Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR

Zitat: Bei der Ausstattung der Finepix F800EXR lässt Fujifilm sich nicht lumpen: Für 260 Euro gibt es einen 20-fach-Zoom, Unterstützung für ein RAW-Format und haufenweise Einstellmöglichkarten. Bei der Bildqualität sieht es nicht ganz so tadellos aus. Die Kamera arbeitet mit einer Rauschunterdrückung, die einerseits die Bilder zu stark weichzeichnet, sodass feine Details verloren gehen.

Zitat: Pro: + 20x zoom + RAW capture + Compact size + Attractive shape and size Contra: - expensive - Slightly soft images Buying a digital camera is not as easy as it was in the early days of the digital imaging revolution and that´s a good thing for consumers. Today´s digital camera marketplace provides an almost endless parade of new cameras and photographers (at every experience level) have more choices than they´ve ever had before. Fuji´s new F800EXR was designed to be a competent travel zoom style P&S digicam and this little camera does deliver in that capacity, it can capture images of just about anything - from expansive landscapes, to casual portraits, to in your face macro, to super telephoto shots. The F800 EXR is a winner for those users who can accept slightly soft images. Most photo enthusiasts understand that no camera with a 20x zoom is going to consistently produce critically sharp images. Professional photographers, who must insist on critical sharpness in their images, will opt for a Canon or Nikon Pro model DSLR and prime lenses or very expensive professional quality zooms. Consumers who want sharper images without giving up compact size will have to settle for Nikon´s nifty P310 or another high-end short zoom compact P&S digicam. The F800EXR is a very good general purpose P&S digicam and it will dependably produce very good to excellent images for travelers, photo enthusiasts, casual shooters, family photographers, sports fans, and aspiring wildlife shooters.

Zitat: Another great EXR camera, but the new Wi-Fi function isn´t the best, and we have concerns over quality control

Zitat: The new Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR introduces wireless image transfer, 6 artistic filters and a slightly cheaper price to Fujifilm´s travel-zoom range, but image quality and RAW processing speeds are still problematic and we miss the F770EXR´s on-board GPS features. Wireless image transfer is the principal reason behind the release of the F800EXR, and while we applaud Fujifilm for quickly coming to market with one of 2012´s key features, the implementation leaves something to be desired. Having to pair the camera to a smartphone or tablet to transfer images and to sync GPS co-ordinates just isn´t as fast or as intuitive as having those features in-camera, although it does at least avoid unwanted batter drain. There are other cameras available, particularly Samsung´s newer models, that offer a much slicker implementation of wirelessly sharing your image. The F800EXR has the same 16 megapixel EXR sensor as its predecessor, which offers an ISO range up to 12,800, fast continuous shooting speeds and full 1080p HD movies. As you´d expect, we found that the sensor again suffered from noise even at the base ISO setting of 100, showing further artifacts and loss of fine detail at the slow speeds of ISO 200 and ISO 400, with higher settings becoming progressively noisy, which means that Fujifilm´s travel-zoom camera still lags behind the main competition in this all-important regard. The user interface principally benefits from the customisable Function button and the large and tactile hand-grip, while start-up and shot-to-shot times are fast enough to not be noticeable. Shooting in the RAW format is still sadly something of a chore, though, with slow shot-to-shot times and the camera only capable of taking 2 pictures before locking up completely to process them, making that it wise to use JPEGs most of the time. Thanks to a fairly significant reduction in price, we can still just about recommend the Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR as a versatile pocket camera, but the next generation really needs to improve on image quality and wireless integration to catch-up with the competition.

Zitat: The Good: + 20x optical zoom + raw shooting ability + EXR mode works well in a variety of conditions The Bad: - Autofocus "freeze" at long focal length - lens flare an ongoing problem (as per predecessors) - sensor-based stabilisation makes low-light and long focal lengths tricky to shoot - not much is new compared to F770EXR - overexposure is common Although it sounds good value, the F800EXR lacks some "must have" features and fails to address long-zoom focus issues of its predecessors. Lens-based image stabilisation lacks and lens flare is an ongoing issue, and while picture quality is reasonable and the EXR mode successful, it’s no better than its F770EXR in this department. Fujifilm needs to iron out the bugs in the system before the F-series can push forward as, for now, competitors continue to advance ahead of this model.