Compared to... Fuji FinePix F31fd

Below you will find a studio comparison between the Fuji FinePix F200fd and its ancestor, the FinePix F31fd, at ISO 800. Here we see whether the SN mode of the F200 EXR can compete with the high ISO performance of the well-respected F31fd.

Studio scene comparison (@ ISO 800)

  • Fuji FinePix F200 EXR: EXR SN mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
    Manual white balance, +0.33 EV compensation
  • Fuji FinePix F31fd : Aperture Priority mode, ISO 800, Default Image Parameters,
    Manual white balance, +0.67 EV compensation
     
  • Lighting: Daylight simulation, >98% CRI
Fujifilm FinePix F200 EXR
Fujifilm FinePix F31fd
ISO 800, 1/75 sec, F12
ISO 800, 1/340 sec, F5.6
2.5 MB JPEG
2.8 MB JPEG

The F31fd was, for a long time, probably the best performing compact camera we'd encountered for shooting at ISO 800. Fujifilm promised the F200 EXR would improve on that performance, but doesn't appear to have quite delivered the goods. The F31fd is clearly producing a cleaner image and one that does a slightly better job of retaining fine detail. There's not a lot in it, though, so we'll now look at how the F200 EXR stacks up against a modern camera.