Fujifilm FinePix F10 Review
Simon Joinson, May 2005

Review based on a production Fujifilm FinePix F10

In February 2005 Fujifilm announced the 6.3 megapixel FinePix F10, a camera with several unique claims to fame. For one thing it is the first of a new generation of Fuji cameras built around a new Super CCD HR sensor that doesn't use any interpolation to produce its 6 million output pixels (previous generations have produced images with double the amount of effective pixels on the sensor). Then there's the ISO 80-1600 sensitivity range, which comes thanks to a newly-developed 'Real Photo Processor' - as does the class-leading 500 shot-per-charge battery life and very fast operation (with a claimed 0.01 second shutter lag). Other features of note include a 2.5-inch screen, 3x optical zoom and VGA, 30 fps movie mode, but this is essentially a 'point-and-shoot' camera with little in the way of real manual control.

• Newly-developed 1/1.7-inch Super CCD HR sensor with 6.3 million effective pixels
• 3x optical zoom lens (36mm - 108mm equiv.)
• 2.5-inch LCD
• Wide range of ISO settings (80/100/200/400/800/1600)
• VGA movie recording at 30 fps with sound
• Fast start-up and operation

FujiFilm FinePix F10 key specifications

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