Fujifilm Finepix F50fd
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: I have 
had the Fuji F50fd for a few months now and I love it! Easy to use. I love the display. I love the burst mode that takes the last or first 12 shots. I even take it with me more often that my other bulky digital camera. And it’s fast for poping single shots which is another major reason I got it. Been popping 6MP shots instead of going to 12MP. I think I need major important shots for that huge setting. But I like knowing it’s there if I need it for more detail.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: I typically do not write reviews, but felt compelled to write one on this camera, in hopes that someone from Fuji will read this review. First off, I have owned the Fuji F30 digital camera for over a year and have been very pleased with it’s performance, especially the clarity and color of photos in almost all lighting. I logically thought that the F50 would follow in it’s footsteps with some improvements made to the body, etc. The body and features of the F50 are great.
It’s a nice looking camera that is very easy to navigate the menu’s with, and also ergonomically well designed. However, that’s where the improvements end. It’s battery life is sub par compared the F30 and it’s photos don’t come close to the F30’s performance in all lighting. Fuji unfortunately became caught up in the Pixel race and sacrificed quality of it’s sensor in this camera, that is very evident in it’s image quality. Even compare to the 6.3 mega pixels photo’s of the F30, this camera set on 6 or even 12 pixel settings could not compete with the F30’s photo quality. I actually took photos of 12 items/objects with each camera and compared the details of photo and was dissappointed to say the least.
If you don’t own an F30, then it will be difficult for you to understand the high quality that Fuji has produced in the past. I unfortunately was so disappointed that I returned this camera. I’m in hopes that Fuji will learn from this mistake and get back to concentrating on photo and image quality, similar to the F30 and F31fd. I believe that they will learn from the mistakes that they made with this camera and their next release of a point and shoot camera in this line should be outstanding, I hope.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Description: Digital photographers looking for a top-of-the line compact digital camera can now take advantage of the 12-Megapixel FinePix F50fd. Following a long line of award-winning F-Series models, the FinePix F50fd offers consumers a super-compact digital camera that takes beautiful shots with the most advanced features and technology available, so that missing great shots is not an option.
Combining a 12-MegaPixel, 7th Generation Super CCD with a 3.0x optical zoom and a 2.7″ high-resolution 230.000 pixel wide-angle view LCD, the FinePix F50fd is a compact powerhouse that incorporates all the features users have come to expect from Fujifilm’s more advanced digital cameras. With the addition of Dual Image Stabilization, Face Detection 2.0 Technology with Automatic Red Eye Removal function, and ISO settings of up to ISO 6400, the F50fd takes compact digital cameras to the next level, arming users with a host of new features and enabling them to take pictures never before possible.
Fujifilm’s proprietary Face Detection Technology also gets an upgrade in the F50fd with the arrival of Face Detection 2.0, featuring Automatic Red Eye Removal. As with the original version of Face Detection, it can detect up to 10 human faces in a scene in as little as 5/100’s of a second, correcting focus, exposure, and white balance automatically, regardless of where subjects are located within the frame. Face Detection 2.0 adds to this technology by being able to identify faces at much more extreme camera angles than before. No longer does the camera need a head-on shot to identify a face, because now even a profile will do - with up to 90O movement in either direction for profiles, and up to 135O for leaning or lying down in either direction, for a total range of 270O.
Additional improvements to Face Detection 2.0 include a new Automatic Red-Eye Removal feature that automatically corrects red-eye directly after the shot is taken and then saves both the original and the corrected image file.
To ensure that users achieve even greater blur-free pictures, the FinePix F50fd adds to Fujifilm’s Picture Stabilization mode to create the improved Dual Image Stabilization mode. This combines a mechanically stabilized CCD sensor with high ISO sensitivities for Total Anti-Blur protection. The combination of these two different approaches reduces the “blur”; effect from the photographer’s hand-shake and subject movement even further to provide the highest quality digital pictures yet, with sharp, clean and clear results.
All too often, digital photographers run into problems when taking pictures in low-light or dimly lit situations and have to rely on the flash, which can lead to over-exposed and washed-out shots. The FinePix F50fd builds on the great strides previous Fujifilm digicams have made with low-light photography and allows users to effortlessly capture the moment as their eye sees it, with tremendous clarity and low noise, using Fujifilm’s Real Photo technology. Thanks to the 7th generation FinePix Super CCD-HR chip and the RP Processor II, the Finepix F50fd can utilize ISO settings of up to ISO 1600 at full resolution and an amazing ISO 6400 at reduced resolution, capturing stunning images even in low light while preserving the natural color and clarity of the shot.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: This is a great point and shoot digital camera, very easy and friendly to use and the features are amazing, also it is extremely versatile since you can use two types of media (SD and XD) so it makes easy to find additional storage media everywhere. It has a good lasting battery and the quality of the pictures is incredible. In addition, the double shoot feature, with and without the flash, is excellent when you are in low light situation and allows you to decide, in a single moment, which of the takes looks better.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: Reluctantly making the transition from film to digital, I liked the price and the resolution. I always liked Fujichrome Film and I needed the image stabilization feature. This was a good fit for me. I took it to Zion National Park to test and am very happy with the results. With 3000×4000 size, these photos will print large and clean. The colors are excellent.
Batteries are not readily available, so I learned to leave the “Face Recognition” off unless I needed it, because it really uses up the power. This can do more than “point and shoot”, but, for anyone who has any experience with digital cameras, it is that easy to use.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: I bought this product from Best Buy and returned back in 2 weeks. Over and over I tried every mode and light conditions and unfortunately I couldn’t get a very good picture in low ISO settings (100,200). I’ve had several point and shoot Canon’s (powershots) and the only reason I wanted to buy this camera was the good reviews about F31,F40 and their low light performance which is a big weakness in Canon’s. Yes for sure it delivers much much better pictures in higher ISO settings, 400,800,1600 then any Canon Powershot machines but unfortunately the noise in low ISO settings is simply unbearable.
I wish I searched the internet earlier to see that it’s a known issue with some Fujifilm cameras, it happens because of the noise cancellation technology and it leaves digital artifacts on the picture. I’m not a pro nor prosumer but I know a good picture when I look at, eventhough the build of the camera and everything seems very good the low ISO performance is not good at all, so I guess I’ll need to stick with my Canon’s for a while.So let’s hope either Fujifilm solves this problem or Canon or someone else comes with better performering point and shoot cameras in low light settings.
Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Reviews: The Fujifilm Finepix F50fd is a solid performer in its price-range and intended audience. Not for the professional photographer looking for total control over the entire photographic process, but then again at the price that should not be expected. It provides solid performance for novices and amateur photographer looking for more than point-and-shoot.
It incorporates several functions from higher end SLR digital cameras, but it’s easy to use interface allows for the novice to take quality pictures with little effort. For a compact camera at its price level it provides good performance at high sensitivities and they have incorporated a image stabilization feature that is a solid performer providing high light sensitivity and a CCD shift stabilizer system. For the price, size and performance it is among the tops in its class.
Price: $196 to $356