Fujifilm FinePix F80EXR

Intro, Features And Specs

The Fujifilm FinePix F80 EXR is a compact zoom camera from Fuji's current line-up in the market and it is the successor to the old FinePix F70EXR. It offers a stylish compact body coupled with an EXR sensor and HD video recording. Let's see how good this FinePix shooter is.

Intro, Features and Specs
The FinePix F80 EXR, as the name suggests is equipped with Fuji's 1/2-inch Super CCD EXR 12 megapixel sensor which is claimed to produce better low light image quality than a normal CCD sensor found in most standard compact cameras. The FinePix F80 EXR uses a 10x optical zoom lens (27 - 270mm equivalent) and a CCD-shift dual image stabilization system. The camera also comes with a 3-inch LCD TFT screen that supports up to 230k dots. HD video recording at 720p with optical zoom function during video recording is also supported. Like many current compacts, an HDMI port for connecting the camera to an HDTV is also present.

Fuji claims that the Super CCD EXR on the FinePix F80EXR provides superior picture quality by using 3-in-1 sensor combination of Fine Capture Technology (High Resolution), Pixel Fusion Technology (High Sensitivity & Low Noise), and Dual Capture Technology (Wide Dynamic Range). The camera uses color filter array and image processing technology to reproduce balanced picture quality. So, there are four EXR shooting modes - EXR Auto to let the camera detect the scene automatically and switch to the scene it finds best suited, Resolution Priority for shooting detailed images, High ISO & Low Noise for minimal noise and D-range Priority for wide dynamic range.

Apart from these EXR modes, the rest of the shooting modes include Auto, Program, Manual, Movie, Pro Focus, Natural Light and Natural Light with Flash. The manual mode offers selecting different shutter speeds (8 to 1/2000 seconds) and aperture range (F3.3 to F9.0 for wide angle shots and F5.6 to F16.0 for telephoto). There are a total of 18 pre-set scene modes as well which includes dedicated scene modes for your pets.

The ISO Speed range starts from ISO100 to ISO 12800 and there are 9 different image sizes to choose from. It also has four different continuous shooting modes - Final 12, Top 12, Final 3 and Top 3. Metering options include Multi, Spot and Average while AF mode has Center, Multi and Continuous options. The FinePix F80 EXR also has face detection and register option. The camera has dedicated shortcut to activate/deactivate this option.