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Fujifilm Finepix HS50EXR Camera Review (Part 2)

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Performance

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Sample Photos

Cow DSCF1298 | 1/220 sec | f/5.6 | 106.8 mm | ISO 100

Cow DSCF1298 | 1/220 sec | f/5.6 | 106.8 mm | ISO 100

Cow Zoom DSCF1300 | 1/120 sec | f/5.6 | 185.0 mm | ISO 160

Cow Zoom DSCF1300 | 1/120 sec | f/5.6 | 185.0 mm | ISO 160

Wide | 1/600 sec | f/5.0 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Wide | 1/600 sec | f/5.0 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Aston Martin | 1/900 sec | f/7.1 | 17.3 mm | ISO 400

Aston Martin | 1/900 sec | f/7.1 | 17.3 mm | ISO 400

Wide, Perth | 1/600 sec | f/5.0 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Wide, Perth | 1/600 sec | f/5.0 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Portrait with flash | 1/15 sec | f/4.0 | 12.9 mm | ISO 400

Portrait with flash | 1/15 sec | f/4.0 | 12.9 mm | ISO 400

Colour is good with bright saturated colours and you can enhance these using one of the Fujifilm film modes, including Velvia to enhance the saturation and richness, or Astia for a softer effect. The Flash performance is good with no signs of red-eye, although it's worth keeping an eye on the (Auto) ISO setting as the camera often increases the ISO setting when using flash.

Lens Quality

Wide | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Wide | 1/800 sec | f/4.5 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

12x optical zoom | 1/800 sec | f/5.0 | 47.3 mm | ISO 100

12x optical zoom | 1/800 sec | f/5.0 | 47.3 mm | ISO 100

42x optical zoom | 1/280 sec | f/5.6 | 185.0 mm | ISO 100

42x optical zoom | 1/280 sec | f/5.6 | 185.0 mm | ISO 100

Trees | 1/800 sec | f/3.2 | 4.4 mm | ISO 400

Trees | 1/800 sec | f/3.2 | 4.4 mm | ISO 400

Macro | 1/900 sec | f/3.6 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

Macro | 1/900 sec | f/3.6 | 4.4 mm | ISO 100

The lens shows low vignetting, purple fringing and chromatic aberration which is impressive considering the amount of zoom on offer. Macro performance is impressive with the camera focusing on subjects just 1cm away. There is very little barrel distortion at the wide end, and little pincushion distortion at the telephoto end of the lens, which is good. Note that Lens flare is noticeable when shooting with the sun in the frame, but the provided lens hood helps avoid this occurring regularly. The camera is good at capturing details, especially in the wide-angle lens, although detail noticeably drops when using the lens at the full telephoto end of the lens.

ISO Noise Performance

ISO Test Images

ISO Test Images

ISO settings range from ISO 100 to ISO 3200 at full resolution with RAW available. At ISO 6400 and ISO 12800, RAW is not available, and the image is resized, respectively, 8 and 4 megapixels. Noise is very low at ISO100, with a slight increase at ISO200. At ISO 400, noise increases a little more, and detail drops a little. At ISO800 and ISO 1600, noise increases again and detail suffers as a result, although image is still useful. At ISO 3200, noise becomes strong and detail suffers noticeably. The results of ISO 6400 are good and should provide images for use on web pages. ISO12800 is best avoided.

White Balance Efficiency

White Balance sample photo

White Balance sample photo

Automatic white balance (AWB) works well under Tungsten, Fluorescent light, with the Tungsten preset giving a slightly more natural result under Tungsten lighting. AWB works well with color photos when using fluorescent preset.

Panorama mode

Panorama mode allows you to select 120/180/360 and 360 circular with the camera auto stitching the image as you hold the shutter button and pan the camera around.

In normal shooting modes DR expansion can be set at 100, 200 and 400%. Using EXR DR mode, which can also be set at 800 and 1600% with a significant improvement in dynamic range as well as can be seen in the examples above.

Digital Filters

Digital Filters

Digital Filters

The camera has a number of options when set to advanced filter mode with multiple modes, professional lighting, professional focus, and filters including: toy camera, miniature, pop color , high key, low key, tone, soft focus, and one color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). There are two positions on the camera so you can choose two favorite modes.

Video

1920x1080, 60fps, 1280x720, 60fps, 640x480, 30fps, 640x480 HS 120fps, 240fps 320x240, 320x112 240fps. You can take pictures while recording video, and it takes a 16:9 aspect ratio photo (1920x1080 resolution). You can also adjust the microphone level. Using the optical zoom while recording can be difficult due to the stiff zoom ring, although the camera mounted on a tripod

Value for money

The Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR is available for around $622, and is up against the Fujifilm X-S1 with 26x optical zoom lens around $622, Fujifilm FinePix SL1000 with 50x optical zoom lens, $459, Nikon Coolpix P520 with 42x optical zoom lens, $543, Canon Powershot SX50 with 50x optical zoom lens, $543, and Olympus SP-820 with a 40x optical zoom lens $434.

You will also need to purchase a memory card and a case or bag to keep your camera safe and protected - just based on our complete guide to buying a camera bag.

Verdict

The Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR updates HS30/35 and has a 42x optical zoom lens, which is manual control, and is quite large compared with the previous model, with different camera with 50x optical zoom lens, such as Fujifilm FinePix SL1000, and Canon Powershot SX50. DSLR-style camera provides the look and feel like a DSLR, but offers a much larger optical zoom than you would be able to get with a DSLR at a much smaller size, and offers a fairly rare set of features including a microphone socket and focus switch.

The HS50 has fast performance with high speed shooting (11fps full resolution when shooting JPEG), tilting 3-inch swivel screen and manual zoom controls are good for images, but not good for video. It has full manual controls, RAW shooting, flash hot-shoe, and a 16 megapixel EXR sensor which can help improve low light photography as well as the scope of activities, although the best results in 8 megapixel resolution is much lower. If you do not want to carry a large portion DSLR with you, and want to have a large optical zoom lens, as well as full manual control, the HS50 EXR will be a good choice, especially if you find yourself shooting in difficult lighting conditions, where wide dynamic range and low light performance of the EXR sensor will benefit.

Pros

·         EXR Dynamic range mode

·         Good battery life

·         Good color reproduction

·         Tilting/Swivelling screen

·         Excellent macro performance

·         Full manual controls and RAW

·         Quick focus mode

·         Can rate images out of 5 stars

·         Wide neck strap included

Cons

·         Plastic tripod mount

·         Image quality at telephoto end is low

·         Difficult to zoom smoothly

·         Size difference / compared to previous model

Specifications

Lens

·         Max Aperture f/2.8 - f/5.6

·         35mm equivalent: 24mm – 1000mm

·         Optical Zoom: 42x

Image sensor

·         CCD pixels: 16Mp (Megapixels)

·         Pixels (W): 4608

·         Pixels (H): 3456

·         Sensor type: back-lit CMOS EXR (B.S.I)

·         Sensor size: 1/2.3 inch

·         Aspect ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1

LCD screen

·         LCD screen: 3 inches      

·         Screen resolution: 920k dots

·         Touch screen: No

Focusing

·         Focusing mode: Autofocus, manual, face detection, AF tracking, Multi, Centre

·         Min Focus 1cm

Exposure Control

·         Shutter speeds shortest: 1/4000 sec

·         Shutter speeds longest: 30 sec    

·         Exp modes: Program, Scene modes, manual, Aperture-Priority, Shutter-Priority, Program Variable

·         Metering: Centre-weighted – Average, Multi Pattern, Spot

·         ISO sensitivity: 100-12800

·         White balance: Auto, Manual, Outdoors/Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Shade

·         Exposure Comp: +/-2      

Shooting options

·         11fps continuous shooting

Video

·         Movie mode: Yes

·         Resolution: 1920x1080, 1280x720 720p, 640x480 VGA

·         Video FPS: 1080p 60fps, 720p 60fps

·         Stereo sound: yes

·         Optical Zoom with Video: yes

Other features

·         Image Stabilization: yes

Interface

·         HDMI: Yes

·         USB: USB 2.0

·         Wifi: None

Storage

·         Card type: SD, SDHC, SDXC

·         File type: RAW, JPG, RAW+JPG

Power supply

·         Battery type: Lithium ion

·         CIPA rating: 500

Box Contents

·         Battery charger BC-W126

·         USB cable

·         Li-ion battery NP-W126

·         Shoulder strap

·         Lens hood

·         Lens cap and Lens cap cord

·         CD-ROM

·         Owner's manual

Dimensions

·         Weight: 758g        

·         Width: 134.9mm

·         Height: 101.3mm

·         Depth: 145.9mm

 

 

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