The FinePix F550EXR is a sleek, compact digital camera combining intuitive use with modern features, including a new 16-megapixel EXR-CMOS sensor, FUJINON 15x super Wide-Angle lens (24-360mm equivalent) and 3.0-inch, high-contrast 460K solution LCD, with 160-degree viewing. Features likewise include GPS geotagging, high speed shooting capablenesses and full HD movie capture at 1080p.
Fujifilm FinePix F550EXR Highlights
EXR Sensor with CMOS Technology
With innovative effigy quality, bettered low light sensitivity and more immediate performance, the EXR-CMOS sensor engineering brings new progressed imaging features to the FinePix F550EXR digital camera, including:
- High-speed Continuous Shooting: Ultra-burst shooting powered by the fast CMOS sensor shoots the action at 11 fps on the F550EXR and High speed movies at 320fps at full resolution.
- Multi Frame Technology: Combined with the sped performance of CMOS, this feature synthesizes successive burst shots into a single composite image, blending the sensitivities to “smooth” the noise signature.
- High Sensitivity, Low Noise: CMOS turns the sensor upside down to let light directly strike the silicon for higher sensitivity, more uniform response and lower pixel cross talk. Combined with EXR technology, that means superior photos in low light with even lower noise.
Prized for bringing a new level of progressed effigy quality to the buyer compact market, Fujifilm’s EXR engineering science has the distinguishable capacity to switch it is conduct depending on the shooting conditions by mechanically switching sensor modes. The FinePix F550EXR may be left on EXR Auto Mode and the camera will do all the work for you, or you may manually select one of three EXR Priority modes: High Resolution (HR); Dynamic Range (DR), which takes two pictures and combines them to provide a range of up to 1600%; or High ISO, Low Noise.
Sharp, Clear 15x Zoom Lens
Despite having a body that measures just 22.9mm wide, the FinePix F550EXR camera houses a FUJINON 15x Super Wide-Angle optical zoom lens that develops crisp high solution results allround the focal range, from 24mm wide-angle to 360mm telephoto. The lens likewise features Super EBC Coating that keeps flare and ghosting to minimum, permitting for the best effigy possible.
Intelligent Image Stabilization
Long-zoom cameras, peculiarly those with 15x optical zoom like the F550EXR, need stabilization more than any other compact, with handshake and subject motion a peculiar problem in low light at telephoto range and in movie mode. With a highly sensible gyro sensor, the Dual Image Stabilization system provides further bettered effigy quality with scaled down blurring and noise in still pictures and even when shooting movies at the full 15x optical zoom or in very low-light. The new mechanically stabilized sensor is capable to win a victory over handshake and may pay for both sharp and wide hand movements, accordingly increasing ISO to freeze action is no longer so necessary, meaning sharp low-light pictures may be achieved at ISO 400, rather than ISO 800 or 1600 at night scenery. The FinePix F550EXR likewise works to reduce blur to a minimum by deploying high ISO sensitivity to mechanically increase shutter speeds, and CMOS shift type to counteract the difficulties of handshake. By cleverly combining these two, blur is scaled down to an sheer minimum.
3.0-inch High-Contrast LCD
The FinePix F550EXR is fitted with a high contrast 3.0-inch LCD (460K). The high contrast LCD is a substantial gain in bright light, permitting the camera to be directed at respective shooting angles to enable framing of almost any shot. The LCD is bright and clear, perfective for instant gratification of shots in playback.
HD Movie Capture
With the capacity to capture movies in true, full HD quality “1080p” the F550EXR likewise has Mini HDMI Ports, making it easy for users to percentage their images and videos with loved ones through their home theater systems. Movie files (.MOV) are captured with H.264 high profile compression for littler file sizes without sacrificing quality. With a mini-HDMI output connector, it is easy to connect and view images on your HDTV (HDMI cable not included).
GPS Geo-Tagging
The F550EXR also adds GPS Geo-Tagging. The GPS features on the camera not only tell you where you are in the world, but it also offers further and added functions that are necessary for outdoor shooting. Locations may be displayed either as longitude and latitude or by place name.
The FinePix F550EXR has an embedded list featuring approximately half a million places of interest throughout the globe. When a shot is taken, the effigy is tagged with emplacement information, enabling you to quickly find shots of a place you’ve visited. Should users then want to give rise to a photo book of a specific emplacement they may do so using the PhotoBook Assist feature where you may tag images then turn the pages of the book on the camera’s rear LCD.
In addition, if you visit a emplacement that you want to return to but can’t do not forget which way to go, the Photo Navigation mode is invaluable. Simply find a shot of the emplacement and the FinePix F550EXR will not only tell you how far it is from your current spot, it will show you the direction you need to travel to get there.
Those wanting to draw up a map of their travels ought to take vantage of the F550 EXR’s GPS Tracking Data function. With this feature, the camera regularly stores emplacement selective information and, when you return home and download the shots to a PC, this info may be turned into a map illustrated with the pictures you took along the way.
Motion Panorama 360° for the All-Round Shot
The F550EXR sensor extends the sweep range to 360 degrees (shots may also be taken vertically). Combined with high quality Fujifilm printing, sweeping and impressive scenes may be taken, showing fine detail, low noise and high solution at 180°, 240° or full 360° panoramic ranges.
Multi-Frame Technology
The FinePix F550EXR likewise sports a Pro Focus Mode which is developed by using Fujifilm’s Multi-Frame Technology. A burst of two or three frames is taken and by taking the distance data off, the main subject is crisply matted versus a defocused foreground and background. This mode is perfective for portrait or nature photography, where professional results are necessitated speedily with minimal adjustment to the camera and without the need to use a PC.
Meanwhile, Pro Low-light Mode may be applied to help solve the troubles of noisy low light shots. With current digital cameras, it is possible to achieve comparatively blur-free low light shots using high ISO and CCD shift (or optical image) stabilization, but this comes at a cost, as the ISO 1600 setting will without variation manufacture distracting and ugly noise.
Once swapped to Pro Low-light Mode, the FinePix F550EXR will take a burst of four high sensitivity images using Pixel Fusion Technology in quick succession. By using the camera’s Multi Frame Technology, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th images are overlapped to construct one effigy with exceedingly low noise.
Additional Features
- Super Intelligent Flash: The FinePix F550EXR offers a flash control scheme which expeditiously controls the level of flash for a given exposure to construct beautifully balanced flash illumination throughout the foreground and background. Super Intelligent Flash is most utile in macro photography where the contrast amidst subject and background may be particularly challenging, but is likewise effective for night and backlit photography.
- Tracking Auto Focus (AF): Tracks fast moving subjects so they don’t escape from the frame in a blur. Subjects will be tracked mechanically for as long as it is held in the frame and the shutter is half-pressed; when users entirely press the shutter button your subject will be in the centre of the photo in perfective focus.
- Shoot in RAW: The F550EXR adds one more option, where images may also be captured in a RAW file. With automati aperture and shutter priorities, the cameras grant for users to capture each effigy perfectly on a compact point and shoot.
- Face Recognition: Fujifilm’s Face Recognition Technology gives you the capacity to pre-program 8 persons into the camera. You likewise have the option of inputting the category to which they belong (e.g. friends/family) and the date of his/her birthday. The next time you take a photo of the same person, the camera will cleverly recognize that person and optimize the settings to see to it that exposure and focus are best suitable to the individual, rather than the other humans in the picture. This fun engineering may recognize up to 4 pre-programmed humans on screen at the same time.
- Face Detection with Automatic Red-eye Removal: To provide utterly exposed and concentered portrait shots, the cameras are fitted with Fujifilm’s latest Face Detection technology which is competent to track up to 10 faces simultaneously, at almost any angle to the camera. The scheme without any delay corrects red-eye and then saves both the initial and the corrected effigy file automatically.
- Photo Book Assist: Photo Book Assist lets you select and coordinate images in your camera to formulate a digital photo book. You may download the photo books to your computer using MyFinePix Studio software that is included.
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