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Fujifilm Finepix F50fd Review
- Written By: Manthos Tzorbatzakis
- 12-02-2008
The Fujifilm Finepix F50fd is the successor to the popular Finepix F31fd model, retaining its manual controls in the form of aperture-priority and shutter-priority modes, whilst adding Face Detection 2, a new technology that automatically enables it to identify up to 10 faces in a frame, in both full profile and at virtually any angle. Fujifilm have doubled the image resolution from 6 to 12 megapixels, added a slightly larger 2.7 inch LCD screen and refined the body design, which is now 23mm thick and sports a new 'Aero curve' design. The ISO range has been increased to 100-6400 and the F50fd also offers a CCD-shift image stabilisation system, allowing you take more natural photos in low-light conditions without having to resort to using the flash. The F31fd was renowned for being one of the best performing compact digital cameras in low-light conditions, producing usable images all the way up to ISO 1600. Combined with the creative shooting modes, this made the F31fd a great pocket camera for the discerning shutterbug. Can the F50fd, with twice the resolution, maintain the reputation of its predecessor? Read on here
