Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP

Resolution (8.78)

Overall, we were not impressed by the resolution of the images captured by the Z33. They didn’t show much distortion or much chromatic aberration, but they also didn’t contain much detail; the images were soft and blurry across the zoom range, particularly at the edges of the image. See below for examples, or see our samples section for examples of how the images look. More on how we test resolution.

Distortion (15.0)

We found very little distortion in our tests of the Z33WP: images across the zoom range had only negligible distortion, with the largest amount being 0.14 per cent at the widest angle. That’s so small as to undetectable by all but the most critical photographers.

That also compares well with the other cameras that we’ve tested: the Z33WP has lower distortion than all of them.

Distortion Examples
Wide (6.3mm): 0.25% Barrel Distortion
Mid (10.4mm): 0.04% Pincushion Distortion
Tele (18.9mm): 0.06% Pincushion Distortion

Sharpness (6.24)

We were much less impressed with the sharpness of the images that the Z33WP captured. We found these to be reasonably sharp in the center of the image frame, but at the edges the images were rather soft, with fine details not being captured. We saw the same pattern across the zoom range of the Z33WP: moderate sharpness in the center of the image, but very poor sharpness at the edges.You can see examples of this below

Chromatic Aberration (5.8)

This lack of sharpness didn’t seem to be caused by chromatic aberration: we saw only small amounts of the characteristic color fringing that is caused by the lens diffracting colors of light to different amounts, and this fringing was mostly consistent across the range.

Quality & Size Options (5.33)

The Z33WP provides a decent selection of image quality and size options, with 6 different sizes on offer, and two levels of quality available at the highest resolution. The sizes range from the largest 10 megapixel size down to VGA resolution. With a 4 GB memory card, that means you can store between approximately 800 and 24,820 images.

Image Stabilization (0.00)

This camera has no image stabilization features: there is no optical or electrical image stabilization on this camera. The only thing of this type is a single scene mode called Anti-blur, which increases the shutter speed to try and avoid blurring. We don’t test this type of mode. More on how we test image stabilization.