My Love for the Fuji X20

My Love for the Fuji X20 ... after a good long time test of the X20 has it turned into a real love affair? Check out my thoughts on this classic high end compact. Was it love at first sight?



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Fuji X20 1080P HD Video Test

Fuji X20 1080P HD Video Test | Fujifilm ... captured at full 1080P HD resolution, the X20 has an impressive 36mbps bitrate ... check out our test to see if this translates into good quality video.



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Fuji X20 Unboxing & First Look

Fuji X20 Unboxing & First Look | Fujifilm ... check out our unboxing of this high end prosumer compact digital camera. It has some superb design cues, plus a high bitrate video mode. Watch to see what you get for your money.



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Fuji X100S Review | Fujifilm

Fuji X100S Review ... with its APS-C sized sensor and high quality optics, the Fujifilm X100S promises a lot in terms of quality. Check out our full review for the lowdown on how it performs.

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Fuji X100S 1080P HD Video Test | Fujifilm

Fuji X100S 1080P HD Video Test ... check out this large sensor, fixed lens camera from Fujifilm. It captures at up to 60fps and with a 36mbps bitrate. Leave your comments about the video quality under the video.

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Fuji Fujifilm HS50 EXR Review

Fujifilm HS50 EXR Review ... This bridge camera offers up some impressive zoom & high speed shooting features. Check out how it performs in our full review.

Fuji Finepix HS50 EXR Unboxing & First Look

Fuji Finepix HS50 EXR Unboxing & First Look ... wow a bridge camera with a 42x optical zoom all the way up to 1000mm, plus a wide angle of 24mm, plus Full HD video at 60fps & an input for an external mic ... sounds too good to be true ... best WATCH the video.

Fuji Finepix HS50 EXR 1080P HD Outdoor Video Test

Fuji Finepix HS50 EXR 1080P HD Outdoor Video Test ... this bridge camera doesn't just have a zoom lens, it has a MEGAZOOM lens !!! Check out this outdoor footage showing the 24-1000mm reach & the overall video quality. Recorded at 60fps with some slow motion footage here too.

Fuji Finepix Z100fd Digital Camera Review

Finding a good digital camera nowadays is pretty easy. If you do your homework, good photos on a budget can be achieved. If you need to find a really compact camera, then sometimes things like lens quality and features are compromised. The Fuji Finepix Z100fd reviewed here really feels well made and most certainly delivers excellent images. Check out the video review below.

Product: Fuji Finepix Z100fd
Price: £134.99 (Amazon UK)
Supplied by: Fujifilm UK
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Fuji Finepix Z5fd Review

The Fuji Finepix Z5fd is a compact 6.3 megapixel digital camera. This baby is really compact, small enough to fit in your shirt pocket. The 2.5-inch LCD screen is pin sharp too, which is a good thing, as you use this for framing up your shots as well and viewing playback of your photos.

A quick rundown of the specification of the Z5fd will help you to see just how featured packed this camera is. As previously mentioned you get a 6.3 megapixel resolution, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, picture stabilization and natural light modes, face detection, up to ISO 1600, 3x optical and 6.2x digital zoom. The camera has 26MB of internal memory, but no xD memory card supplied. It also has 14 quick scene modes, for things like portrait, night, and sports shots.

The Good
The z5fd has a lot going for it. The size is a massive selling point of this camera, it is not the thinnest on the market, but easily fits into a shirt pocket. The design is pretty much spot on too. The front cover slides to turn the camera on, and at the same time reveals the lens and flash. The 2.5-inch LCD is gorgeous, and make framing up an viewing photos a real pleasure. The focus is very quick and the pictures right up to ISO 800 are more than usable.
There are also some nice features for getting images ready for a website built right into the camera. When viewing photos, pressing the 'F' button presents you with a menu for 'Trimming for Blog' and it does just that. You can crop your image and then transfer it to your communication device or laptop over infrared. This is a nice feature that some users may find invaluable.
Picture quality was very good, with nice colour saturation and detail. The face detection is also a nice feature which ensures that faces are correctly exposed when taking group shots. I tested this out on more than one occasion and it actually does work, it is not a gimmick.

The Bad
There really wasn't anything to put in this category, other than something that effects most cameras of this type. The lack of optical viewfinder is a shame, I am sure with the technology available these days Fuji could have squeezed one in. It is not essential, but something that I personally like on ALL my cameras.

The Ugly
On first use, I put the battery in the camera and connected to the main power to charge. A few hours later, when I went to switch on, the unit would not turn on. After a quick bit of investigation I found that the battery was in the wrong way. Now, I should emphasise that I put it in the way the arrows printed on the battery indicated, but this battery fits and clicks into place both ways. Turning the battery round corrected the problem, so no big deal, but most manufacturers make their batteries so they are fool-proof and only fit in one way around.

Overall I was very impressed with the Z5fd. It fits into the compact sector of the market and is a very good quality digital camera that you can carry everywhere you go. You will have no excuse of missing that chance photo again.

Product: Finepix Z5fd
Price: £149.95 (Amazon)
Supplied by: Fujifilm UK
Contact: +44 (0)870 084 1310

Fuji F31fd Review

The Fuji FinePix F31fd is a compact digital camera, that one paper is very big on features. Offering a 6.3 million pixel resolution, face detection technology, up to ISO 3200 and an impressive 2.5-inch LCD screen. With all this boasting of uber-features, and some already great feedback from reviewers and end users, I was very keen to see what all the fuss was and still is about.

Out of the box, you get a hand strap, USB and AV cables, for transferring your photos to a computer and the latter for viewing on a larger screen. You also get a CD containing the FinePix Viewer software and ImageMixer VCD2, an owners manual, AC Power Adapter and a lithium-ion battery to power this little baby.

What first struck me, was how solid the F31fd felt. Many digital cameras around this price bracket feel cheap and very light, but the F31fd is very well made and gives the impression that it would take the odd knock. Certainly, the in and out of the pocket, case or handbag (depending on your use) will be no problem.

The 2.5-inch screen on the back of the unit is nice and bright, with nicely saturated colours, and a nice update speed. The screen needs to be good, as there is no optical viewfinder. With this is mind, I would recommend fitting some sort of screen protector to the F31fd, to keep the screen in top condition.

The controls are very well laid out, and switching between scene modes, zooming in and out, in fact all of the navigation is absolutely superb. The zoom is very responsive and the focus on near and distant objects is pretty quick. On some distant objects the F31fd does search a little for focus, but once locked on you are ready to go. It is worth mentioning that no memory card is supplied. You do get 26MB of internal memory, but you really should factor in buying an xD memory card in your budget.

In use we took some macro shots, in which we were able to focus from a very short distance. Fuji quote 5cm which is pretty accurate, though we did manage a little closer than this. We also made use of the high ISO setting in low light situations, but at 3200 there was a lot of noise. ISO 1600 was aceptable, and at 800 things started looking pretty darn good. The face detection technology is pretty neat too. It picks up the iris' of any faces in the picture you are composing, and once it has detected them (maximum of 10), it ensures that each face is correctly focused and exposed. I was impressed with how this works and just how quick it does the job. Face Detection is also present in the S6500fd and Z5fd, so if you take a lot of family snaps, then this could be worth checking out.

In summary, if you are in the market for a nice compact digital camera, that has lots of nice features, that are actually useful in day-to-day use. Add to this the importance of build quality and of course the mega-important image quality, then you cannot go far wrong by adding the Fujifilm F31fd to your shopping basket. I was most impressed by the Face Detection, followed closely by the image and screen quality. The F31fd is certainly going to be missed when it goes back this week, so much so that I may well have to get my credit card out.

**EDIT**
Two images taken with the F31fd. Very nice depth of field control in the rose image, followed by nicely saturated and very accurate colours on the bike.

 

 

 

 

Product: FinePix F31fd
Price: £229.99
Supplied by: Fujifilm UK
Contact: +44 (0)870 084 1310