Fujifilm Finepix F30 Review

Review Date: August 7th 2006

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Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

Specifications

Number of effective pixels 6.3 Million Pixels
CCD sensor 1/1.7-inch Super CCD HR
Number of recorded pixels Still image : 2,848x2,136( 6.1million ) / 3,024 X 2,016 ( 3:2 format ) / 2,048 X 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 /640 X 480 pixels
File formats Still image : JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2 ), Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG ), (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 10MB), and xD-Picture Card™ (capacities currently up to 1GB – available to buy separately)
Lens Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens with 2 aspherical elements, F2.8 – F8 in 1/3 EV increments
Lens focal length Equivalent to 36 - 108mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Auto focus with Macro
Focus distance Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 5cm (at wide angle)
Shutter speed 15 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (exposure mode dependant)
Aperture F2.8 to F8
Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200
Start-up time Approx 1.4 sec
Exposure control Programmed AE (AUTO/SP), Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE
Exposure metering TTL 256 zones metering
White balance Automatic, Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
LCD monitor 2.5" with Anti-glare/Low reflection CV film (FUJIFILM Original) Approx. 230,0000 pixels
Flash Auto, Intelligent flash mode, Red-eye reduction, Forced flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow synchro, Red-eye reduction + Slow synchro
Self-timer Approx. 2 / 10 sec.
Video out NTSC / PAL selectable
Printing PictBridge, DPOF and Exif Print 2.2 compatible
Digital input/output USB 2.0 High-speed
Power source Rechargeable NP-95 Li-ion Battery, AC Power Adapter AC-5VC (included), additional NP-95 Li-ion battery and AC-5VX AC Adapter available (optional)
Pictures/batt charge Battery NP-95(1800mAh): approx. 580 frames
Dimensions 92.7mmW x 56.7mmH x 27.8mmD / 3.6"W x 2.2"H x 1.1"D
Weight approx. 155g / 5.5 oz (not including accessories)
Digital zoom 6.2x
Shooting modes Auto, Preprogrammed Scene Position (SP), Macro, Movie, Burst/Continuous, Aperture or Shutter Priority AE
Preprogrammed scene modes (SP) Natural Light / Natural Light & with Flash / Portrait / Landscape / Sport / Night / Fireworks / Sunset / Snow / Beach / Underwater / Museum / Party / Flower Close-Up / Text
Continuous shooting modes (SP) 1.Top-3 ( max.2.2 frames/sec., up to 3 frames, 2.Final-3 ( max. 2.2 frames/sec., up to 3 frames ), 3.Long-period (min. 1.5 sec.intervals at 6M(N) up to memory card size)
Movie recording Movie Recording: 640 x 480 pixels ( 30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels ( 30 frames/sec.) w/ Monaural sound. Zoom cannot be used during movie recording.
Playback Trimming, Image Rotate, Automatic Playback, Multi-Frame Playback, Sort by Date, Voice Memo
Accessories included
  • NP-95 Li-ion battery
  • AC Power adapter AC-5VC
  • Hand strap
  • A/V cable
  • USB cable
  • Owner's manual
  • CD-ROM
    • FinePix Viewer
    • ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix
Optional accessories
  • xD-Picture Card™: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB capacities currently available
  • AC-5VX power adaptor
  • Battery charger BC-65S (BC65 cannot be used)
  • NP-95 Li-ion battery
  • PC card adaptor (DPC-AD)
  • CompactFlash™ Card Adaptor (DPC-CF)
  • DCR2-161 multi-format card reader/USB 2.0 hub
  • DCR2-xD memory card reader for xD-Picture Card™
  • World Adaptor
  • Waterproof case WP-FXF30
  • Soft case SC-FXF30
   

Number of images / recording time on xD-Picture Card

Mode Still image
Image quality mode displayed 6M(Fine) 6M(Normal) 6M (3:2) 3M 2M 0.3M
16MB 5 10 10 19 25 122
32MB 10 20 20 40 50 247
64MB 21 42 42 81 101 497
128MB 42 84 84 162 204 997
256MB 85 169 169 325 409 1,997
512MB 170 339 339 651 818 3,993
1GB (M1GB) 341 680 680 1,305 1,639 7,995
Mode / Quality  
Movie
640 x 480 320 x 240
Frame rate (fps) 30 30
16MB Approx. 13 sec. Approx. 26 sec.
32MB Approx. 27 sec. Approx. 54 sec.
64MB Approx. 55 sec. Approx. 109 sec.
128MB Approx. 111 sec. Approx. 219 sec.
256MB Approx. 223 sec Approx. 7.3 min.
512MB Approx. 7.4 min. Approx.14.6 min.
1GB (M1GB) Approx. 14.9 min. Approx. 29.3 min.
     
Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
Page 4
Sample Images
Page 5
Design
Page 6
Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

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