Fujifilm Finepix F31fd Review

Review Date: January 6th 2007

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
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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: 2,848 x 2,136 (6.1m) / 3,024 x 2,016 (3:2 format) / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 / 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames / sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames / sec.)
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 26MB) / xD-Picture Card™ (16MB - 2 GB)
File format Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Lens Fujinon 3.0x Optical zoom lens, F2.8 - F5.0
Lens focal length 8.0 – 24.0mm (36-108mm on a 35mm camera)
Focus Auto Focus (Single, Continuous)
(Center, Multi)
AF assist illuminator available
Focus distance Normal: Approx. 60cm (2.0 ft.) to Infinity
Macro: Wide Angle: Approx. 5cm (2.0 in.) to 80cm (2.6 ft.)
Telephoto: Approx. 30cm (1.0 ft.) to 80cm (2.6 ft.)
Shutter speed 3 sec. to 1 / 2000 sec. (depend on Shooting mode), 15 sec. (long exposure mode)
Aperture Wide-angle: F2.8 - F8, 10 steps in 1 / 3 EV increments
Telephoto: F5.0 - F8, 10 steps in 1 / 3 EV increments
Sensitivity Auto / Equivalent to 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
Exposure control 256-zone TTL metering (Multi / Spot / Average)
Exposure mode Programmed AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE
White balance Automatic scene recognition / Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light), Custom
LCD monitor 2.5 inch, Amorphous silicon TFT, approx 230,000 pixels, approx. 100% coverage
Flash Auto flash
Effective range (ISO AUTO): Wide-angle: approx. 0.6 - 6.5m / 2.0 - 21.3 ft
Telephoto: approx. 0.6 – 3.5m / 2.0 – 11.5 ft
Macro: approx. 0.3m – 0.8m / 1.0 ft - 2.6 ft
Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro.
Self-timer Approx. 10 sec. / 2 sec.delay
Video output NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital input / output USB 2.0 High-Speed
Power supply NP-95 Rechargeable Battery, AC Power Adapter AC-5VC (included)
Dimensions 92.7 (W) x 56.7 (H) x 27.8 (D) mm / 3.6(W) x 2.2 (H) x 1.1 (D) in.
(excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight Approx. 155 g / 5.5 oz.
(excluding accessories, batteries and xD-Picture Card™)
Digital zoom 6.20x
Shooting modes Normal: Auto, Picture Stabilization, Scene Position, Macro, Movie, Burst / Continuous
SP: Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, Position: Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Museum, Party, Flower Close-Up,Text
Continuous: 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 (max.0.7frame / sec. Up to memory card size)
High speed shooting
Movie recording 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec.
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames / sec.
With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG)
Voice Memo Up to 30 sec. WAV format
Color modes B&W / CHROME / STANDARD
Photography functions Intelligent Face Detection, High-speed shooting, Best framing, Frame No. memory
Playback functions Intelligent Face Detection, IR Communication (IrSimple™), Single frame, 9 Multi-frame, Sorting by date, Image rotate, Voice Memo, Trimming, Slideshow
Accessories included
  • Li-ion battery NP-95
  • AC Power Adapter AC-5VC
  • Hand Strap
  • USB cable for the FinePix F31fd
  • A / V cable for the FinePix F31fd
  • CD-ROM
    • FinePixViewer
    • ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix
  • Owner's Manual
   
Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use
Page 2
Image Quality
Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Specifications
Page 6
Conclusion

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