Fujifilm F10 - This is a cool camera!!!

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

12/08/2005 05:52:37 PM · #1

My Christmas present came today - a Fujifilm Finepix F10. This is really a cool little tiny camera! You can take pictures at ISO 800 with almost no noise at all! ISO 1600 only has a bit of noise. It's amazing that you can use an ISO that high with a point and shoot. It doesn't have a lot of settings but it does have a manual mode where you can select the ISO you want to use. My other little point and shoots have more noise at ISO 200 than this one does at ISO 800.

I took a lot of quick snaps around the house this afternoon after the battery charged up and was so pleased with the results. Here's a sample:

This will be so handy to take into restaurants and stores and other public places where you'd like to take non-flash pictures and NOT be so obvious with a great big Canon 10D around your neck!

Message edited by author 2005-12-08 18:46:33.

coolhar

12/08/2005 06:42:07 PM · #2

I have always been a fan of Fuji, my first digicam, but even so I am very impressed. That's a beautiful shot.

rjkstesch

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12/08/2005 06:52:43 PM · #3

Sammie - I'm so glad to hear you like it. I just bought one (Christmas present) for my son (college student who wanted a carry around camera - "Mom, you know a thing or two about cameras, pick me out one.") and recommended it to a teacher at my school who wanted a nice point and shoot.

The image looks to be sharp and noise-less.

Becky

12/08/2005 07:30:26 PM · #4

Originally posted by rjkstesch:

Becky, I bet your son will love this little camera. It is really easy to use and takes very nice pictures with no flash. It was so nice to see how well all the pictures I took this afternoon turned out. Even though it doesn't have a view finder the screen on the back is big and easy to see.

crank2o

12/08/2005 07:39:29 PM · #5

Hah, you beat me to it. Congrats on your purchase.

I was just going to write a detailed post about the low-light shooting capabilities of the F10, and F11! I myself just got the F11.

What the hell is that you might ask? Well after having done extensive research, I was set on the F10, but was disappointed that there were virtually no manual controls. Minutes before placing an order on the F10, I stumbled upon a forum in which there was a mention of an "upgrade" of the F10, which now allowed for control over aperature or shutter modes - it was called the F11. I was ecstatic! ... until I found out that Fuji was only planning on selling them in Japan and UK, but not US.
That's where Ebay came to the rescue. I found a guy selling F11's, and 3 days later, this little jewel was in my hands.
Both are great cameras, but if you want the extra control, and are ok with risking the warranty, go for the F11!

12/08/2005 08:30:51 PM · #6

Originally posted by crank2o:

That's neat. The F11 really sounds nice when you can control the aperture and shutter speed. If I didn't already have the F10 I'd go ahead and get an F11. Can you post some pictures you've taken with yours? I'm just so pleased to have a little purse size cam that can use the high ISOs.

crank2o

12/08/2005 08:56:17 PM · #7

Well, I'm not a member so I don't have a portfolio on DPC, but here is a link to a slightly processed (levels, USM) picture I took at ISO 800

The sensor in the F11 is exactly the same as the one in the F10, so image quality should be identical.
Another great thing about this camera is the battery life!...if you just got yours today, even if you play with it all night, you'll probably still be good to go for more pictures tomorrow :-p