Fujifilm FinePix F50fd - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Fujifilm's FinePix F50fd is likely to come across vastly different to general consumers versus industry insiders. Those immersed in the industry might question the jump in resolution up to 12 megapixels, viewing the F50fd as essentially a digression for F

Verdict: The Fujifilm F50fd arrives almost a year after the release of the F31fd. The face detection system offers some nice modifications, which include the addition of white balance and red eye correction, slide show and cropping functionality, and an increase i

Review summary: It's small, smart and packs a flash. The F50FD is as exciting as its name is dull.

Pros: Blisteringly fast

Cons: Slightly over-featured, if anything

Verdict: Say a storming powerhouse of a camera with something for absolutely everyone

Review summary: If you're after a compact camera boasting all of the latest features, it's worth looking at the FinePix F50df.

Pros: Excellent image quality, improved Face Detection technology

Cons: Heavy, plain design, weak flash

Verdict: Fujifilm offers flashier, more colourful models, but if you're more concerned with what your pictures look like than what your camera looks like, then the FinePix F50fd is probably a good bet.

Review summary: The F50fd (the fd stands for face detection, which really works and is surprisingly useful) is a 12 megapixel compact camera, using Fuji's own Super CCD sensor which is a bit larger than the competition. The lens has a modest 35-105mm zoom range (film equ

Pros: Image quality is gorgeous, very much in the style of Fuji's admired Velvia film. Focus is fast and accurate, exposure is consistent, resolution is outstanding. Auto white balance is almost always spot on, so colours are accurate. Skin tones are lovely. Th

Cons: There is always a but. The stunning image quality ends at ISO200. Up to that speed the pictures are perfect, above that speed they deteriorate, due to the excessive pixel density. At ISO400 the pictures start to look grainy, and the in-camera noise reduct

Verdict: If you can live with a top ISO of 200 - which is the standard speed of most colour negative film that we used in the past - then the Fuji is a terrific little camera. We would like an optical viewfinder, but they are a fast disappearing camera feature. We