Fujifilm Finepix F60fd Review

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd is an update version of Finepix F50fd, they are almost identical digital point-and-shoot cameras. The main different of F60fd are a 3.0-inch LCD monitor, Face Detection3.0 and Auto- Scene Recognition.

Compare Fujifilm Finepix F50fd, F60fd, F100fd

Honestly, we did not expect a F60fd, because F100fd is just a few months old, and the spec of F60fd is also identical to F50fd. Other than the 3.0-inch LCD monitor, we can say F60fd is just a “software update” of F50fd.

One really new feature is the Auto-Scene Recognition which helps you detect and automatically select the suitable scene mode / setting. This feature is becoming a “common” feature, you can find the similar feature on Panasonic digital cameras (e.g. Lumix DMC-FX37)

Here is a spec compare of F50fd, F60fd and F100fd:

	Fujifilm Finepix F50fd	Fujifilm Finepix F60fd	Fujifilm Finepix F100fd
Sensor	• 1/1.6 Super CCD VII HR • 12 million effective pixels	• 1/1.6″ SuperCCD VII HR • 12 million effective pixels	• 1/1.6 ” Super CCD HR VIII • 12.0 million effective pixels
Image sizes	• 4000×3000 • 4224×2816 • 2848×2136 • 2048×1536 • 1600×1200 • 640×480	• 4000×3000 • 4224×2816 • 2848×2136 • 2048×1536 • 1600×1200 • 640×480	• 4,000 x 3,000 • 4,224 x 2,816 (3:2 format) • 2848×2136 • 2,048 x 1,536 • 1,600 x 1,200 • 640 x 480
Movie clips	• 640 x 480 @25fps • 320 x 240 @25fps	• 640 x 480 @ 25fps • 320 x 240 @ 25fps	• 640 x 480 pixels @30fps • 320 x 240 pixels @30fps
Lens	• 3x optical zoom • 35 – 105 mm (35 mm equiv) • F2.8 – 5.1	• 3x optical zoom • 35 – 105 mm (35 mm equiv) • F2.8 – 5.1	• 5x optical zoom lens • 28-140mm (35 mm equiv) • F3.3 – 5.1
Image stabilization	Dual-IS (High ISO + CCD Shift)	Dual-IS (High ISO + CCD Shift)	Dual-IS (High ISO + CCD Shift)
Metering	TTL 256-zone metering	TTL 256-zone metering	TTL 256-zones metering
ISO sensitivity	• Auto • Auto (ISO 1600) • Auto (ISO 800) • Auto (ISO 400) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 (6MP) • ISO 6400 (3MP)	• Auto • Auto (ISO 1600) • Auto (ISO 800) • Auto (ISO 400) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 • ISO 6400	• Auto • Auto (3200) • Auto (1600) • Auto (800) • ISO 64 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 • ISO 6400* • ISO 12800* (* 3M recorded pixels or lower)
Face Detection	Face Detection 2.0	Face Detection 3.0	Face Detection 3.0
LCD monitor	2.7-inch	3.0-inch	2.7-inch

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd lens test

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd sample photos

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd ISO / sensitivity test

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd ISO / sensitivity test – 100% crops – position #1

F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 100	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 200
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 400	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 800
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 1600

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd ISO / sensitivity test – 100% crops – position #2

F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 100 @ P2	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 200 @ P2
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 400 @ P2	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 800 @ P2
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 1600 @ P2

Fujifilm Finepix F60fd ISO / sensitivity test – 100% crops – position #3

F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 100 @ P3	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 200 @ P3
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 400 @ P3	F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 800 @ P3
F60fd ISO Test Photo – ISO 1600 @ P3

Conclusion

I started using Fujifilm Finepix F series since F30 because of its high ISO performance was one of the best at that time. I am currently using F100fd and I am quite satisfy with F100fd’s photo quality, and the 28mm wide angle lens is quite convenient.

Since the price different between F60fd and F100fd is very little (as of the time of this writing); the buying decision would be purely base on the F60fd’s 3.0-inch LCD + Auto-Scene Recognition vs F100fd’s 28mm wide angle lens + 8th generation Super CCD sensor.

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