The Review of the Fujifilm Finepix F30

Earlier the Fuji Company came up with the Fujifilm Finepix F10 that has some specular features among it competitors of camera. 18 month this same Company dated the F10 to Fujifilm Finepix F11, to substitute for the previous F10 and F11, the Fujifilm Finepix F30 has been introduced to the global market. This new brand by the Fuji Company has some newly added and same feature with the Fujifilm Finepix F10: Maximum ISO 3200 (was 1600), Higher resolution screen with newly developed anti-glare coating, New battery and increased battery life, On camera AV and DC-IN ports (no more terminal adaptor), Refined menu system, Additional scene modes including Natural Light & Flash mode, New intelligent flash system, 10MB internal.

Operation and controls of the Fujifilm Finepix F30
Although it offers slightly more propaganda than the F10, at heart the FinePix F30 is still a simple 'point and shoot' camera that isn't designed for extensive tweaking of settings and parameters. The F30 is a more sophisticated and also has some important features; aperture and shutter priority being the most important, though there are so new scene modes too; some of them designed specifically to take advantage of the unusually high ISO options.

Similarly to the F10, the F30 has external controls for flash mode, macro mode and self-timer, plus a new button for AE compensation. The standard 'F mode' button brings up a small menu containing ISO, quality & size and color settings, but if you want to change anything else; metering mode, white balance, AF mode, burst mode etc; you'll have to venture into the menu system.

Display and Menus of the Fujifilm Finepix F30
The basic record screen in auto mode, showing pretty comprehensive shooting information across the top of the frame - you can also choose an information-free preview image, a 'rule of thirds' grid overlay if you struggle with straight horizons and Fuji's unique 'Post Shot' mode. Half press the shutter and the camera will set the focus and exposure, indicating the focus point chosen in multi-AF mode. The shutter speed and aperture chosen are displayed at the bottom of the screen, and warnings indicate if there is a focus problem or danger of camera shake.

In rec-manual mode the display also shows metering, white balance and ISO settings. AE compensation is also available in M mode - press the +/- button and use the up and down arrow keys to change the setting. The shooting menu contains an option for the A/S position on the mode dial; you have to choose whether it will be aperture priority or shutter priority.

In playback mode you have the option of an information overlay, and a big improvement over the F10 is the option to view full exposure information, as shown here. Unfortunately there's no histogram.

The playback menu has the usual options for deleting images, protecting (locking) them and producing on-screen slideshows. There are also options for rotating pictures, adding voice memos and trimming (cropping) photos.

Rear of camera of the Fujifilm Finepix F30

The large 2.5-inch LCD dominates the rear of the F30, with all the main controls ranged to the right. From the top we have the zoom rocker, and, below the rubber 'dots' that act as a thumb grip, play mode button and 'F' button. Below those are the standard four-way controller keys and a central MENU/OK button. The arrow keys are used to navigate menus, and each has a secondary function when there's no menu displayed: in record mode they give direct control over flash mode, self-timer, macro mode and LCD brightening, with the up arrow also used for single frame deletion in playback mode.

I think the Fuji Company has this continuity in enhancing and developing their product. Why not give them a try?