Fujifilm FinePix F50FD Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 482 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the control panel. The shutter also impresses, but many are less positive about the video.

Control panel, Shutter, Design, Resolution

Video, Contrast, Energy efficiency, Interface

Experts rate this product 77/100 and users 83/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Fujifilm FinePix F50FD is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

Ever since Fuji introduced the FinePix F10, the company's double-digit-named F-series has been all about low noise at higher ISOs. Over the years, though, Fuji has developed the line into the very compact, classy-looking FinePix F50fd under review ...

The Fujifilm FinePix F50fd is a camera that has some big shoes to fill. The success of its predecessor, the Fujifilm F31fd, has in a sense put a lot of pressure on the F50fd to exceed the standard set by the F31fd a year ago. Check out this review to ...

Overall, it's easy to see that Fujifilm may have taken a step backwards in terms of ISO performance, but they still seem to be among the leaders in this department with the F50fd. This camera has solid performance numbers in most respects, and it ...

Fujifilm's FinePix F50fd is likely to come across vastly different to general consumers versus industry insiders. Those immersed in the industry might question the jump in resolution up to 12 megapixels, viewing the F50fd as essentially a digression ...

Dual image stabilization (including CCD-shift) ; Improved face detection ; Dual memory card slot (SD and xD) ; IrSimple-enabled ; Natural Light & with Flash mode is great for point-and-shooters ; Portrait Enhancer mode is a nice addition ; Micro ...

Limited wide-angle (35mm) -- doesn't give much of an opportunity to squeeze 10 people into the shot ; Big dip in high ISO performance compared to the F31fd ; Slow operation speeds ; Battery life not as remarkable as predecessor ; Slick outer shell ...

The Fujifilm F50fd arrives almost a year after the release of the F31fd. The face detection system offers some nice modifications, which include the addition of white balance and red eye correction, slide show and cropping functionality, and an ...

The Fuji FinePix F50fd ($399) is the long-awaited successor to the popular FinePix F30 and F31fd. I was a huge fan of the F30: it had much better high ISO performance than your typical compact camera (thanks to its SuperCCD sensor design), plus snappy ...

Good exposure and color ; no redeye ; Better-than-average high ISO performance ; Sensor-shift image stabilization ; Slim, stylish metal body ; Nice 2.5" LCD is easy to see outdoors and in low light ; Many manual controls ; Can use xD or SD/SDHC memory ...

Lots of blurring near the edges of the frame ; Heavy noise reduction, visible even at low ISOs ; Step down from the F30/F31 in terms of photo quality and battery life ; Quality control concerns ; Unimpressive continuous shooting modes ; sluggish shot ...

($479) offers a 5X zoom lens, improved face detection, and dynamic range adjustments

For less than $250 USD, you can hardly go wrong with this camera and its solid feature package.?.

12MP 3x image stabilized digicam with advanced Face Detection

Too much noise at higher ISOs

As a sleek and tiny camera, this certainly has a lot of great features that are quite helpful to the majority of people. What you may not always easily realize is that this is the perfect camera for almost any need you have. Bringing a powerful 12MP ...

Portly and plain are not the most compelling adjectives for a point-and-shoot digital camera, but the $300 Fujifilm FinePix F50fd has very high resolution, offers tons of features, and performed quite well in our tests. It may look dull, but the looks ...

A top performer among pocket cameras Fast wireless transfers via infrared

A bit dull looking compared other models Comparatively heavy and chunky

Fujifilm offers flashier, more colorful models, including the FinePix Z-10, which comes in six different fruity colors. But if you're more concerned with what your pictures look like than what your camera looks like, then the F50fd is probably a ...

Combining a 12-MegaPixel, 7th Generation Super CCD with a 3.0x optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD, the FinePix F50fd is a compact powerhouse that incorporates all the features users have come to expect from Fujifilm's more advanced digital cameras. With ...

Fujifilm's proprietary Face Detection Technology also gets an upgrade in the F50fd with the arrival of Face Detection 2.0, featuring Automatic Red Eye Removal. As with the original version of Face Detection, it can detect up to 10 human faces in a ...