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now that dong made a post on his 8gb survivor, my hands are itchin to make one on my 2gb shooter too. okay la, 2gb nothin fancy, but what if it’s the shot that counts and not the capacity?

i’m not talkin about any ordinary gun here, but i’m talkin about my newly bought fujifilm finepix f47fd =P

blur? it’s an image on the camera box

i couldn’t get hold of the legendary f30fd/f31fd (6.3 megapixels), and f40fd (8.3 megapixels), so i’ll just make do with f47fd, as it is an ”update” to f40fd.

it’s a 9 megapixels compact camera, which comes with li-ion battery, hand strap, audio/video cable, battery charger, usb cable, cd, and a manual. also bundled with this package is a 2gb sd card, which totals up to a grand amount of rm599. even the current promotion by fujifilm malaysia is nowhere near that pricetag.

what i like about this camera is its superccd high resolution sensor, which is widely accredited for its class leadin low-light capabilities since 2 years ago. it produces the least noise (blurriness) in comparison with the same mega-pixels of its rivals.

that was then. now, due to the megapixels race, fuji is releasin degradin products (like my f47fd) which although produce very little noise, come with a price — strong noise reduction in exchange for it, causin smudge away detail (especially in things like grass, and trees), giving photos at higher iso a fuzzy look. at lower iso, there’s a definite “grain” from the noise reduction that you don’t see on most cameras.

1:1 scale of the wordings on the box

another thing i like about this camera aside from its lovely exterior design is its powerful flash, which gives you the ability to snap wonderful shots even in the dark. there is no need for an external flash here.

picture taken in the dark

picture taken under low lighting condition

f47fd has a gorgeous 2.5″ lcd screen which displays bright and clear images! it has a built-in face detection too, hence the “fd” in the model name. as this is a 100% point-and-shoot camera, there is no manual controls involved. what got me puzzled is the existence of ”manual mode” on the camera’s mode dial. this manual mode is actually still point-and-shoot, but with full menu access (ability to change iso settings & white balance) compared to auto mode which has some menu options locked up. >.<”

the bad thing about this camera? shot-to-shot speeds are below average compared to its competitors. i’ve to wait about 2 seconds before my f47fd lets me take another picture. i don’t even need to go in detail about the continuous shootin mode. that doesn’t affect me though since i couldn’t be bothered about continuous shots anyway.

i haven’t got the time to actually play around with the camera settings, but accordin to online reviews on the f40fd, this camera produces high quality pictures even at high iso settings. if that is the case, then f47fd is a point-and-shoot compact camera that i would highly recommend =)