Fujifilm FinePix F30
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Written by Gordon Laing
Fujifilm FinePix F30 wide-angle geometry comparison
Fujifilm FinePix F30 results continued…
Outdoor / Resolution / Noise / Noise 2 / Corner sharpness / Fringe & macro / Geometry / Vignetting
 | To measure and compare the Fujifilm FinePix F30’s geometric distortion we photographed a test chart consisting of a grid pattern, using it and a number of rival models. Here are the results for each camera with their built-in lenses at their widest focal length; where possible, the aperture was closed. The images were analysed with Imatest using 5th Order line calculation and the full areas presented here at a reduced resolution. The image left was taken with the Fujifilm FinePix F30 zoomed-out to 8mm. | |
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8-24mm at 8mm Distortion: 1.34% barrel | ||
| Barrel distortion was measured at 1.34% which is comfortably below that of the Canon A640 and Sony N2, although not quite as good as the Panasonic TZ1. Either way, a good result for the F30. |
Canon PowerShot A640 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ1 |
Sony Cybershot DSC N2 | ||
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7.3-29.2mm at 7.3mm Distortion: 2.48% barrel |
5.2-52mm at 5.2mm Distortion: 0.98% barrel |
7.9-23.7mm at 7.9mm Distortion: 2.72% barrel |
Fujifilm FinePix F30 telephoto geometry comparison
 | To measure and compare the Fujifilm FinePix F30’s geometric distortion we photographed a test chart consisting of a grid pattern, using it and a number of rival models. Here are the results for each camera with their built-in lenses at their longest focal length; where possible, the aperture was closed. The images were analysed with Imatest using 5th Order line calculation and the full areas presented here at a reduced resolution. The image left was taken with the Fujifilm FinePix F30 zoomed-in to 24mm. | |
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8-24mm at 24mm Distortion: 0.17% pincushion | ||
| Pincushion distortion was measured at 0.17%, which again is comfortably lower than the Canon A640 and Sony N2, although again not quite as good as the Panasonic TZ1. This remains a good result for the F30 though, which suffers from noticeably lower geometric distortion across its focal range than most of its rivals. |
Canon PowerShot A640 |
Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ1 |
Sony Cybershot DSC N2 | ||
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7.3-29.2mm at 29.2mm Distortion: 0.35% pincushion |
5.2-52mm at 52mm Distortion: 0.12% pincushion |
7.9-23.7mm at 23.7mm Distortion: 0.38% pincushion |
