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Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR

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5 editorial reviews
A list of features as long as your arm and an equally lengthy optical zoom all work in the Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR's favour. But this superzoom has a number of flaws that prevent it from achieving greatness.Read more
“The Fujifilm Finepix F500 EXR is a stylish, well-featured and likeable compact camera [but] the resulting drop in image quality rather spoils the party.” We’ve added another Fuji…Read more
Fujifilm F500 EXR is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2-inch sized EXRCMOS sensor and 24-360 mm F3.5-5.3 lens. Read our F500 EXR review to find its pros and cons.Read more
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Pros

  • street photography camera gives a good balance of image quality plus portability
  • handled noise fairly well
  • Macro performance is excellent

Cons

  • no optical or electronic viewfinder on this model
  • Noise quickly rears its ugly head at ISO 400
  • an even greater loss of detail and colour saturation

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.4x4.8 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3.5
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus, Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR - Pros & Cons

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR

Pros

  • street photography camera gives a good balance of image quality plus portability
  • handled noise fairly well
  • Macro performance is excellent
  • camera needs very good focusing plus fast continuous shooting for sports photography
  • Bold colours stand out well
  • with bold tones and high contrast handled
  • those seeking an advanced set of features in a fairly compact camera
  • HD video quality is pretty good
  • versatile and affordable camera
  • appealing
  • modern style and has some useful touches

Cons

  • no optical or electronic viewfinder on this model
  • Noise quickly rears its ugly head at ISO 400
  • an even greater loss of detail and colour saturation
  • it takes over fifteen seconds for the camera to clear the buffer
  • noticeable vignetting at 24mm
  • noticeable softening of fine detail
  • it does not cost you a cent more
  • built-in flash without external flash ability
  • FULL HD will not give you much room to crop
  • the display screen offers no touch support
  • F500 EXR has no manual focusing

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
12800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.25 in
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom75.0 x
Digital zoom5.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture3.5
Focal length equiv24 - 360
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Centre weighted Auto Focus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Auto Focus (AF) lockyes
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Shooting modes
  • Aperture priority
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Program
  • Scene
  • Shutter priority
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Suppressed Flash
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night landscape
  • Panorama
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • WAV
Wind filteryes
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Dimensions
Weight6.88 oz
Width4.07 in
Height2.33 in
Depth1.28 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)300
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
GPSno
DLNA certifiedno
Frameyes
Tripod mounting supportedyes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • CZE
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • TUR
  • UKR
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum12800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
  • Underwater
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Viewfinder
Screen
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Analog signal format systemPAL
Camera playbackSlide show
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Red
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage20.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size8.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Camera file system
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm - Editorial Reviews (5)

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Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR
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CNET
Published: 01.08.2011
Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR

A list of features as long as your arm and an equally lengthy optical zoom all work in the Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR's favour. But this superzoom has a number of flaws that prevent it from achieving greatness.

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm F500EXR Review @ PhotographyBLOG
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Photoxels
Published: 15.07.2011
Fujifilm F500EXR Review @ PhotographyBLOG

“The Fujifilm Finepix F500 EXR is a stylish, well-featured and likeable compact camera [but] the resulting drop in image quality rather spoils the party.” We’ve added another Fuji…

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm F500 EXR Review | Camera Decision
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Camera Decision
Published: 05.01.2011
Fujifilm F500 EXR Review | Camera Decision
2.0

Fujifilm F500 EXR is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2-inch sized EXRCMOS sensor and 24-360 mm F3.5-5.3 lens. Read our F500 EXR review to find its pros and cons.

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm F500EXR Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 05.01.2011
Fujifilm F500EXR Review

Fujifilm F500EXR review, find out how the F500EXR stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR Review | Photography Blog
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photographyblog.com
Published: 15.07.2011
Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR is a new travel-zoom camera with a 15x lens offering a versatile focal range of 24-360mm. The 16 megapixel F500EXR also features a quick auto-focus system, full 1080p movies, 3 inch LCD screen and 8fps continuous shooting. Read our in-depth Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR review to find out if you should take it on your travels.