Fuji FinePix F30 Digital Camera Review

Fuji FinePix F30

Digital Camera Review

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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Specs Table
Fuji FinePix F30 Specs
Type Compact  
Price 0.00  
Length 3.60  
Width 1.10  
Height 2.20  
Weight 5.50  
Pixels 6.30 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 6.30  
Sensor Type 1/1.7  
Image Size 2848 x 2136  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Image Format JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video)  
File Size 3.01 MB (highest res), 0.13 (lowest res)  
Compression JPEG (stills), AVI Motion JPEG (video)  
Lens Fujinon Zoom Lens, 3x optical zoom (6 elements, 5 groups; 2 aspherical elements)  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder no  
Diopter Adjustment n/a  
LCD 2.5  
Auto Focus Type TTL contrast type  
Focusing Modes single AF, continuous AF; center AF, multi AF  
Detecting Range Standard: 2 ft. - infinity; Close-up Wide: 2 in. - 2.6 ft.; Close-up Tele: 1 - 2.6 ft.  
Metering Modes 256-zone metering  
Shutter Speed 15.00  
Self Timer 2 or 10 sec  
Modes Program AE, Aperture priority AE, Shutter priority AE, Movie  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Automatic Modes Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Museum, Party, Flower Close-Up, Text  
Built in Flash Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro  
Flash Range Wide: 2 - 21.3 ft.; Tele: 2 - 11.5 ft.; Close-up: 1 - 2.6 ft.  
Sync Contact no  
Resolution 2848 x 2136  
ISO Sensitivity auto; manual: 100-3200  
White Balance Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom  
Playback Options single, index, rotate, auto playback, sort by date, voice memo  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Software FinePix Viewer, ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix  
Battery Power Source Rechargeable NP-95 Li-ion Battery  
Zoom Wide 36  
Zoom Tele 128  
Intro Date 2006-02-14  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 8.00  
Zoom Digi 6.20  
Movie Mode 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 at 30 fps  
Storage Type xD Picture Card compatible (up to 1 GB)  
LCD Pixels 230000  
Resolution Maximum 2848 x 2136  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 6.72   2.5 
Resolution 5.36   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 11.44   2.5 
Noise Manual ISO 11.71   2.5 
Low Light 7.00  
Dynamic Range 0.00   2.5 
Flash 0.00  
Model Design Appearance 7.00   1.25 
Size Portability 6.75   1.1 
Handling 6.50   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 6.75   0.85 
Front 7.75   0.6 
Back 7.75   0.6 
Left 7.50   0.5 
Right 8.00   0.5 
Top 7.75   0.6 
Bottom 4.50   0.5 
Menu 7.00   1.25 
Auto Mode 7.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 6.75   1.75 
Focus 0.00  
ISO 9.50   1.25 
White Balance 8.00   1.25 
Exposure 7.75  
Metering 7.50   1.15 
Shutter Speed 6.25   0.9 
Aperture 6.75   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 7.75   0.75 
Drive Mode 6.00   1.2 
Picture Quality Options 7.00   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 7.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 6.50   0.9 
Movie Mode 7.00  
Viewfinder 0.00   0.55 
LCD Screen 7.50   1.5 
Flash 8.00   1.25 
Zoom Lens 7.00   1.65 
Memory 3.00   0.5 
Battery 8.25   1.25 
Startup 1st Shot 7.78  
Shot Shot 9.68  
Shutter Shot 8.28  
Software 6.75   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 6.00   0.4 
Direct Print Options 6.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 6.75   1.2 
Other Features 2.00   0.55 
Value 7.50  
Total (weighted)   402.28
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