Fujifilm's SuperCCD EXR Unveiled: Sensor Promises High Res, High Quality Imaging

Fujifilm's "super ccd" technology's been about for quite a while, but with the new Super CCD EXR it looks like the main focus is on improved image quality. It's not going to signal an end to the stupid megapixel race, but the EXR sensor has a new mosaic color filter arrangement, new pixel-binning method and totally new electronic charge control: these result in improved light sensitivity with lower noise as well as a wider dynamic range. These should make up for the image quality problems caused by the shrinkage of photo-diode sizes as megapixel count has gone up...but we'll have to see some test shoots to see if the sensor lives up to its promise. Press release below. More »

Fujifilm F60FD Point-And Shoot Has 12 Megapixels, Auto Scene Detection

FujiFilm has just added to its series of FinePix digital cameras with the F60FD, designed for easy point-and-shoot operation. It's got a 12-megapixel SuperCCD sensor, 3-inch display, mechanical image stabilization and 3x optical zoom. Plus its software lets it do advanced face detection of up to 10 faces for optimum focus and exposure settings, with auto red-eye removal. And there's a new feature dubbed Scene Recognition where the camera detects the kind of picture you're trying to take, then adjusts itself into macro, landscape or night-shot modes automatically: Handy for the beginner photographer. It's available September for around $300. [TFTS]

JD Power Announces the Best Cameras of 2008

JD Power and Associates just released the results of its latest camera survey, culling the responses of over 8,000 digital camera buyers between April of 2007 and March of 2008. They split the categories into DSLRs, Point and Shoots, Premium Point and Shoots, and Ultra Slims. Hit the jump to see the list of winners. More »

FujiFilm Finepix Z200fd Glam Cam, Friends Become Lovers, Lovers Become Conjoined Twins

The FujiFilm Finepix Z200fd Glam Cam is yet another digital camera on top of the massive mountain of sleek point and shoots. Yeah, it's really thin and will capture shots at up to 10MP with a 5x zoom lens. But it stands out for an odd reason—it's got a fantastic—and creepy—timer system. More »

Finepix Z200fd has 10 Megapixels and a 'Love-Timer'

One for obsessive celeb-watchers, perhaps, Fujifilm's Finepix Z200fd has a kooky little feature that judges your loved up-ness by how close you're standing in the frame to your special friend/stalker/parole officer. As well as face recognition technology, a 5 x zoom, 52MB internal memory as well as space for all sorts of memory cards, and available in four colors (black, pink, silver and a black-red combo) the Z200fd is available in Japan from early next month for around $380. More »

Hands On Fujifilm S100FS Faux DSLR: Why?

Okay, I get prosumer cams like Canon's G9 or even Fuji's other big-zoom shooters. The S100FS, I do not get. It's the same size as a DSLR. It costs the same as a DSLR ($799). But it's not a DSLR. And not in a good way. More »

Fujifilm's S1000fd and S8100fd Ultra-Zoom Pro-sumer Cameras Have 12x and 18x Zoom

These two high-end consumer cameras from Fujifilm both have fairly high zooms (12x on the S1000fd which is a 33mm-396mm equivalent, and 18x on the S8100fd, which is a 27mm-486mm equivalent), but they've got a few other interesting functions as well. More »

Fujifilm's F100fd Spec'd Out Point and Shoot has 12-megapixels, 2.7-inch LCD, 360-degree Facial Detection

The Fujifilm FinePix F100fd, which follows up the F40fd and F50fd with 12-megapixels, 360 degree facial detection, 2.7-inch LCD, dual image stabilization, red eye removal, dual-shot mode, and IR image transfer. It's a lot of spec for the money. More »

Fujifilm's Z20fd Slim Cam In Fresh Colors, With Dual Blog Mode

Fujifilm has delivered an upgrade to its stylish Z-series lineup with the Z20fd. This 10-megapixel "ultra-glam" cam is available in four colors: Jet Black, Wasabi Green, Hot Pink and Ice Blue. More »

Fujifilm's New FinePix J10, J50 are Wallet Friendly

Fujifilm is releasing the FinePix J10 and J50 for budget conscious consumers this March for $149.95 and $179.95, respectively. More »

Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd, So Thin It's Anorexic

Fujifilm has slimmed down its FinePix camera even more—now it's just 19.8 mm thick—but the redesigned FinePix Z100fd still manages to cram 8 megapixels of imaging goodness into its slim form factor. It's available in four color combinations, and even has a few smart features such as face detection technology that can identify 10 faces in the frame, sensibly focusing so all might be as sharp as possible. Looks like a lot of camera for $249.95, available this month. [FujiFilm Press Release] More »

Fuji Gives In and Whores Megapixels Like Everyone Else?

A few months ago, I happily wrote a post about Fuji camera's continuing decision to build sensors with fewer megapixels in exchange for better light sensitivity. Apparently, that philosophy has not kept up. Proof: Old generation Fuji point and shoots like the F30/31 are going for more than double the original retail price on eBay ($400-$500!) as enthusiasts reject the newer F50 camera with double the MP and worse image quality in dim conditions. Is this true, or fan myth mania? [TheOnlinePhotographer] - Eric Sheline

Fujifilm's F50fd Mighty 12MP Slimcam Busting with High Tech

Here's an interesting combo — 12MP in a slim camera body. That's a bump from 8MP in the F40fd, which is weird because Fuji doesn't often engage in these MP cock fights. Anyhow, the 7th generation CCD sensor is pared with a 3x zoom, face detection that can, like other Fuji's equipped with, focus and expose correctly for 10 faces in frame, and now remove red eye, this one for faces at extreme angles of 135-degrees. I swear. "Dual Image stabilization" combines high ISOs (1600, or 6400 in reduced res!) on top of mechanical sensor shift. Confusingly, this high tech camera goes for $300, less than other cameras in the line that do fewer MP in bigger packages. Must be the 3x zoom holding it back from a higher price point. More »

Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd Slim and Colorful 7MP Fashion Cam

This is the most colorful and cheesy of Fuji's camera blitz today. It's a slim fashion phone that the press release claims, to "flirt with youth." Never mind the generation Z target demographic, the Z10fd has 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch lcd, slideshow mode, face detection tech with auto red eye removal, IR beaming, a blogging mode which reduces photo size on cam for EZ downloadin' to myspace, etc. More »

Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd has 8MP, 18x Zoom and 6400 ISO (Kinda)

I've never wanted a Fujifilm camera quite so badly as this S8000fd, the successor to the S6500fd, one of the original face recognition cams. First off, its been bumped from 6 to 8MP, still lower than the competition, but for the sake of better light sensitivity. Running in 4MP mode, more than enough for most shots, it can capture an astounding 6400 ISO (at full res it hits 1600). Then there's the gorgeous 18x zoom, which is the equivalent of a 27mm to 486mm lens. More »

Fujifilm FinePix F480 Cheapie and the Even Cheaper A920

Fuji has two new entry-level digicams coming down the line. First is the Finepix A920, sporting a 9-mp CCD, 4x zoom and a 2.7-inch screen all for $199.95. But if you need your camera to be a little more on the trim side than you'll want to take a look at the F480. This guy has similar specs to the A920 aside from a slightly smaller 8-mp sensor and is .4-inches thinner, but is also a bit cheaper at $179.95. Looks like the Canon PowerShot A450 and the Canon Coolpix L12 have some new competition.

Fujifilm IS Pro Digital SLR Camera Has Predator Vision

Forget the visible light spectrum, any camera can hack that. The Fujifilm IS Pro is the most recent camera in Fujifilm's pro lineup that can shoot in the ultraviolet and infrared spectrums as well. Tooled for professional snoops, it also has such gumshoey features as one-touch black-and-white Live Image Preview, post capture face-detection that identifies up to 10 faces per image and Mirror Lock-Up and Shutter Delay to reduce image blur in a long exposure. It's simply the choicest thing to accompany your coffee thermos and box of doughnuts on those long overnight stakeouts. Jump for the details, right from the horse's mouth. More »

Fujifilm's S700 Packs 10x Zooming Muscle and "Smart" Flash

Fujifilm must have given their new S700 a dose of roids cause unlike most cameras which pack a measly 3x optical zoom, the S700 muscles past them with a whopping 10x zoom. It also has a unique flash system dubbed iFlash, which adjusts the strength of the flash according to your lighting environment, so people in your shots don't end up looking like ghosts. Other features worth noting are built-in image stabilization (for quaky-handed shutterbugs like myself) and an ISO sensitivity range of up to 1600. And let's not forget this 7MP shooter is both xD/SD friendly. For $249, you got me sold. – Louis Ramirez More »

The Cameras of CES

Wedged between the biannual Photokina show last September and the annual PMA show this coming February, CES is not the best place to find new camera announcements. Absent from the action are heavyweights Canon, Nikon, and Pentax—and even some middleweights like Panasonic. But some of the scrappier little vendors made a few waves to fill the radio silence. Here are four worth watching: More »

First Grope: Fufifilm F40fd

Fujifilm announced the F40fd (at left) a few days before CES, and we got our first chance today to fondle it. The biggest improvement from its predecessor is the slimmer figure. We loved the old FinePix F31fd (right) that boasts a stratospheric ISO 3200 sensitivity (and actually looked good up to at least up to ISO 800). It also produces crisp detail and gorgeous colors. Not so loveable, though, is its doughy physique measuring 1.1 inches thick—which made it hard to slip into a pocket. More »

Fujifilm Accepts SD Card, Gravity, Round Earth

Fujifilm makes some great cameras. Their low-light performance and color vibrancy can be stunning. But every review I write has to have the caveat "requires dorky, expensive xD memory cards." More »

Fujifilm Finepix A610 and A800 Low-end Digicams

Designed for beginners and cheapskates, the A800 and A610 have 8- and 6-megapixel sensors and come at a price of $179 and $129, respectively. They both have 3x optical zoom, but the A800 has an ISO range of 100-800, whereas the A610 only has 100-400. Both have a 2.5-inch LCD display and support SD and xD memory cards. More »

Fujifilm FinePix F40fd 8-megapixel Digicam With Facial Recognition

Not only does the F40fd have an ISO up to 1600 (2000 in certain modes) in the body of a point-and-shoot, it's got facial detection as well. (That's what the fd in its name stands for.) The F40fd picks out up to 10 faces in the frame at once and does some fancy voodoo to optimize your shot. More »

Fujifilm Z5fd Looks Out For Bloggers

We've had our eye on these two for quite some time now, and today Fujifilm finally made them official. First up is the Z5fd, a slim point and shoot that attempts to be every bloggers best friend with a special "Blog Mode" feature that automatically reduces the size of images for easy posting to your blog. (If only it could write its own posts). The 6.3-megapixel camera will also have a built-in 3x optical zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD. It'll go for $229. Big spenders can make the jump up to the $1,999 S5 Pro. This monster will have... More »

Fujifilm Pivi MP-300 Mini Printer: Present-Day Polaroid

The Fujifilm Pivi MP-300 is a palm-sized printer that cranks out playing-card-sized pictures in less than two minutes. Accepting its image data using PictBridge via a USB or infrared, it weighs just shy of a half-pound loaded with batteries and paper, making it kinda easy to carry around and ninja-print shots on the spot. It's $127, only in Japan so far. More »

BigJob HD-3W Rugged Digicam

Aimed towards photographers for construction sites, UFC Fights and snuff films, this BigJob HD-3W camera features a large lens that's protected by some kind of cushioning all around. Making up for the lost aerodynamics in ruggedness, the FujiFilm BigJob is waterproof, dust-resistant, and can take drops of up to 27 inches, or a little more than two feet. Great if you're a toddler. More »

FujiFilm Z5fd Brings Out Your Inner Paparazzi

When it comes to pictures, we'd rather be behind the camera than in front of it, so if taking unflattering facial close ups is your thing, FujiFilm's new Z5fd should be on your hot list. The 6-megapixel camera, which will come in red, silver, and UPS brown, packs all the usual goodness found in other Fuji cams (2.5-inch LCD, 3x optical zoom), but will also track and recognize faces, making it easier to embarrass your subjects with countless mug shots. Like all FujiFilm cams it'll save images onto xD cards and it'll come with 26MB of internal memory. No word on U.S. availability or pricing so we recommend holding on to your PowerShot in the meantime. – Louis Ramirez More »

FujiFilm FinePix F31fd Takes Better Pictures of Your Ugly Mug

This is FujiFilm's latest camera, the FinePix F31fd. It has the usual bag'o'tricks including 3x optical zoom, 6.3-megapixel sensor, 2.5-inch LCD screen, etc. The one unique feature it does include is a "Face Detection System." The FDS will recognize when a face is in frame and automatically bring it into focus along with adjusting the brightness and flash accordingly. Sorry, ugly people, your days are numbered. – Travis Hudson More »

Why the Fujifilm S5 Pro DSLR Camera is only 6 Megapixels

In the shadow of 10 Megapixel DSLRs like the Nikon D80 and Canon Rebel XTi, and even a bunch of 10 megapixel point and shoot cameras, you might wonder why the S5 Pro Fujifilm camera, due out in 2007 is only rated to 6 Megapixels. DP Review explains that Fujifilm decided to bow out of the pixel pissing match, focusing sensor development away from pixel density and towards greater picture quality. Pussies? Maybe not. More »

Fujifilm FinePix A700: High Rez, Small Package

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New Fujfilm S6000fd Camera Spots Faces

If you like your family and want them to come out looking as sharp as possible in you next set of holiday snapshots, Fuji has some help: their new FinePix S6000fd comes with Face Detection, where the camera scans the image, detects the faces and focuses in on them instead of some inanimate object in the background. It can also do clever stuff like pick the faces out of a photo and create a head-and-shoulders slideshow. More »

Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR Digital SLR: Infrared and Ultraviolet Camera Sees the Unseen

Fujifilm introduced its FinePix S3 Pro UVIR digital SLR camera, which the company calls the world's first production DSLR that can take photos in the ultraviolet and infrared light spectrum. Fujifilm is marketing the 12.3-megapixel camera to law enforcement agencies, who can use ultraviolet and infrared photography to visualize evidence that's hard to see with the human eye, such as bloodstains and gunshot residue. The S3 Pro UVIR lets those cops and detectives preview all this stuff live in its smallish two-inch viewscreen. More »

Fujifilm FinePix F20

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Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd: Face Detection

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Fujifilm Aquamask Waterproof Camera Case

If you've got a Fujifilm Finepix A400 or A500 and love taking pics under water, the new Aquamask waterproof case is just the ticket for fun at the beach and the pool. The case protects the camera from water (obviously), dirt and sand, so you can take pictures at depths of up to 10 feet. More »