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Fujifilm FinePix V10
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- Digital Format
- Display
- Exposure
- Image Processor
- Included Hardware
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- Lens
- Shutter
- Storage
- LCD Screen
- Exposure Controls
- Dimensions
- Power
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Image Processor
| Number of image sensor pixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image sensor | CCD |
| Maximum horizontal image resolution | 2592 |
| Maximum vertical image resolution | 1944 |
| Image sensor quantity | 1 |
| Image format | JPEG |
| White balance | 0 |
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Exposure Controls
| Maximum shutter speed | 2000 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 4 |
| Bulb setting | 0 |
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| Exposure settings | 0 |
| Exposure compensation range | 0 |
| Number of scene modes | 6 |
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Pros
Big LCD
High ISO settings
Cons
Too few manual controls
Limited battery life
Bottom Line
A big LCD and high ISO settings are nice, but limited battery life and too few manual controls are drawbacks.
Fujifilm FinePix V10
FinePix V10 Review, by Eric Butterfield May 17, 2006
The most eye-catching feature of the compact Fujifilm FinePix V10 is its big LCD. The 3-inch screen, which almost fills the back of the camera, is handy for framing shots and makes viewing images a pleasure. The $349 V10 starts up quickly (in less than a second), and shutter lag was generally minimal, though I sometimes noticed it in low light.
The shipping model I tested felt sturdy, despite its relatively slim profile. Operating the V10 with one hand isn't practical: The buttons on the back panel run all along the bottom because the LCD leaves little room for controls. These buttons are small and too close together for nimble navigation unless you have extremely slender fingers, which I do not.
To navigate the menus you use a pair of tiny left/right buttons and an up/down toggle. This arrangement is less than ideal; with a better design, some selections might have taken fewer steps. On the plus side, the buttons do double duty, allowing you to quickly change the flash mode, turn on macro mode, or activate the self-timer. A dedicated button on the top of the camera offers ready access to the quality mode, ISO, and color settings menus.
This point-and-shoot model lacks some basic manual controls, such as aperture-priority and shutter-priority modes. You can't bracket its exposures or calibrate its white balance. The V10 keeps things simple, with an assortment of six basic but effective scene modes. In the novel Natural Light and With Flash mode, for example, the camera takes two shots in quick succession--one without and one with flash. The camera's Night mode is designed for shooting in the evening from a tripod, since it prioritizes for a long shutter speed. The V10 offers continuous shooting at about 2 frames per second; you can set the camera to stop at three frames, to shoot up to forty shots, or to continue shooting but save only the three most recent shots.
This camera offers impressive performance in low light because of its high sensitivity. The FinePix V10's ISO range, which tops out at 1600, makes it easier to take photos of dimly lit subjects without using the flash. As with most cameras, however, the photos we took at ISO 1600 had a significant amount of digital noise: Colored specks were particularly noticeable in shadow areas. Though photos snapped at ISO 800 showed substantially less noise, it was still apparent.
In our lab tests, the V10's overall score for image quality was about average. Most impressive was the V10's exposure accuracy, but its images scored lower in sharpness than did most other point-and-shoots we've tested. In particular, images produced by the Fujifilm FinePix E900 were much sharper.
To add to your entertainment, Fujifilm includes four basic video games, but playing them much might prevent you from taking photos later: The V10 took only 198 shots on one charge of its rechargeable 800-mAh battery, far short of the average of 267 shots we've recorded for all point-and-shoot cameras.
Eric Butterfield
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PCWorld Lab Results
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| Battery Life (minutes) | 108 |
| Battery Life Score | Fair |
| Image Quality Score | Good |
| Image Quality, Color | 65 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 57 |
| Image Quality, Exposure | 63 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 52 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 67.7 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 53 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 30.4 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Shots | 198 |
User Reviews
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Reviewed by: rupdip
Strengths: CompactHuge LCD Screen- 3 inchStylishTop Quality
Weaknesses: Low Optical ZoomxD Card (Cost)
Overall: I am a fuji fan and this compact one holds up to its promises. 3 inch LCD is its big plus. However I do not like xD Card used for this camera. Fuji should come up with SD Card alternative. Still, this is a clever little camera that looks great & would be very easy to carry as long as you're not picky about noise in the image
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Reviewed by: nn2000
Strengths: camera size, LCD size
Weaknesses: less popular XD slot
Overall: The most attracting thing with the digital camera with its small overall size and big LCD size. The big LCD screen on the back helps one watch easily and clearly. The overall small size make it easy to carry with. It even fit if you put the DC onto your keychain. And the small size does not affect the good performance with 5.3 megapixel and 3.4 optical zoom.
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Reviewed by: alex1432
Strengths: Big LCD on the back fast start up times and easy to use
Weaknesses: At times you have to put your finger on the screen to hold the camera
Overall: This is a great camera as long as all you want to do is point and shoot. I've used a for a few weeks now and its easy to use with a very big LCD on the back. I'm not a power user so I do not use advanced features and can't comment on those.
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Reviewed by: uncat
Strengths: Large lcd, natural light and flash mode, compact size
Weaknesses: battery life.
Overall: The only feature you really need to know about is the dual picture mode that takes 2 pictures at once. One without flash and one with flash. The real photo technology does give the pictures a nice color.The rest is mediocre. For example the included 16xd card is laughable. You will have to replace it and it's a little harder to find deals on xd cards versus sd cards. The 19.4x total zoom is not a good reason to buy it since it adds alot of noise. You wouldn't want to print a picture taking with the 5.7x digital zoom so it's really a 3.4x Optical zoom which is acceptable. It includes games but they are so simple and boring that you will lose interest after 15 minutes which is about the time it takes for someone to beat all 3 games. lol. The strap included is very long so you can hang it around your neck(it labeld as a should strap). The battery is ok.You should set the iso to 64 when you first use it. When I took it out the box and started taking pictures... the quality was really lousey with alot of noise. Once I changed it to iso 64... the difference was night and day.Excellent camera.
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Reviewed by: wongmic75
Strengths: Small size, large screen, good megapixel for price
Weaknesses: some time awkward to hold due to size
Overall: I bought this camera wanting a small sized camera to slip in my pocket. The picture quality has been reasonable for the price and I like the large screen. Sometimes due to the size it can be a little awkward to hold or use but for the most part it has worked out very well. Great camera for the price.
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