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Fujifilm FinePix F50fd A Review includes a User Report and full image analysis. (more)
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Model Name: Fujifilm FinePix F50fd 
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Photo Gallery URL: Photo Gallery
Device Forum URL: Forum
Manufacturer URL: Mfr. Website
General
Model Number: F50fd 
Camera Format: Compact 
Currently Manufactured: Yes 
Retail Price: $299.95
Street Price: $214.94
Date Available: 2007-09-30
Tripod Mount: Yes 
Weight: 176g
6.2oz
Weight With Batteries? Yes 
Size: 93 x 59 x 23 mm
3.6 x 2.3 x 0.9 in
Image Capture
Image Resolution: 4000x3000, 4224x2816, 2848x2136, 2048x1536, 1600x1200
Continuous-mode frames/second: 0.3
Movie Resolution: 640x480, 320x240
Movie Frame Rate: 25, 25
Movie Audio: Yes 
Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): 12.00
SuperCCD HR Size (inches): 1/1.6" 
Focal Length Multiplier: n/a
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 3:2
Sensor Type: SuperCCD HR 
Effective Megapixels: 12.00 
Lens
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 35 - 105 mm
Zoom Ratio: 3.00x
Digital Zoom: Yes 
Digital Zoom Values: Up to 8.2x 
Auto Focus: Yes 
Auto Focus Assist Light? Yes 
Manual Focus: Yes 
Normal Focus Range: 45 cm to Infinity
17.7 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range: 7 - 80 cm
2.8 - 31.5 in
Aperture Range: f/2.8 (wide) - f/5.1 (tele) - f/8.0 
Lens Thread:  
Lens Thread Type:  
Display
Optical Viewfinder: No 
LCD Viewfinder: Yes 
LCD Size (inches): 2.7
LCD Resolution (pixels): 230,000
Max Playback Zoom: 6.3x
Exposure
ISO Settings: 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
White Balance Settings: Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom 
Shutter Speed Range: 8 - 1/2000
Exp Adj Range (EV): +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes: TTL 256-zones metering (Multi / Spot / Average) 
Aperture Priority: Yes 
Shutter Priority: Yes 
Full Manual Exposure: No 
Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
Flash
Internal Flash: Yes 
Flash Modes: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro 
Flash Guide Number (Meters): n/a
Flash Range Description: Wide-angle: approx. 0.6 - 4.4m; Telephoto: approx. 0.6 – 2.4m; Macro: approx. 0.3m – 0.8m 
Ext Flash Connection: n/a
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types: SDHC / SD / xD 
Memory Included (MB): 25.0
Uncompressed Format:  
CCD Raw Format: No 
Movie File Format: AVI (Motion JPEG) 
Connectivity
Video Out: Yes 
Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): Yes 
Video Usable as Viewfinder:  
External Connections: USB 2.0 High Speed
Other Connection: DC In, IrSimple infrared 
Included Software: FinePixViewer, ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix 
OS Compatibility:  
Power
Battery Form Factor: Proprietary NP-50 
Usable Battery Types: Lithium Ion rechargeable 
Batteries Included: 1 x proprietary NP-50 Lithium Ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included: Yes 
Notes & Features: Dual image stabilization (CCD-shift, high sensitivity); Face Detection 2.0; Face-oriented slide show (face detection system will detect and zoom in during playback); IrSimple; Blog mode (auto resize; can transmit directly to other IrSimple-enabled device). 

 

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