Fujifilm FinePix F20

6.30 Megapixels   3X zoom   2.5 inch LCD

While the Fujifilm FinePix F31fd is absolutely one of the better digital compact cameras on the marketplace, especially pro it's very low-light performance, its £180 price tag perhaps a little high for some people who want to bought the digital camera. However, it’s fine to know that there is a cheaper alternative that offers numerous of the same advantages. That's alternative is the FinePix F20.

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Launched last July 2008 at the same time as the S6500fd, the F20 is a 3x zoom compact which features a 6.1-megapixel wonderful CCD HR sensor, 2000 ISO highest sensitivity and 300-shot battery duration. In other words, it’s approximately the same specification as the FinePix F30, the digital camera that first showed us the advantage of Fuji’s only one high-ISO capability. The F20 is currently accessible pro under £110 from a number of dealer, which compares well by similarly-specified cameras like the most attractive Kodak EasyShare C653 (£100), very beautiful Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S600 (£120), extremely cheep Nikon Coolpix L2 (£140), Canon PowerShot A540 (£140) and different style Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 (£160).It whole kinds of digital camera are very well known and reliable.

Despite its fewer prices, no compromises have been made in the beautiful design or construction of the F20. Construct quality is of a very high standard, with an extremely strong aluminum body finished in a semi-matt texture that resists finger mark and scratches. The design is extremely clean and modish, sharing many details by its large brother the F31fd, like the most clever battery hatch design that won’t come open in your pouch. The monitor screen of digital camera is 2.5in diagonally, which is great enough, and has a good non-reflective coating making it easier to utilize in bright daylight. With 153k pixels it’s not the sharpest ever, but it’s better than some.

With a raise grip on the frontage and a textured rubberised grip panel on the back the F20 is extremely comfortable to hold, and the controls are all extremely easy to operate. Such as most Fuji cameras it has a specially ‘F’ button that gives quick access to ISO, picture quality and colour options. Flash mode, macro, self-timer (2 or 10 sec) and screen brightness are controlled via secondary functions of the D-pad, as everything else including exposure compensation is demoting to the main menu. This makes the basic operation of the F20 extremely easy. In Auto mode it is only point and click, and the digital camera’s capabilities mean that you’ll seldom be disappointed through the results.

While it is a budget compact, naturally the F20 has a somewhat restricted selection of features and options. These include spot, average or multi-zone metering; centre, multi-spot of continuous AF, and a picture mode menu by 14 scene programs including each the usual option, like portrait, landscape, sports and games, nighttime scene, firecracker, sun rise and set, snow, beach, museum,  any party, function, beautiful flower and text.

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