Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd Compact Camera

FinePix F50fd Review, by Alan Stafford November 14, 2007

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• Latest User Reviews 1 review
• Reviewed by: caqpnvague

  Duration of ownership: 3 Months

  Strengths: It worked adequately for two weeks

  Weaknesses: It stopped focusing after 2 weeks. Fujifilm have taken 2 months and not decided whether to fix or replace it. I have an empty wallet and no camera. It cost me $3.50 per photo.

  Overall: Lousy after-sales service.

• Reviewed by: capnvage

  Strengths: Small, light, good menu, good colors in well-lit conditions.

  Weaknesses: Broke down after two weeks of moderate use (stopped focusing). Fujifilm still haven't replaced or fixed it after 10 weeks of waiting and a couple of requests for a progress report.

  Overall: Very disappointing. I have an empty wallet and no camera. Photos under low-light conditions were very grainy and with poor color reproduction - the Fujifilm marketing overstates this as a strength of the camera. Flash charging was awkwardly slow. My biggest grumble is that I have to go to web pages to even remember what my camera looked like. I got half-way through an overseas holiday when it died so I couldn't take photos for half the trip. Now I have another overseas trip coming and it looks like I either go with no camera or buy a new one... which will NOT be from Fujifilm.

• Reviewed by: lala13

  Strengths: good night shooting mode

  Weaknesses: flashlight is too weak

  Overall: I had a fuji finepix F20 camera for myself. I was very glad it works very well with night shooting. Now I'm getting this for my girlfriend. she likes it a lot too. But we just felt the flashlight sometimes is too weak at dark.

• Reviewed by: kasidid

  Strengths: 12 MegaPixel, capable for both SD and XD cards.

  Weaknesses: LCD, not wide-angle lens.

  Overall: This camera is used as the 2nd camera beside my DSLR. I haven't tried taking any pictures in a low-light condition because that is my DSLR's job. Lack of view finder is not my problem because I don't use it anyway. When you use a view finder, you won't know the settings of camera (shutter speed, aperture, ISO) which are displayed on the LCD screen only. However, the LCD seems to be the only (small) issue I have with this camera. Even the brightness is set to the highest level, I barely see anything on the screen when taking a picture on a shiny day.

• Reviewed by: jonbaier

  Strengths: Low light shots are decentHuge LCDUses both xD and SD

  Weaknesses: No viewfinder

  Overall: I think this a great camera for the price. It has a nice feature that lets you take both a flash and natural light sight in succession. and shows the results of both side by side. The low light shots are pretty good. I was worried because some reviews praised it and other fault it it's ISO performance. However it seemed like the the bad reviews were not factoring in mega-pixel differences in their comparison with other cameras. After using it I'd have to say the good reviews were accurate. I've taken several ISO 800 pictures that turned out much better than the compacts I've used in the past.

• Reviewed by: jrmint

  Strengths: Compact size, 12MP, dual image stabilization

  Weaknesses: Pictures are quite noisy at high ISO, Video recording is subpar

  Overall: I decided to purchase the Fuji FinePix F50fd after reading several online reviews rating this model as one of the best compact digital cameras. Picture quality is excellent in both well lit and dim locations as long as you have it set at a low ISO. My only complaint is that the video recording is subpar and there appears to be excessive noise in the background. Overall, a very functional, easy to use camera with excellent picture quality and decent features.