Support Cameralabs by shopping at our partner stores or donating via Paypal
 

Follow me!
Camera Labs RSS Feed
Gordon Laing and Cameralabs on Google+
Camera Labs on Facebook
Camera Labs on Twitter

 
  Latest camera reviews

Olympus E-PM1
Nikon V1
Sony NEX-5N
Canon 100HS / 115HS
Canon 300HS / 220HS
Canon S100
GoPro HD Hero 2
Canon 510HS / 1100HS
Canon 310HS / 230HS
Canon SX150 IS
Olympus E-PL3
Canon SX40 HS
Sony NEX-C3
Panasonic GF3
Fujifilm HS20 EXR
Panasonic FZ150
Olympus E-P3
Panasonic FZ47 / FZ48
Nikon COOLPIX S9100
Sony Cyber-shot HX100V
Sony Cyber-shot HX9V
Panasonic FX77 / FX78
Canon SX230 HS
Canon EOS T3 / 1100D
Panasonic Lumix G3
Sony Cyber-shot TX10
Canon 500HS / 310HS
Nikon D5100
Sony Cyber-shot W510
Nikon COOLPIX L24
Canon PowerShot A1200
Panasonic FS18 / FH5
Canon PowerShot A800
Panasonic TZ18 / ZS8
Canon PowerShot A3300IS
Canon EOS 600D / T3i
Panasonic TZ20 / ZS10
Canon IXUS 1000/SD4500
Sony Alpha SLT-A33
Panasonic Lumix GH2
Nikon D7000
Canon PowerShot G12
Canon PowerShot S95
Panasonic Lumix LX5
Nikon D3100
Canon EOS 60D
Canon EOS 550D / T2i
Canon EOS 7D
Nikon D300s
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Nikon D90

All reviews ....
 
 
   
 
  Best Buys: our top models
   
  Best Canon lens
Best Nikkor lens
Best Sony lens
Best budget DSLR
Best mid-range DSLR
Best semi-pro DSLR
Best point and shoot
Best superzoom
Best camera accessories
   
 



   
 



Camera Labs Forum

Any questions, comments or a great tip to share? Join our Forum and let everyone know.
   
 
  DSLR Tips



 
Fujifilm FinePix F30 Gordon Laing, November 2006

 
Fujifilm FinePix F30 gallery

The following images were taken with the Fujifilm FinePix F30. The F30 was set to its best 6MF quality mode, Auto White Balance, Multi Metering and the Standard F-Mode colour mode. The individual exposure mode, file sizes, shutter speeds, aperture, ISO and lens focal length are listed for each image.

The crops are taken from the original files, reproduced at 100% and saved in Adobe Photoshop CS2 as JPEGs with the default Very High quality preset, while the resized images were made in Photoshop CS2 and saved with the default High quality preset. The three crops are typically taken from far left, central and far right portions of each image.
Support this site by price checking below
Waterproof case for F30, F31fd





Support this site by shopping via these links

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Harbour: 2.95MB, Auto, 1/600, f6.4, ISO 100, 8-24mm at 8mm (equivalent to 36mm)

  This shot was taken with the F30 zoomed-out to its widest angle and the optional grid-lines helped align the lake's 'horizon'.

The crops are sharp and detailed, although there's a little coloured fringing in the top left which is seen again in the example below. There's also some compression artefacts when viewed at 100% but neither these nor the slight fringing would be visible on most prints.
     


Landscape: 3.14MB, Auto, 1/480, f5, ISO 100, 8-24mm at 8mm (equivalent to 36mm)

    Another wide angle shot and again the optional grid lines greatly helped with the desired alignment.

As above, there's a small amount of coloured fringing towards the corner, but nothing to be too concerned about.

Overall the image is pleasing and the crops sharp and detailed.
     
   
     
   


Still life : 2.98MB, Auto, 1/420, f3.2, ISO 100, 8-24mm at 10mm (equivalent to 45mm)

  This still life was taken under very bright conditions with the lens zoomed-in by one 'notch'.

As in the previous examples, the subject has been evaluated and recorded well by the F30 and the crops are sharp and detailed with only slight coloured fringing and compression artefacts visible under very close scrutiny.

You can compare this result with a matching shot in our Canon PowerShot A640 review.
     


Macro: 2.75MB, Auto, 1/170, f2.8, ISO 200, 8-24mm at 8mm (equivalent to 36mm)

  For this image we set the F30 to its macro mode and positioned it close to the flower. Relatively dim conditions saw the F30 open its aperture and increase the ISO to 200 to avoid camera-shake.

The result is again pleasing with some sharp details viewed at 100% including the insect, and again the only complaints are slight compression and noise artefacts most visible here around the border of the petal and background foliage in the third crop. Again, little to worry about though.
     


Indoor: 2.87MB, Auto, 1/105, f2.8, ISO 800, 8-24mm at 8mm (equivalent to 36mm)

  Fujifilm sells the F30 on its high ISO performance so we've put that to the test in the next two shots; this one was taken at 800 ISO.

With auto white balance the shot suffered from a strong orange cast, so we manually selected tungsten white balance.

The crops viewed at 100% show evidence of noise and noise reduction, but they're cleaner than any other compact at 800 ISO. This is a very good result for a compact.
     


Portrait: 2.95MB, Auto, 1/60, f3.4, ISO 1600, 8-24mm at 12mm (equivalent to 54mm)

    In this shot we increased the sensitivity to 1600 ISO and used the flash. Fujifilm's 'Intelligent Flash' controls flash power at high sensitivities to avoid washed-out results, and it's certainly delivered a natural result here in Auto mode.

The crops viewed at 100% clearly show the effects of noise and noise reduction and it's fair to say 1600 ISO is best used for smaller prints. But it's important to remember we're talking about a compact here. 1600 ISO on most compacts is a joke, but on the F30 it's a practical option. See our results pages for an example at 3200 ISO.
     
   
     
   

All words, images, videos and layout, copyright 2005-2012 Gordon Laing. May not be used without permission.

/ How we test / Best Cameras / Advertising / Camera reviews / Supporting Camera Labs