Valhalla, NY—Fujifilm North America introduced its compact, long-zoom FinePix F800EXR digital camera that features a new wireless image transfer function so users can upload high-resolution images to their smartphone or tablet.
The F800EXR continues the tradition of the company’s F series, which is known for with its speed, bright lens and intuitive use. The F800EXR also includes six built-in photographic filters for added creativity: pop color, toy camera, miniature, high key, partial color and dynamic tone.
The camera employs a 1/2-inch 16 megapixel EXR-CMOS sensor engineered for low-light performance, a bright Fujinon 20x wide-angle long-zoom lens (25-500mm) with an intelligent digital zoom feature that effectively doubles the zoom, and a 3.0-inch 460K resolution LCD.
Key here is the wireless image transfer function that enables users to connect their smartphone or tablet to the F800EXR to upload images to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in seconds. To connect the camera to any Android smartphone or tablet, or an iPhone or iPad, users need to download the free app “Fujifilm Photo Receiver” to their device and then follow the instructions to get connected. To start uploading (up to 30 images per transfer), users press the F800EXR’s on-screen connect button to join to a device, then the images will be transferred to the smartphone/tablet.
When users download the free “Fujifilm Camera Application,” the FinePix F800EXR is also able to record its current location data provided by the smartphone or tablet’s location data and display it on the F800EXR’s LCD. Users can also send their images to their smartphone or tablet to display on a map where images were shot. With a database of 1 million landmarks worldwide, users can enjoy other functions, such as a landmark navigator that displays the distance to a nearby landmark in the direction the camera is facing, and photo navigation, which displays the distance from the photographer’s location to the place where a tagged photo was taken.
“Sharing pictures has always been one of the most important things that people like to do with their images, and the new F800EXR allows everyone to do just that with its wireless image transfer function,” said David Troy, director, Marketing, Digital Cameras, Electronic Imaging, Fujifilm North America Corp. “With sharing this easy, consumers now have a better performing, full-featured compact digital camera that delivers the beautiful images that smartphones just can’t produce.”
Also featured is EXR auto mode with motion detection, which corrects motion blur on three fronts with mechanical image stabilization, high ISO sensitivity and the new motion detection capability working together. In low light with EXR auto selected, the camera automatically identifies if the subject is moving. If it is, the camera deploys motion detection and a higher ISO to ensure the subject is captured with reduced blurring. If no subject movement is identified, the EXR-CMOS sensor automatically keeps the ISO lower and uses image stabilization to reduce noise.
Users who prefer to take more control can choose from EXR HR (high resolution) priority mode where the sensor uses all 16 megapixels for the highest quality results; EXR DR (dynamic range) priority mode, which takes two pictures and combines them to provide a wide dynamic range of 1,600%; or EXR SN (signal to noise) priority mode, which doubles up pixels to increase sensitivity and give better results in low light.
Other features include: super macro mode; autofocus speeds of 0.16 sec; continuous shooting at 8 frames per second (fps) at full resolution (11 fps at medium resolution); Full HD movie capture at 1080p (30 fps) in stereo; a mini HDMI port and stereo sound with a high-speed movie option for freezing fast moving action at 320 fps; intelligent image stabilization to reduce blurring and noise in still pictures and when shooting movies at the full optical zoom or in very low light; enhanced motion panorama mode that captures seamless 360° panoramic images horizontally and vertically; tracking autofocus; and RAW file capture.
The Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR will be available in August for $349.95. fujifilmusa.com
