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.
The light produced by the flash of the F50fd is
even — there is no light falloff in the corners of the
image — and is sufficient so that the lowest sensitivity
of 100 ISO, less prone to noise, can be used.
While overall the colours in the image are good, it is possible
to detect the influence of the mixed artificial lighting on
the auto white balance.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f2.8
Exposure:
Auto
Shutter Speed:
1/60 sec.
Resolution:
4000 x 3000
Flash:
On
Quality:
12M Fine
ISO:
100
File
Size:
4.24 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35 mm Eq.)
Inspecting the image at 100% on
a monitor, it can be seen that the high resolution of the sensor
allows the camera to capture a lot of detail, but, also noticeable,
is the fact that there is a bit of noise in the shadow areas.
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.
Zoomed in, the lens captures the equivalent of a 108 mm and
the maximum aperture is f5.1, which yields an insufficient
amount of light to produce an acceptably bright image at 100
ISO. Setting the sensitivity to Auto (400) ISO, the camera
increases sensitivity to the maximum (400 ISO) and yields
a well exposed image.
The remarks made for the wide angle image can be applied
to this one.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f5.1
Expo:
Auto
Shutter Speed:
1/100 sec
Res:
4000 x 3000
Flash:
On
Quality:
12M Fine
ISO:
400
File Size:
4.47 MB
Focal Lgth:
108 mm (35 mm
Eq.)
Seen at 100% the image reveals a
reasonable level of detail, such as the clearly defined texture
of the background cloth for example. However, noise is visible
as well, most noticeable here in the lenses of the old Yashicaflex.
With the F50fd, better macros can be obtained
if the Aperture Priority mode is used as it gives control
over the depth of field. Using a small aperture (f8) makes
it possible to maximize the depth of field as long as plenty
of light is provided to light the subject.
Set to Macro focus, the F50fd is able to focus on
a subject that is from 5 to 80 cm (2 in. to 2.6 ft.)
from the front element of the lens at the wide angle end,
and from 30 to 80 cm (1 and 2.6 ft.) when the zoom is at the
telephoto end.
The width of the field of view captured
with the zoom set to the wide angle is approximately 6.6 cm
(2.54 in.) and 10.7 cm (4.17 in.) at the telephoto end.
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.
The 256 segment light metering pattern of the FinePix F50fd
is excellent, as we have often noted on other Fujifilm compacts.
The exposures the camera yields with outdoor shots captured
under good light is perfectly balanced, and shows no trace
of over or under exposure, even when there are strong contrasts
in the scene. With exposures such as that, there is no visible
chromatic aberration. Barrel distortion is, as well, not noticeable.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f2.8
Exposure:
Auto
Shutter Speed:
1/850 sec
Resolution:
4000 x 3000
Flash:
Off
Quality:
12M Fine
ISO:
100
File Size:
4.65 MB
Focal Lgth:
36 mm (35 mm Eq.)
On the other hand, the image
sharpness is slightly soft throughout the frame and increasingly
so in the corners of the frame, a phenomenon that is most
noticeable when the widest aperture was used to capture the
image.
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.
At the maximum telephoto setting of the zoom, sharpness increases
noticeably. There is no pincushion distortion, nor is there
a chromatic aberration. The exposure is excellent, and the
image is detail-rich, revealing a lot of detail both outside
the building and even inside the building, behind the reflective
blue-green tinted glass doors.
Photo
Information
Format:
JPEG
Aperture:
f5.1
Exposure:
Auto
Shutter Speed:
1/200 sec
Resolution:
4000 x 3000
Flash:
Off
Quality:
12M Fine
ISO:
100
File Size:
4.62 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.
With the Long Exposure
option in the Setup menu active, the F50fd is
capable of capturing exposures as long as 8 seconds when the
camera is set to the Night mode. Using the 100 ISO
sensitivity level to keep noise to the absolute minimum, an
8-second exposure still requires a relatively well-lit subject
to yield an interesting image. Moreover, if the zoom is used,
the brightness of the subject becomes even more critical as
the aperture available to the camera becomes smaller.
Aperture: f3.2; shutter
speed: 8 s., 100 ISO.
Zooming in slightly past the
widest angle allows the camera to record a sharper image,
even at the widest aperture, which in this case is f3.2. As
with other Fujifilm compact cameras that are equipped with
a Super CCD, the FinePix F30 does not use a dark frame noise
reduction system. Instead, once the image is captured, it
is saved to the memory.
Inspecting the image captured at 100 ISO at 100% scale on
a monitor, reveals that noise is quite low and mostly visible
in the darker areas of the frame. The level of detail, on
the other hand, is excellent.
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