Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR

15x, f/3.5, 24 mm
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        Summary Fujifilm F500 EXR

        Prices Price
        Camera only
        $259
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        Score Snapsort rank
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        #n/a of 5
        Specifications Key specs
        Zoom
        Help 15x
        Screen size
        Help 3"
        Aperture
        Help f/3.5
        Screen resolution
        Help 460k dots
        Wide angle
        Help 24 mm
        Movie format
        Help 1080p @ 30fps
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        Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXRFujifilm FinePix F500 EXR

        Replacement

        Fujifilm has replaced the FinePix F500 EXR with the F600 EXR.

        Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR
        Fujifilm Finepix F600 EXR announced August 2011
        GPS Has a GPS
        Continuous shooting Shoots faster

        Compare the new Fujifilm F600 EXR vs the F500 EXR

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        Pros

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        The Fujifilm F500 EXR vs other recent compacts

        Wide angle Excellent wide angle lens Help
        24 mm
        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        Usually standard
        Screen size Above average sized screen Help
        3"
        Lowest price Inexpensive Help
        $258.79
        Zoom Huge zoom Help
        15x
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
        320 fps
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        The Fujifilm F500 EXR vs other recent travel zooms

        Size Quite small Help
        Compact (104×64×33 mm)
        Weight Very light Help
        215 g
        Thickness Thin Help
        1.3"

        Cons

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        The Fujifilm F500 EXR vs other recent compacts

        Aperture Slightly narrow aperture Help
        f/3.5
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3 fps
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/2000 of a second
        Size Slightly large Help
        Compact (104×64×33 mm)
        Weight Heavy Help
        215 g
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        The Fujifilm F500 EXR vs other recent travel zooms

        Zoom Very poor zoom Help
        15x
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        460k dots
        Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        3,200 ISO
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        10.6 MP
        Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
        slower focusing
        Announced Old Help
        January 2011
        Longest exposure Short exposures Help
        8 seconds
        Movie format Full HD Help
        1080p @ 30fps
        Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
        1. Sensor shift
        Touch screen No touch screen Help
        More buttons
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Sensor size Small sensor Help
        1/2" 6.4x4.8mm
        Viewfinder Can only preview photos on the screen Help
        None
        Popularity Not so popular Help
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        Discussion

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        Paula (7:11 AM, January 22, 2016)
        I bought 4 because its a cool looking camera and I got them used and in great shape for $24 each, Only had them a week but its a point and shoot camera and at $24 I can`t go wrong.
         
        Buckley587 (0:29 PM, July 21, 2011)
        so is this camera any good?
         
        Paul R Pearce (4:11 PM, July 14, 2011)
        ? I think you need to look at this from the other perspective! This is a super hero tiny sensor point and shoot! It sin't and wasn't ever going to be a DSLR (quality) replacement or even from a quality perspective a backup!

        How much was the whole camera, how much is a single DSLR lans (on average) or a flash unit?  If you want a back up get an interchangeable lens system; Samsung NX10/11/100 or Panasonic Gx/xx or Olympus, Sony pen! The Samsung is even APS-C and is fantastic I have thre NX10.

        EXR is a very interesting technology and whilst it does bring down the pix count does seem to work rather well for this level of sensor size.

        Lets keep a balance, this is a £200 (ish) GBP super clever little point and shoot!

        Is it any good compaired to Canon's, Nikon.s Samsung's equivalent?
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (0:00 AM, July 14, 2011)
        Hi Hamza, if you do write future comments be sure to use the "reply" button if you're replying to a particular thread, that way the person you're responding to will get notified that you've left a comment!
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (11:59 PM, July 13, 2011)
        Hi Hamza, Snapsort uses a calculated true resolution when comparing cameras, because we think manufacturers often pack too many megapixels into small sensors which don't actually get you more detail.

        If you check our Fujifilm F500 specs page you'll see we do have the correct resolution as 15.9MP.
         
        Hamza (11:46 PM, July 13, 2011)
        Mauritz you are right and I have tested too by enlarging the pics, it dosent give better result than 10 MP. Even 1080p movies is lie. It records 720p and change the exif data if movie which shows 1080p i movie details. to check it you can see the remaining time count down during filming it is same as 1080p and 720p. 1080p recording must take larger space on SDHC card but it is same as 720p. too much comprasion soent give the good quality to pix and films. Colors are just ok not superb. I go for Canon DSLR, D7 or D60 now.
        I really appreciate this site for Camera lovers. Well done snapsort!
         
        Hamza (11:32 PM, July 13, 2011)
        Dear Guys,
        Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR is a 16 MPix camera. Dont specify it 10 MPix.
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:36 AM, May 30, 2011)
        Hi Mauritz, we're sorry you're not happy with the camera, that does not sound good.  Thanks for sharing your experience with the camera - we'd be interested in hearing if others have had the same experiences!
         
        Mauritz Aqua (9:25 AM, May 29, 2011)
        Dear Snapsort. Just got this camera because of extensive investigation and reviews that said it was good for the DSLR user as a back up. I think it is nonsense. On EXR setting it gets almost everything wrong when it comes to shutter speed, aperture setting, ISO etc. It is practically unusable in EXR.  Then when trying to use P,S,A,M settings, i am limits to what i am allowed to do while EXR Auto is... If i want 1/1000 shutter speed @ F.5 with ISO 400. I just cannot set it as I like it. The EXR gets those settings, but I cannot. The Jpeg compression is fluffy and never sharp, no matter how much i tried. It seems like the software just takes over and softens everything to the degree that it will be not usable @ A3 size even. This might be harsh but i feel i have been duped into buying a camera that is supposed to let me have at least some freedom, instead it plays dumb when it suits it and plays too smart when it doesn't. I was a fuji fan because of the real color you used to get AUTOMATICALLY. Now it is bad and only with superior PP is it anywhere to what I'm used to from Fuji. 

        I am selling mine immediately, and now have no idea what to get cause you obviously cannot believe any reviews and there are not a lot of camera shops that will let you DEMO test a unit for a couple of hours/days.

        Anyone else feel this way?
         
        Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (10:32 PM, April 26, 2011)
        Hi gbrandwood, Snapsort uses a calculated true resolution when comparing cameras, which takes into account how small or large the camera's sensor is, this way we avoid saying a camera is better merely because the manufacturer has packed more megapixels into the camera than make sense.

        See the F500 EXR specs, we have the resolution listed as 15.9 megapixels.
         
        gbrandwood (10:16 PM, April 26, 2011)
        Isn't this 16MP? It says so on the front of the camera.