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Fujifilm FinePix J50 Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 1st Jul 2008
Manufacturer Fujifilm
Price £86.09 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £99.00 (Inc VAT)
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Build Quality Score 8 for Build Quality
Features Score 3 for Features
Image Quality Score 4 for Image Quality
Value Score 6 for Value
Overall Score 6 for Overall
Fujifilm FinePix J50
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A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.




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Here's the usual detail test shot of the West Window of Exeter Cathedral, for you to compare with other cameras. See below for a full res crop, or click to see the whole picture.





Massive over-compression and image noise at 100 ISO have robbed this picture of the kind of fine detail I'd expect from an 8MP camera.





The great pity of the J50 is that the lens is actually very good, with virtually no distortion at wide angle.





Centre sharpness is very good.





Even in the corners the lens is nice and sharp. A pity the sensor and processor can't match it.



 

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comment AndyfromVA said on 3rd July 2008

The image "quality" is truly terrible on the J50. Interesting because in your recent review of the J10, the image quality was much better, something you wouldn't ex... more

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