digital camera doesn’t have the trendy widescreen format nor does it have panorama stitching, so wider shots will have to be printed and glued together or something. Still, the basic 4:3 format is there, as well as the popular 3:2 format optimized for perfect 4 x 6-inch prints. When users scroll through the image size options, the LCD screen displays how many pictures of that particular resolution the remaining memory can hold. This is a nice touch that is useful for beginners and everyone else who hasn’t memorized how many 6.3-megapixel pictures 10 MB can hold (and the correct answer is 3 at the finest resolution).
Picture Effects Mode (7.0)
