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Fujifilm Finepix F100fd Review

Author Jamie Harrison
Published 7th May 2008
Manufacturer Fujifilm
Price £173.91 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £200.00 (Inc VAT)
Latest Price
Features Score 8 for Features
Image Quality Score 9 for Image Quality
Value Score 8 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
Fujifilm Finepix F100fd
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size images at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced for bandwidth purposes to let you see the full image, and a series of crops taken from original full resolution images at a range of ISO settings have been included in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.




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This is the full frame at 100 ISO.





100 ISO. The image stabilisation didn't cope to well, but the image is noise free.





At ISO 400 the camera still manages to produce smooth results.





Noise is visible at 100% but it's not too terrible yet.





Noise is creeping in at 3200 ISO but image quality is still acceptable.





It's unusual for compacts to go to m6400 ISO. Noise is visible but at a push it's useful to have.





ISO 12,800. This is pushing the boundaries of possibility and the combination of noise reduction and noise gives a painterly quality.




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This is the full frame at 12,800 ISO.


 

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comment ARIOSTO said on 2nd July 2008

Why the performance ISO was not proven with pictures of the toy cars that it is made with the other cameras, it is this way impossible to compare

comment GulfFish said on 6th July 2008

The Fujifilm F100FD is a serious disappointment, lots of potential but the wrong feature set. Dynamic Range is a good add but it doesn’t compensate for the lack of A and S shooting... more

comment humpty said on 14th January 2009

It's not as good as the legendary F31, but it's the best in it's class. Show me a compact that has 28mm-140mm, can match the 1/1.6 inch sensor for quality, can use S... more

comment aim54x said on 20th January 2009

I own this camera, it is the compact camera that best fit my requirements and budget, although PASM modes would have been really nice to have. I agree that the ISO comparison shots... more

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