Fuji FinePix F50fd
Fuji FinePix F50fd
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Fuji FinePix F50fd
Editor's Review
The Fuji F50fd FinePix aims for the 'wow' factor, with a big 12-megapixel sensor packed into its tiny, compact body. That's a lot of megapixels, and will give photographers the option of making larger digital prints, but it may be a little overboard. Fuji also outfits the F50fd with a very nice CCC-shift image stabilization system, ensuring that subtle shakes and jitters won't make your photos look terrible.
Editor's Review
The Fuji F50fd FinePix aims for the 'wow' factor, with a big 12-megapixel sensor packed into its tiny, compact body. That's a lot of megapixels, and will give photographers the option of making larger digital prints, but it may be a little overboard. Fuji also outfits the F50fd with a very nice CCC-shift image stabilization system, ensuring that subtle shakes and jitters won't make your photos look terrible.
Specifications
- 12 megapixels
- JPEG file format
- CCD-Shift Image Stabilization
- 3x optical zoom / 8x digital zoom
- Autofocus
- Auto and manual exposure
- ISO 100-1600
- Movie mode with sound
- 2.7-inch LCD monitor
- xD-Picture Card / Secure Digital memory (25MB internal)
- Lithium-ion battery
- Part Number: FINEPIXF50FD
- UPC: 4547410029444
- Release Date: Jul 26, 2007
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Fuji FinePix F50fd Comments & Questions (write your own!)
Pernilla (10/27/2010)
hello! can I use this as a webcam?
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Liam McCabe (10/27/2010)
I don't think so, no.
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F40fd vs. F50fd (swarner — 03/25/2009)
I care MOST about image quality and macro. I don't need manual because I intend to get a higher end...and bulkier soon.
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Larry (04/01/2009)
Macro on both goes down to 7cm. Image quality on both is fine the difference being more likely seen in low light photos where the F40fd will win over the 50 due to having only 17MP/cm2 versus 25MP/cm2 on the F50fd. There is some compensation on the F50fd having Image Stabilization which allows slowing the shutter slightly so it is probably an even race overall in the low light category.
If you need prints larger than 8X10 you might tilt toward the F50fd and certainly at the 16 X 20 size range.
The F50fd will also allow for more severe cropping if that is needed in your planned images.
If only considering image quality and macro I doubt you could tell any difference in the images these very nice cameras will make.
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If you need prints larger than 8X10 you might tilt toward the F50fd and certainly at the 16 X 20 size range.
The F50fd will also allow for more severe cropping if that is needed in your planned images.
If only considering image quality and macro I doubt you could tell any difference in the images these very nice cameras will make.
wat does movie mode mean? like so kan it b used as a webcam? (juanitavianey — 09/22/2008)
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Aditya D (09/22/2008)
Try not to speak in slang, its easier for us to understand what you're asking, and its easier for others if they have the same question. Most of the digital cameras have movie modes now, which means they can capture movies in intervals of anywhere from 10 seconds to 6 minutes on some. Most of them, on the other hand, cannot be used as a webcam because of their inability to capture video and transmit it at the same time, as well as, not being able to capture unlimited amounts of video. You'd need a camcorder if you wanted to use something as a webcam.
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does the fujifilm f50fd have a built in webcam feature, or can it be used as a webcam? (zcierrax3 — 06/02/2008)
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Andrew Skinner (06/08/2008)
Cierra,
Most point-and-shoot digital cameras are not designed to double as webcams. This camera will not function in that manner either. That being said, a webcam can be purchased for under $20 at most electronics retailers. Good luck.
Andrew
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Most point-and-shoot digital cameras are not designed to double as webcams. This camera will not function in that manner either. That being said, a webcam can be purchased for under $20 at most electronics retailers. Good luck.
Andrew
F50se and F50sd differences? (HWhite37 — 04/05/2008)
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Aditya D (04/06/2008)
They're the same camera. Some speculate that the F50se stands for Silver Edition or Special Edition, but this does not seem to be the case, I think it was just a simple model number change at shipping.
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HWhite37 (04/12/2008)
Thanks for the explanation. Truckpump
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how long does the lithium ion battery that comes with the camera last? (kristy1029 — 11/18/2007)
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by James DeRuvo (11/19/2007)
Are you speaking of lifetime or between charges? The downside with LiOns is that as time goes on, they die incrementally until unusuable. But you can expect around 5,000 pictures or so before replacing it. And you can extend that by charging, depleting, charging, depleting, etc. rather than using it half way and then recharging.
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Carol (11/20/2007)
James is correct about depleting the battery. Best bet is to have more than one so you're always ready to shoot. Most batteries develop a "memory" over time, therefore like he says, if you continually ignore the "bottom" of the battery life, the battery will soon forget it has it.
Sorta like mixing fresh orange juice with old orange juice... pretty soon you have lots of bad oj. (sorry, best analogy I could think of at the moment.)
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Sorta like mixing fresh orange juice with old orange juice... pretty soon you have lots of bad oj. (sorry, best analogy I could think of at the moment.)
Josh Watkins (11/21/2007)
I actually like the analogy lol, quite cute.
And you can expect around 300-350 shots from your average LI battery. That number can vary by about 100, somtimes as many as 500 shots from higher end batteries, but 300-350 flash shots is pretty standard.
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And you can expect around 300-350 shots from your average LI battery. That number can vary by about 100, somtimes as many as 500 shots from higher end batteries, but 300-350 flash shots is pretty standard.
by James DeRuvo (11/23/2007)
I may stand corrected here. According to Fuji ( search.fujifilm.co.jp/suppo... ):
The nature of lithium-ion batteries is such that charging a partially depleted battery will almost never cause memory effect, so this charging method can be used without causing problems. There is no need to completely discharge lithium-ion batteries or run them flat before charging.
But what it doesn't address is battery age. The common wrap on LiOn batteries is that they simply lose effectiveness with age. And temperature extremes can exaserbate that. From Wiki: ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithi... )
A unique drawback of the Li-ion battery is that its life span is dependent upon aging from time of manufacturing (shelf life) regardless of whether it was charged, and not just on the number of charge/discharge cycles. So an older battery will not last as long as a new battery due solely to its age, unlike other batteries. This drawback is not widely publicised.[6]
At a 100% charge level, a typical Li-ion laptop battery that is full most of the time at 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit will irreversibly lose approximately 20% capacity per year. However, a battery stored inside a poorly ventilated laptop may be subject to a prolonged exposure to much higher temperatures than 25 °C, which will significantly shorten its life. The capacity loss begins from the time the battery was manufactured, and occurs even when the battery is unused. Different storage temperatures produce different loss results: 6% loss at 0 °C (32 °F), 20% at 25 °C (77 °F), and 35% at 40 °C (104 °F). When stored at 40% - 60% charge level, these figures are reduced to 2%, 4%, 15% at 0, 25 and 40 degrees Celsius respectively.
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The nature of lithium-ion batteries is such that charging a partially depleted battery will almost never cause memory effect, so this charging method can be used without causing problems. There is no need to completely discharge lithium-ion batteries or run them flat before charging.
But what it doesn't address is battery age. The common wrap on LiOn batteries is that they simply lose effectiveness with age. And temperature extremes can exaserbate that. From Wiki: ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithi... )
A unique drawback of the Li-ion battery is that its life span is dependent upon aging from time of manufacturing (shelf life) regardless of whether it was charged, and not just on the number of charge/discharge cycles. So an older battery will not last as long as a new battery due solely to its age, unlike other batteries. This drawback is not widely publicised.[6]
At a 100% charge level, a typical Li-ion laptop battery that is full most of the time at 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit will irreversibly lose approximately 20% capacity per year. However, a battery stored inside a poorly ventilated laptop may be subject to a prolonged exposure to much higher temperatures than 25 °C, which will significantly shorten its life. The capacity loss begins from the time the battery was manufactured, and occurs even when the battery is unused. Different storage temperatures produce different loss results: 6% loss at 0 °C (32 °F), 20% at 25 °C (77 °F), and 35% at 40 °C (104 °F). When stored at 40% - 60% charge level, these figures are reduced to 2%, 4%, 15% at 0, 25 and 40 degrees Celsius respectively.
Larry (12/12/2007)
As James wrote, lithium-ion batteries don't really have a memory effect, but they do just die slowly with time regardless of how well you treat them. So the idea is to use them while you can. The best advice I have found (same as James) is to recharge them BEFORE you run them completely down. Possibly running them down completely once in a great while may help but unproven. Palm uses lithium rechargeables in their Treos and they say to top it up on the charger every night to obtain best possible battery life. With Lithium it appears the mantra should be "don't buy it before you need it" (also, make certain you are buying batteries with short shelf life when you do buy one).
Larry
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Larry (12/12/2007)
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by James DeRuvo (12/12/2007)
Extreme temperatures can kill your LiOns as well. So if you're in a snow bound area, make sure they're insulated with a cozy carrying case and avoid extremely hot and humid conditions as well.
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Miz Elizabeth (05/20/2008)
My fiji camera fine pix 40fd came with a lithium-ion battery....I got the camera in October and took about 100 pix with it and now the battery is dead...No where on the battery does it say it is rechargable. Can I recharge this battery? and did this camera set come with a recharger? If the plug from my universal recgarger from my cell phone fits my camers is that what I use to recharge this battery?
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Can I change the megapixels to 3, 6, and 12 respectively to obtain 6400, 3200, and 1600 ISO (Ogee101 — 09/08/2007)
The new Fujifilm Finepix F50-fd goes all the way up to 6400 ISO but to obtain this setting, you must change the megpixel setting to 3 mp, and 6 mp for 3200 ISO and 12 mp for full resolution of 1600 IS0. I am sure this must be possible but since I am a newcomer --please advise---Thanks Ogee101
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bukit97 (09/08/2007)
Certainly you can change the mega pixels of the pictures. To do it manually, you probably have to turn the mode dial to M which is manual control.
Press the ' F ' button and you will see a menu listing the options for ISO and Quality, among others.
Select ISO, press OK and you will see a list of the choices. Select the correct ISO and press OK.
To set the mega pixels for the picture, select Quality under the same menu and proceed in the same manner.
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Press the ' F ' button and you will see a menu listing the options for ISO and Quality, among others.
Select ISO, press OK and you will see a list of the choices. Select the correct ISO and press OK.
To set the mega pixels for the picture, select Quality under the same menu and proceed in the same manner.
Ogee101 (09/08/2007)
To bukit97---I thought I could, but since a new camera, I wasn't sure. Now I am. Thanks for the comeback. I have printed your answer and will put it in my instruction booklet (when I get one)
-------------Thanks Again :-)
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-------------Thanks Again :-)
Taylor (09/20/2007)
Can I disable the face detection mechanism as I need to concentrate and sharpen the image on other feathers of my models i.e. hands and nails.
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Anyone know an exact release date for fuji's f50fd. (ncooper27 — 08/25/2007)
Anyone know an exact release date. Would like to know if I can receive this by Setember 23 rd. I am thinking of buying the 850is instead (It has already been released) but the dual image stabilization and the 12 megpixel are pretty alluring
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louis (08/30/2007)
The release date is slated to be 1 September 2007.
If you are lucky you should be able to get it by Sept 23.
cheers!
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If you are lucky you should be able to get it by Sept 23.
cheers!
jin (09/10/2007)
Nick, I was also thinking of getting Canon's Powershot SD850IS since I don't own any Canon digicam. but I'll stick with Fujifilm's F50fd - namely because other than the inexpensive price tag ($300 for a 12mp w/O.I.S and useful (if not full) Manual controls? I'm sold), the Finepix-F series has been known to be outstanding even with high ISO's of 400 or 800 that are more acceptable than competing digicams, which is something not Canon, Sony, or Nikon has accomplished in their respective line of camera models. The SD850's ISO rating of 400 and above are clearly noticeable image noise. I have the Finepix F31fd (minor upgrade to the F30) and when I print photos with ISO 400, you can hardly notice the grainy-effect that comes with the high ISO setting.
for further proof, you can visit this site which gave an excellent unbiased review of the F30: Fujifilm Finepix F30 ( dcresource.com/reviews/fuji... )
scroll at the bottom section (but not the very) where you'll see a night shots courtesy of the specified camera review.
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for further proof, you can visit this site which gave an excellent unbiased review of the F30: Fujifilm Finepix F30 ( dcresource.com/reviews/fuji... )
scroll at the bottom section (but not the very) where you'll see a night shots courtesy of the specified camera review.
Fuji FinePix F50fd Reviews
Fuji FinePix F50fd Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 4.0 out of 5
Good camera, older models better
(V — 06/16/2008)
I was just comparing pictures, which compelled me to write a review. I originally had the F31fd but unfortunately got robbed. When i went to repurchase my camera I was sad to find that it was discontinued. This was supposed to be an upgrade of my camera so I was happy to purchase it. However, I have found the image quality to be worse than the F31fd,especially for low light/natural light shots. The flash on this camera is not as good either and leaves pictures looking a bit overexposed and much less natural than the F31fd's. Also, the camera body itself is more flimsy and plastic, where as the F31fd was solid and sturdy.
Overall though, this is still a great camera, no matter how bitter I am about my loss. For its size and price it takes great pictures and allows you the manual options for more freedom. There are also plenty of pre-set options too. The flower setting is great for macro shots! I've heard people complain that it is slow, but it really is fine. I would recommend it to anyone, although I'm not sure what new cameras are out there today.
- 1.0 out of 5
Unreliable with bad after-sales service
(Peter Thomas — 05/09/2008)
The camera took adequate photos for 2 weeks of moderate use then stopped focusing. Fujifilm have had it for more than 2 months and haven't decided whether to fix it or replace it. That's bad service. I have an empty wallet and no camera. Other reviews are right - the high ISO shots are very disappointing, especially since Fujifilm's marketing hype for this camera raves about their excellence in low light.
