Here are a few images that accurately reflect the abilities
of any given camera model. The images are altered only in
terms of size and sharpness after reduction and by the JPEG
compression used. Unless otherwise mentioned, assume that
any marbling or artifacts visible in the images are due to
the compression required to display them here. We feel however,
that they still faithfully represent the results we experienced.
STILL LIFE
PHOTO
This subject is photographed in a room that
has a mix of fluorescent and incandescent light, but which
is not brightly lit. The camera's flash is used to add fill
light. The backdrop is 1.95 m (6.5 ft) from the camera.
For this wide angle shot the sensitivity is manually set
to 100 ISO, which is the lowest sensitivity available to the
F30. The resulting image is acceptable but could be a bit
brighter.
Setting the sensitivity to Auto 400, the camera immediately
uses 400 ISO, resulting in a much brighter image, but also
in a slight increase in noise.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f2.8
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/60 sec.
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
On
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
100
File
Size:
3.0 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35 mm Eq.)
ZOOM
PHOTO
Now we zoom in on a specific area. The intent
is to test the sharpness of the image at the zoom's maximum
setting. The camera remains at the same distance as with the
preceding photo.
Using the same sensitivity as was used for the wide angle
shot, the F30 produced a noticeably darker image since the
brightest aperture available to the lens is f5. Setting the
sensitivity to Auto 400, the F30 increases to 400 ISO to enhance
the effect of the small built-in flash, and yields a bright
image.
While at 400 ISO some noise becomes detectable, it is comparatively
little compared to what most other compact cameras would yield
at that sensitivity.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f5
Expo:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/100 sec
Res:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
On
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
400
File Size:
2.9 MB
Focal Lgth:
108 mm (35 mm
Eq.)
Aperture: f4, shutter speed: 1/340 sec., 100 ISO.
MACRO PHOTO
The macro mode of the FinePix F30 makes it possible
for the camera to focus on a subject that is between 5 and
80 cm (2 inches to 2.6 feet) from the front element of the
lens at the wide angle position, and from 30 to 80 cm (1 to
2.6 ft.) at the full telephoto setting.
At the minimum focus distance and the wide angle end, the
F30 captures a field of view of 6.6 cm (2.57 inches) measured
horizontally in the frame; and there is very little barrel
distortion.
BUILDING
PHOTO
This image is our outdoor test. The architecture
of the building, in particular the angled girders, immediately
show the presence of jaggies. The shadowed entrance can also
often reveal the quality of the exposure.
A bit of purple fringing under the "I" beams that
make up the building's canopy appears to be the only negative
in an otherwise flawless exposure. The metering has evaluated
the scene perfectly, resulting in an image that contains details
in highlights as well as shadows, and the Auto white balance
has reproduced colours very faithfully, be it the blue of
the sky or the blue-green tone of the building.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f4.5
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/340 sec
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
Off
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
100
File Size:
3.1 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35mm Eq.)
ZOOM PHOTO
Zooming in on the entrance of the building,
the shadowed entrance takes on a greater importance for the
metering and can cause an overexposure of sections that are
directly lit.
Zoomed in, the challenge is greater for the metering since
the contrast between the areas in the foreground that are
lit be the sun and those that are in shadow is even greater.
As can be seen, the shadows are quite deep in this shot, but
overall the image the F30 captures is excellent, as even the
little sign on the building's right door is legible. Worth
noting as well, there is no sign of any chromatic aberration.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f5
Exposure:
Program
Shutter Speed:
1/400 sec
Resolution:
2848 x 2136
Flash:
Off
Quality:
6M Fine
ISO:
100
File Size:
3.0 MB
Focal Lgth:
108 mm (35 mm Eq.)
NIGHT PHOTO
As this camera is capable of long exposures,
a photo taken at night is included.
The Long Exposure option
of the Night Scene mode of the F30 allows a maximum
exposure time of 15 seconds. However, in this mode, the selection
of the aperture is up to the camera, making it impossible
to obtain a very bright image as the camera automatically
closes down the aperture.
Therefore, with this subject, an exposure time of 4 seconds
at f3.7 is sufficient to captures a relatively bright image.
Aperture: f3.7; shutter
speed: 4 sec., 100 ISO.
But, if getting a bright image
was easy, getting one with a sharp focus proved to be more
difficult as the F30 had problems focusing at infinity, and
only a few of the 21 photos captured proved to be in focus.
As with other Fujifilm cameras that use a Super CCD, the
FinePix F30 does not use of a noise reduction system that
doubles the exposure time. Nevertheless, long exposures are
remarkably noise-free at low sensitivities.
Test Photos
