Fujifilm Finepix F100fd
Combining a 12-megapixel, 8th-eneration Super CCD with a powerful Fujinon 5x wide-angle optical zoom lens and a 2.7-inch, high-resolution wide-angle LCD, the FinePix F100fd is among Fujifilm’s finest compact digital cameras. As with previous F-Series models,
the F100fd is a powerful, feature-packed compact digital camera that offers the most advanced technologies available, including Wide Dynamic Range, Dual Image Stabilization, Face Detection 3.0 Technology with an Automatic Red Eye Removal function, and ISO settings of up to an unprecedented ISO 12800 - so missing great shots is not an option.
Top Professional Reviews:
laptopmag Reviewed the Fujifilm Finepix F100fd and gave out”The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd takes good pictures. We love its rich, accurate colors, reliable image stabilization, face detection, and strong low-light performance. However, a few quirks, including a poorly located flash and cluttered menus, make it less than user-friendly. What’s more, the technology that makes it special—wide dynamic range shooting—is only available in Manual Mode. The Kodak EasyShare Z1085 IS ($249) also offers brilliant colors and lots of manual features, along with dead-simple on-screen menus. If you’re at the intermediate level, though, and need less hand-holding, the F100fd delivers stronger pictures.”
Customer Reviews
By Bertalan
I don`t understand why people downplay the pink banding problem that is noticable not only on iso800 & above shots, but on pictures taken of high-contrast objects as well. I saved many shots to my memory card from my friend`s f100 and I am not at all satisfied! Outside pictures are great in general, but banding appears on high contrast areas!
I hope lots of people will return the camera so fuji`ll be forced to finally do something about it! We, customers should step up aginst the megapixel rate as well. The F100 with same sensor, but 6-7 megapixel and pink banding fixed would be as close to perfect as current point & shot cameras can be. It`s not right to make it look as “ah well all cameras have this problem”. At least something may change this time as LOTS of people are upset with this camera, check camera forums all over. I believe massive consumer complaints may progress the industry as other manufacturers are watching the case closely. Spread the words, do your part!
By Richard S. Lee (Charleston, WV USA)
I’m a professional photographer and I’ve owned a Fuji F10, F30, F50 and now the F100. The F50 was the only dog of that group. The F100 I feel has just as good low-light performance as my beloved F30 but with twice the resolution. You can look at my blog at http://rickleephoto.blogspot.com and click on the “Produce” tag and see that weeks #122 and up are shot with the F100 at ISO800. The color and sharpness are stunning. With the F30, I always had the camera set on minus 1/3 or 2/3 stops to avoid overexposure. I think that problem is solved on the F100. I love the extra wide-angle we have now. That really extends the usefulness of the camera.
As for the pink banding problem… I really don’t want to start calling people names, but honestly, I’ve always found that there will be a group of people who approach photography from an “engineering” standpoint rather than an artistic one. We need the technical nerds to do tests and such, but I’ve never seen this problem show up in a real-world photo. I’ve seen a lot of stunning photos by some good photographers done with this camera and none of them suffered because of this problem.
Main Features:
# 12.1-megapixel Super CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
# 5x wide-angle optical zoom lens; Dual Image Stabilization mode
# 2.7-inch, high-resolution wide-angle LCD
# Face Detection 3.0 Technology, featuring Automatic Red Eye Removal
# Stores images on xD or SD/SDHC memory cards
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