FujuFilm unleashes a torrent of new compact cameras
July 26th, 2007 — By Charlie Robb
July 26 – Fujifilm has announced several new compact cameras, with updates to their Z-series and 2 brand new high-end compacts.
The Z-series of cameras received a major aesthetic update, as well as getting a few hardware upgrades. The now 7.2-megapixel camera will also have a 3x optical zoom and a load of features to counteract normal flash artifacts.
The updated Z-series cameras are definitely intended for a more tech-savvy group of consumers, with an option to resize each photo to standard blogging sizes of 620×480 or 320×240.
There is no release date set for the US as of today, but the price seems to be about $330.
FujiFilm also announced 2 new high-end compacts, the F50fd and the F480 (More pics after the break).
The F50fd is a compact digital camera but has an enormous 12-megapixel sensor and an incredibly high maximum ISO of 6400 lumens.
Unfortunately the camera is only running at an effective 3-megapixels at 6400 lumens, but that is still great for a compact camera. It also includes Face Detection 2.0 software and image stabilization.
A somewhat scaled down version of the F50fd, FujiFilm’s F480 is an 8.2-megapixel camera with a 4x optical zoom. Unfortunately it doesn’t include Face Detection 2.0 or image stabilization. Both cameras will be available in September for $300 and $180 respectively.
