Latest Fujifilm F camera, F100fd, rolled out

[David Rasnake]

Not to be outdone by Fuji's barrage of ultra-zoom announcements, the 12 megapixel Fujifilm FinePix F100fd is the latest iteration in the company's F series of advanced compact digicams.

Built around an eigth-generation Fuji Super CCD sensor, the F100fd is expected to deliver the kind of impressive low light/high ISO performance that users have come to expect from these cameras. Other physical specs include a 2.7-inch, 230,000-pixel wide-angle view LCD, as well as a Fujinon 5x optical zoom.

Several advanced technologies are included on the F100fd platform: Wide Dynamic Range, Dual Image Stabilization, and Fuji's Face Detection 3.0, which promises faster tracking, wider recognition angles, and appropriate automatic exposure, focus, and white balance adjustments.

Although it falls below 3 megapixels of resolution to do so, the F100fd also advertises ISO sensitivity up to a whopping ISO 12800. Full-res shots can be taken at up to ISO 1600.

The $379 FinePix F100fd should start appearing in stores in March.

Fujifilm FinePix F100fd specifications:

Sensor	12.0 megapixel, 1/1.6" Fujifilm Super CCD
Zoom	5x (28-140mm) Fujinon zoom, f/3.3-5.1
LCD/Viewfinder	2.7", 230K-pixel TFT LCD
Sensitivity	ISO 100-12800
Shutter Speed	8-1/1500 seconds
Shooting Modes	Auto, Manual, Scene, Movie
Scene Presets	Natural Light, Natural Light with Flash, Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Underwater, Museum, Party, Flower, Text
White Balance Settings	Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3, Incandescent, Custom
Metering Modes	Not Specified
Focus Modes	Center AF, Multi AF, Area AF, Continuous AF, Macro
Drive Modes	Normal, Top 3, Top 12, Final 3, Final 12, Continuous
Flash Modes	Auto, Forced On, Slow Synchro, Forced Off, Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Syncrho with Red-Eye Reduction
Self Timer Settings	10 seconds, 2 seconds, Off
Memory Formats	xD-Picture Card, SD, SDHC
Internal Memory	57 MB
File Formats	JPEG, AVI, WAV
Max. Image Size	4000x3000
Max. Video Size	640x480, 30 fps
Zoom During Video	No
Battery	Rechargeable lithium-ion
Connections	USB 2.0, AV output, DC input, IrSimple
Additional Features	Face Detection 3.0, Dual Image Stabilization, Continuous Shooting, Portrait Enhancer Mode, Dual Shot Mode, Slideshow

[bTaryag]

The combination of mechanical and digital IS will hopefully yield some great low-light shooting!

[David Rasnake]

I'm pretty pumped about this one as well. We'll see Fuji was able to work out some of the processing and grain issues from the F50fd.

dr

[neenee]

Yup, it does look interesting

[Terri40]

Any chance this might be out before March? Release date is in April. Just not sure how much they stick to these release dates.

I've had some previous help in trying to select a new camera and now I'm adding to the mix the ability for the camera to go underwater.
I thought this would be a decent choice and it does have underwater housing.

Anyway I'll post in "which camera to buy" with my new list of possibilities. The only problem is I think like the F100fd my choices won't be released in time.

Terri