Fujifilm Finepix F550 EXR 16mp 15x optical zoom CMOS Full HD Lowest ever price £125.14 @amazon
I have been searching for a camera under £170 and this one ticks all the boxes.
Its the cheapest price it has been on amazon (slowly dropping from £329.99)
Prices elswhere:
Tesco £160
Play £147.99
Comet £169.99
This camera was rated 2nd best camera for under £175 out of 43 cameras with a score of 92 on snapsort.com despite being £50 cheaper! The winner was the lumix DMC-TZ20 which is £170
http://snapsort.com/explore/best-travel-zooms/175-max-price-24-months-recent
roduct Features
Megapixel: 16 MP
Image stabilizer: Y
Digital zoom: 15 x
Optical zoom: 75 x
Digital SLR: N
All-new 16 megapixel EXR CMOS sensor with 15x Fujinon optical zoom covering 24-360mm and 3.0 inch rear LCD
Triple anti-blur technologies
New EXR Auto mode featuring 27 scenes with Object Recognition
Full HD movie capture and GPS functionality
360° Motion Panorama mode
Technical Details
Number of effective pixels: 16.0million pixels
Image sensor : 1/ 2-inch EXR CMOS with primary color filter
Storage media: Internal memory (approx.60MB) SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card
File format: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3 ), RAW (RAF format), RAW+JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
H.264(MOV)
WAVE format, Stereo sound
Lens: Fujinon 15 x optical zoom lens
Focal length: f=4.4 - 66mm, equivalent to 24-360mm on a 35mm camera
Full-aperture:F3.5(Wide)－F5.3(Telephoto)
Constitution: 10 groups 12 lenses
Digital zoom: approx. 4.4 × (up to approx. 66 ×, with 15x optical zoom)
Aperture: F3.5/F7.1/F10(Wide) F5.3/F11/F16(Telephoto） with ND filter
Focus distance (from lens surface):Normal : Wide: Approx. 45cm/1.5 ft. to infinity, Telephoto: Approx. 2.5m /8.2 ft. to infinity, Macro: Wide: Approx. 5cm - 3.0m / 2.0 in.- 9.8 ft.,Telephoto: Approx. 1.2m - 3.0m / 3.9 ｆｔ. - 9.8ft.
Sensitivity:Auto Equivalent to ISO 64/100/200/400/800/1600/3200*/6400* (Standard Output Sensitivity)３M or lower (Number of record)
Exposure control: TTL 256-zones metering, Spot, Multi, Average
Exposure mode: Programmed AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual exposure
Shooting modes: SP :Zoom Bracketing, Natural Light & with Flash, Natural Light, Portrait, Baby, Smile, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text,
(MODE DIAL): EXR, P, S,A,M、SP, Adv,AUTO
Image Stabilizer: CMOS shift type + Multi frame type
Face detection: Yes
Exposure compensation: '-.0EV－+2.0EV 1/3EV step
Auto Bracketing: AE Bracketing ±1/3EV,±2/3EV,±1EV Film Simulation Bracketing PROVIA/STD, Velvia/VIVID, ASTIA/SOFT
Last3: max. 1.2 fps
Last 3 frames recorded
White balance: Automatic scene recognition,Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Underwater, Custom
Self-timer:10 sec.／2 sec. delay／Auto release／Auto shutter（Dog，Cat）
Flash: Auto flash (i-flash)
Effective range: Effective range: ( ISO AUTO)Wide: approx. 15 cm–3.2 m/0.5 ft.–10.5 ft.Telephoto: approx. 90 cm–1.9 m/3.0ft.–6.2ft.
Flash modes: Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro.Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
LCD monitor: 3.0-inch, approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, approx. 97% coverage
Movie recording: 1920x1080pixels（30 frames/sec.）/1280X720pixels（60 frames/sec.）/640 x 480pixels（30 frames/sec.)with stereo sound, Zoom function can be used.
Photography functions:EXR mode, Face recognition, Intelligent Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Film simulation, Dog/Cat detection, Framing guidline, Frame No. memory,Advanced mode (Motion panorama360,Pro focus, Pro low light,)High Speed Movie (80/160/320 frames/sec., GPS Measurement
Playback functions: Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Protect, Crop, Resize, Slide show, Image rotate, voice memo, histogram display, exposure warning, Photobook assist, image search, Favorites, Mark for upload, Panorama, Erase selected frames
Playback Functions:Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Protect, Crop, Resize, Slide show, Image rotate, voice memo, histogram display, exposure warning, Photobook assist, image search, Favorites, Mark for upload, Panorama, Erase selected frames, Photo navigation
Other functions:PictBridge, Exif Print, 35 languages selection, Time difference, Silent mode
(Digital interface): USB 2.0 High-Speed
HDMI Output: HDMI Mini connector
Power supply:NP-50 Li-ion battery (included) CP-50 with AC power adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)
Dimension: 103.5 (W) × 59.2(H) × 32.6 (D) mm / 4.1 (W) ×2.3(H) ×1.3 (D) in. (Minimum depth: 22.9mm / 0.9 in)
Weight: Approx. 195g / 6.9oz. (excluding battery and memory card), Approx. 215g / 7.6oz. (including battery and memory card)
Operating Temperature:0℃－40℃
Operating Humidity: 80% or less (no condensation)
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photographyblog.com Price at review £329.99 Rating 4/5
Trusted Review Price at review £250 Rating 8/10
Edited By: chrisharry12345 on May 23, 2012 14:36: added reviews
According to a user review on Amazon the F500 is identical but without GPS or RAW support, so if these aren't important to you you can get it here for £99.95 and save a few more quid.
According to a user review on Amazon the F500 is identical but without GPS or RAW support, so if these aren't important to you you can get it here for £99.95 and save a few more quid.
It also shoots 8fps compared to the f500s 3fps :)
Fuji F600EXR
and another company are doing it for £105.39 used like new :)
Only positive reviews? I really fancied this camera but quite a few negatives from reviewers on Amazon put me off it.
Only positive reviews? I really fancied this camera but quite a few negatives from reviewers on Amazon put me off it.
I only posted ones by sites I have heard of and reviews by professionals. Theres the odd bad one on amazon but loads of good too :)
Edited By: chrisharry12345 on May 23, 2012 23:24: added
According to a user review on Amazon the F500 is identical but without GPS or RAW support, so if these aren't important to you you can get it here for £99.95 and save a few more quid.
It also shoots 8fps compared to the f500s 3fps :)
I'm looking to spend about £100 on a camera, just for general use, holidays etc.
Like the look of the f500, what differences am i likely to notice between the f500 and the one in this post, bearing in mind I dont know much about cameras. Would the f500 be suitable, or would it be worth spending the extra £25.
Also, in the features it states 'Power supply:NP-50 Li-ion battery (included) CP-50 with AC power adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)'
Does this mean it doesnt come with a charger?
Only positive reviews? I really fancied this camera but quite a few negatives from reviewers on Amazon put me off it.
I only posted ones by sites I have heard of and reviews by professionals. Theres the odd bad one on amazon but loads of good too :)
Anyway, I also came to the conclusion that it's a bit overkill for my needs, which are very basic indeed. I really just wanted something with a better zoom than my old Samsung Digimax i600 (not difficult), so I ended up on the Fuji site and bought a refurb T200 for £54.09 delivered.
Lacking a bit on features but the rest is pretty good according to 'Photography Blog' who scored it thus;
Ratings (out of 5)
Design 4.5
Features 3.5
Ease-of-use 4
Image Quality 4.5
Value for money 4
Anyway the fail safe is that my missus will take it if it doesn't suit me. It's good to get authorisation from the boss. :)
Edited By: anglo on May 24, 2012 01:32
Great Full HD Video, however it goes totally out of focus when zooming which would ruin any video playback.
Low light photo performance is the worst of any camera i have ever owned.
I have always had Fuji camera's, however never again....this model is a real pig. I dont even use the camera anymore, i hate it that much.
Edited By: alexandercooper on May 24, 2012 08:18
I know this is a different model, but i think it inherited they might have similar problems.
One thing i will say though is their customer service is the best i have come across, they were pleasant to deal with, they sent me a package pre paid to send it back and refunded me everything back, no problem, Their customer service is first class.