Fujifilm FinePix F50fd

12 Megapixels   3X zoom lens   2.7 inch LCD

Back while everybody was having a go at Fujifilm pro exaggerating the resolution of its SuperCCD sensors through using image interpolation, I used to obtain a lot of press release and even fine little booklets from them, explaining in full detail how the total mega pixel count up of a camera's sensor was of secondary significance to other factors such as lens quality, the size and arrangement of the personal photocells on the sensor and the good quality of the image processor.

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The thing is, though Fuji may have been defending its special proprietary technology, its claims were completely right. Simply adding further mega pixels does not automatically make a best camera, and in some cases it preserve actually make things worse. The current crop of 12-megapixel compacted cameras are really little more than a marketing gimmick aimed at those who are easily fooled by printing larger numbers on the package. Although it has been repeatedly demonstrated that there is no noticeable benefit in terms of picture quality, and in fact there are numerous disadvantages in terms of image noise and dynamic range, 12 is more than 10 so it must be better, right?

It was with a few surprises therefore that I learned that Fuji's new F-series camera was to feature a 12-megapixel sensor. Most of the more makers had already jumped on the 12MP bandwagon, with mix up results, but certainly Fuji would resist the temptation? In fact not and thus we have latest the FinePix F50fd, a 3x zoom extremely small pocket compact camera by a 12.0-megapixel 1/1.6-inch Super CCD HR VII sensor, a 2.7-inch 230k pixel LCD monitor and an utmost ISO setting of 6400. It is billed as the successor to the much famous and highly acclaimed FinePix F31fd, a camera noted pro its outstanding very low light ability and low image noise at higher ISO settings.

This is a bit odd, because I was under the impression that the wonderful FinePix F40fd was the successor to the F31fd, since it also has exceptional high-ISO performance. The F40fd accomplish its remarkable high-ISO image quality thanks to a large 1/1.6-inch 8.3MP SuperCCD HR sensor, with much biggest octagonal special photocells capable of capturing lots more light than most of its rival. The sensor in the newest F50fd is exactly the same bodily size, but now has 50 percent further photocells, which presumably mean that those photocells are correspondingly 33 percent smallest,  Certainly this can't bode well pro the camera's very low light ability.

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