Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Fujifilm FinePix F30 was announced at the Photo Marketing Association Trade Show, nearly a year after the F10 that it replaces. The new F30 has the same 6.3 megapixels of resolution, but has it on a sixth generation 1/1.7-inch Super CCD and pairs it with a second generation RP Processor.
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Connectivity
Software
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 comes packaged with FinePix Viewer and ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix software programs.

Jacks, Ports, Plugs
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 has a port door on its left side that doesn’t snap into place very well. It hangs loose on its flimsy rubber hinge. Beneath the cover are two jacks: the combined A/V / USB jack and the DC in jack. The A/V out function is NTSC and PAL selectable so users can watch pictures in Europe or America. The USB 2.0 high-speed cable hooks into the same jack too. Below it is the jack for the power adaptor, which is optional for many cameras but is included in the package with the F30.

Direct Print Options
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 doesn’t have a specific printing button, but does have a DPOF print order option in the ‘F’ menu. Users can choose how many prints of each image they want and which images not to print at all, if desired. The pictures can also be printed with or without the date on them.

Battery
The F30 uses a slightly more compact battery than the F10, although it has the same 500-shot battery life. The Fujifilm F30 uses a NP-95 rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The camera does not come with a charger, but uses the power adaptor to charge the battery inside the camera.

Memory
The Fujifilm FinePix F30 adds internal memory to the F10’s specs. The F10 came with a 16 MB xD-Picture card, but this model comes with 16 MB of internal memory. This is only enough for about 5 full-resolution pictures, so users will want to purchase an xD-Picture card.

Other Features
Voice Memo – Up to 30 seconds of WAV-format monaural audio can be attached to photographs in the playback mode.

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