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Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR

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By Leonard Goh, CNET Asia
Aug 24, 2009

Last month, Fujifilm announced its first compact long-zoom camera, the FinePix F70EXR. This shooter uses the same sensor which we found especially good when we reviewed the F200EXR, and the F70EXR doesn't disappoint. However, the design of the camera is a tad disappointing as it doesn't deviate much from most other Fujifilm's offerings. Also, when we compared the specifications of the F70EXR against its rivals, the lack of HD video recording puts the FinePix at a slight disadvantage. But, you can't go wrong with the F70EXR which makes taking night shots and portrait pictures easier with the new Pro Low-Light and Pro-Focus modes.

Design

The F70EXR's design is nothing to write home about. In fact, we found its aesthetics to be similar to the F200EXR. However, it is interesting to note that the compact long-zoom camera is slightly slimmer than the older shooter, measuring just 22.7mm compared with 23.4mm on the F200EXR. Fujifilm also claims the F70EXR is the world's slimmest 10x optical zoom compact camera.

One gripe we had with the F200EXR was the location of the onboard flash, which was situated too near the handgrip, causing us to accidentally cover it with our fingers while shooting. Unfortunately, the F70EXR's design does not rectify this issue. Granted the large lens barrel takes up almost half the front of the point-and-shoot, but perhaps a pop-up flash implementation could have been better.

If you've been using Fujifilm's compact cameras, you'll be familiar with the buttons layout on the rear. The mode dial sits near the thumb rest and can be comfortably operated with your thumb. Four buttons flank the navigation control which is a four-way directional pad. The F100fd has a clickable scroll wheel which we really like, and we wish the F70EXR had the same.

The battery cover on the F70EXR slides forward instead of sideways to reveal the lithium-ion cell and memory card. This makes the cover less susceptible to being damaged by rough handling as the height is reduced.



Tags: Optical Zoom, Lithium-ion, Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR, F100fd, Camera
 
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