Fujifilm Finepix F60FD Reviews Analysis

Digital camera - compact - 12.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, xD, SDHC, xD Type H, xD Type M... More product details

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168 reviews

November, 2009

75 / 100

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82 / 100

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What people think about the Fujifilm Finepix F60FD: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 168 reviews from across the web.

image quality

poor high ISO image quality
panoramic stitching
No panorama mode
Hit or miss image quality
Some features fail to impress and the overall image quality is far from great

Image quality is generally good with some tendency to underexpose in dim light
Dual image stabilization (Mechanical & ISO shift
Image clarity
As soon as you snap a photo

price

Sony and Canon can fit OVFs at this price point - why doesn't every manufacturer?
not worth the money the older fuji f20 6.3 mega pix takes better pictures than this new model
expensive

High-end build and styling with a moderate price
Great cam for the money..sharp
it is very cheap

performance

0.5

Slow
focusing can be a tad slow
Slow between shots
Disappointing high-ISO performance
Slow operation speeds

Excellent performance in low light

Slow and cramped controls
Can't charge off the USB port, operational speed depends on flash memory card speed
operational speed depends on flash memory card speed

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focus

0.5

lacks manual focus
Could only take 190 shots on a charge, lacks manual focus, panoramic stitching

color

Auto white balance off indoors
Significant chromatic aberration at wide angle
Harsh colour fringing

Skin tones are fine and faithful
This is one of the better cameras for auto-white balance

lens

0.5

same lens as the older 6.3 mega pix camera on a 12 mp i dont think so c'mon fuji
not worth the money the older fuji f20 6.3 mega pix takes better pictures than this new model , same lens as the older 6.3 mega pix camera on a 12 mp i dont think so c'mon fuji

zoom

0.5

Short zoom range a limiting factor
Short zoom range

memory

dual memory card slot

LCD

Lacking true wide angle coverage., Stabilisation not as good as rivals., Screen bettered by top rivals., Lacking true wide angle coverage., Stabilisation not as good as rivals., Screen bettered by top rivals
Low pixels LCD

3.0-inch LCD
and a 3" LCD screen for viewing
12 mega pixel, and a 3" LCD screen for viewing
3 inch lcd screen
3 inch lcd screen,portable

Big screen

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design

Serious styling
Body design
Body design, low-light focusing, handling
attractive and compact design
Great looks and well built

build quality

Solid build
Good build quality

interface

unintuitive user interface
High noise levels, unintuitive user interface

Good image review interface

flash

Underpowered flash
Underpowered flash, not good for indoor shooting
Auto flash boosts ISO to 400 to get a good shot

Natural Light & with Flash mode is great for point-and-shooters
Decent macro performance (when not using flash
Natural Light with Flash mode that automatically shoots

viewfinder

0.5

The lack of an optical viewfinder is always annoying

The view screen is outragiously big and way responsive

contrast

Fine detail in low-contrast areas and shadows is blurred by noise suppression

Good resolution in high contrast situations

appearance

Good face detection and image stabilisation

sensor

sensor-shift image stabilization
Solid material made of metal
12 Megapixel SuperCCD Sensor
With automatic red-eye correction
it automatically fixes the red eye right before your eyes

As soon as you snap a photo, it automatically fixes the red eye right before your eyes

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0.5

Counterintuitive menu system

battery

0.5

Have to trade battery life for best LCD performance
Mediocre battery life
battery life could be better
battery life could be better, but I am always playing with the features, its loaded

shutter

aperture-/ shutter-priority mode not as intuitive as it should be

Aperture- and shutter-priority modes
Aperture/shutter priority modes
Aperture and shutter priority modes
Very good prefocus shutter lag (0.028 second
Colours - detail in photos - shutter lag speeds

Control over aperture and shutter., Sensible approach to people shots., Great face detection., Auto Scene recognition., Control over aperture and shutter., Sensible approach to people shots., Great face detection., Auto Scene recognition

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usability

3.5

cramped controls
counter-intuitive controls
Clunky, counter-intuitive controls
Manual" mode functions like Program setting
No full Manual mode

Ease of use
Easy to use
Advanced face detection, Easy to use, Good build quality, Dual card slot
killer color and easy to use
Great cam for the money..sharp, tight pics, killer color and easy to use

easy to use controls
lots of auto modes with manual override
Compact size, solidly built, easy to use controls, lots of auto modes with manual override

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screen

large display

reception

clever face detection
Serious styling, Clever face detection, Great pictures
scene recognition with Face Detection 3.0
Face detection software
face detection technologies

Excellent SR Auto, face detection technologies
Auto scene detection
face detection
Auto scene detection, face detection
Improved face detection
Advanced face detection
Reliable SR Auto and face detection modes
Reliable SR Auto and face detection modes, attractive and compact design, ISO 6400
Face detection is really fast too
Excellet in low light, Face detection is really fast too
Face Detection 3.0
12 Megapixel SuperCCD Sensor, Face Detection 3.0
improved Face Detection and the new SR Auto functions
face detection technology
High ISO, face detection technology

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portability

Low light picture worst

Good for low-light photography
low-light focusing
We found that using the N setting we got good results under a mix of available window light and florescent
Lots of auto low-light modes offered for available light and flash exposures
Compact and portable