Fujifilm FinePix F60fd

By Leonard Goh
Sep 9, 2008

It was widely regarded that the FinePix F100fd succeeds the F50fd, but we were told by Fujifilm that was not the case. Instead, the just-released F60fd is the true successor. Shutterbugs will be pleased by the aperture-/ shutter-priority controls and large 3-inch LCD. For novices, the company has incorporated scene recognition function for easy, automatic shooting. However, we were quite surprised to see that the image quality at high ISO was not up to Fujifilm's standard, and the menu navigation system was somewhat cluttered without the scroll wheel seen on its predecessor. That said, the F60fd is still a relatively capable shooter and a cheaper alternative to the more powerful F100fd.

Design

The F60fd's plain looks may not stand out of the crowd, but its solid build is something noteworthy. The right end is slightly raised to provide a better grip and the rear buttons are positioned to facilitate one-handed operation.

The F60fd lacks the scroll wheel found on both the F50fd and F100fd which we really liked as it made menu navigation much easier. Instead it features the standard four-way directional pad that is somewhat not as intuitive.

For the F100fd, we mentioned that the flash was too close to the edge and there were occasions where we covered it with our fingers. This problem is rectified in the F60fd as the flash is now located in the top center position.

This point-and-shoot is available in either black or silver, but we prefer the latter. We find the silver accents on the darker version too contrasty for our liking, but that's up to personal preference.

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