Fujifilm Finepix Z5fd 6.3MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Wine Red)
- 6.3-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 14 x 19-inch prints
- 3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch LCD display
- Face Detection Technology; up to 1600 ISO at full resolution
- Real Photo Technology; i-Flash (intelligent flash); blog mode sizes photos for posting online or e-mailing
- Stores images on xD Picture Cards (includes 26MB internal memory); powered by lithium-ion battery (battery and AC power adapter included)
Fujifilm’s Z5FDR Digital Camera is a stylish and sleek camera that helps you capture those special moments. Advanced Face Detection instantly and accurately identifies faces everywhere in the scene and brings them into clear focus. Face Detection optimizes face exposure, or automatically activates Intelligent Flash, which adjusts sensitivity and flash output for ideal subject exposure. IrSimple protocol enables easy and fast wireless transfer of image files with another FinePix Z5fd or other IrSimple devices. Select “Trimming for Blog” mode during playback and easily resize images in your camera for upload to your blog without the trouble of performing editing and resizing on your PC. Capture and share those special moments more easily than ever! Advanced face Detection tools Zoom in on detected faces one by one, during playback Movie recording at 640 x 480 – direct media storage with monaur Voice memo tool Intelligent Flash PictBridge compatible IrSimple wireless connectivity New Trim For Blog mode Video output – NTSC & PAL Power source – NP-40 lithium-ion battery; AC power adapter Z5fd Dimensions(WxHxD) – (92.8 x 55.0 x 19.4 mm) Weight – (148 g) incl. battery & memory card
List Price: $ 199.95
Price: $ 199.95
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Great little camera,
It has a very cool feature: the face recognition, it works very nicely. I have been toying with it just for fun and the camera recognizes most of the faces as long as they are fully facing the camera or not looking away more than 50% to the sides. It’s a very cool feature and it does it’s best job in focusing and color compensating to make the faces look better.
The camera is very slim and fits nicely in any of my pockets. To turn it on you just slide the cover to the side and are ready to shoot. Plenty of manual settings and some buttons to get to specific functions.
With a 2Gb memory card I get almost 30min of video at VGA resolution, more than enought to get the funny little videos and show panoramic views of a place.
Another cool feature is the “normal & flash” option, which takes one picture with ambient light and immediately another with flash, so you can be sure to get a good picture at least.
I’m very happy with this camera.
Only low grade I can give is the lack of an optical viewfinder, I find that the large LCD display is not very useful on harsh daylight (as I’m used to reflex cameras) and I don’t like to hold the camera so far away from my body because of the instability that causes. It would be nicer to hold the camera against my face to provide support.
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Additions after reading the above reviews:
All true complaints of the reviewers, but there are some solutions.
Set the auto switch off to 2 minutes, even if the camera is turned on in your pocket (it does when you slide it into the pocket due to the direction of the opening motion).
Battery, at my pace, the battery won’t last a full day, so I bought a backup battery, very cheap and convenient.
Finger blocking the lens, is just a case of learning how to hold the camera. At first is annoying but is no big deal after a few days.
Quality of lens, hey if you want professional quality, this is not the camera, this is an point and shoot camera, convenient to carry at all times, just to grab the photo opportunity and avoid blaming yourself the rest of your life for not getting “that shot” on time.
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|Fujifilm Finepix Z5fd 6.3MP … one decent camera,
This is a decent camera. Like most compact cameras is suffers a bit in low light but it’s still better than any I tested in the Sony line. Every time I pick the camera up, I’m blown away by how light it is. It almost doesn’t feel like I’m holding anything. The photographic power of the cam is pretty good… to the point that I gave up the 8mp Sony T20 for this 6mp. This cam doesn’t take pics as fast as the Sony but it is still unlikely that you will miss a shot. This camera isn’t slow, the Sony is fast. I always say go to a store and try before you buy as I did and I can say I’m pretty satisfied with this buy.
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|Spoiled F30 owner.,
Bought this (in the nice brown color) after great experience with two other F30 cameras. It has the same sensor but not a great lens, so I was a little skeptical of image quality.
As expected, the sensor is good (but not as great as the F30) and the lens is a letdown. Colors are very accurate, but images come out fuzzy due to noise. Camera loves 400 ISO when on auto.
I set it manually to 100 ISO and took an indoor shot. The center of the image was very sharp but the edges came out pretty soft and *noise is visible* at this lowest ISO setting; an important issue to note. I bought the Z5fd mainly for indoor shots. Outdoors, on a bright day, I have no doubt that the results will be excellent.
I agree with most other reviews about the excellent metering. Pictures come out very nice.
It is a good pocket-able camera at the ~$150 price-range. My only other experience with a similar camera is with a Sony T9 which takes horrible indoor shots. The T9 has an image stabilizer while the Z5fd compensates with face detection.
People looking at the Z5fd camera may instead want to pick up the F20 while it is still available. I would return the Z5 but wife loves it (sleek and brown in color) so it stays.
I have mixed feeling about this camera. It has a good form factor, great build quality and ease of use, but image quality is a letdown.
In short:
Image Quality: above average for folded zoom optics; below average when compared to an F20/F30.
Build Quality: Excellent
Lens: barely Average
LCD: Nice and fluid
Metering: Excellent
Image stabilization: NO
Face Detection: Yes
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