Designed with portability and simplicity in mind, compact digital cameras are meant to give you high image quality with little effort. The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is our TopTenREVIEWS Gold Award because it is packed with power, style and overall excellence to ensure that you have those precious memories captured. For a side-by-side ranking and other objective reviews, visit our main compact digital camera page.
For a compact digital camera to provide high-quality images, it must be designed with several features. The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is designed with several of these advanced features that make it the best-designed camera on the market today. Built with FUJINON lens technology, this Fujifilm camera has a 15x zoom and a super wide angle lens. The 15x zoom is one standout feature on this device as the zoom allows you to become more flexible with your shots and capture your subject at several different angles and perspectives. We were impressed with Fujifilm’s super electron beam coating that was placed on the lens of this product. This was the best technology we saw for minimizing the appearance of ghosting, flare or purple fringe that is seen frequently from the camera lens.
The overall appearance of the F300EXR is hard to beat. The compact metal body is built for simplicity and made to be intuitive for the amateur photographer. The controls and displays are located right where we felt they needed to be and the compact digital camera was comfortable and felt natural to hold.
A key feature we saw designed into this Fujifilm product is its 3-in-1 sensor. This sensor provides a combination of fine capture technology, pixel fusion technology and dual capture technology. This camera also offers the ability to record moving images in high definition. Recording 720p HD movies on such a small compact device was something we loved. The videos were not grainy and blurry and we saw a clear picture with vibrant colors that we were amazed by. Also, a micro HDMI interface is located on the camera so you can plug the device into any HDTV and watch your videos on the big screen.
The high quality of images captured on this device was hard to beat. It gives you just the right amount of control. The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR comes with several scene modes to choose from such as natural light with flash, portrait enhancer, sports, night and even dog and cat mode. With several modes to choose from, there is no reason your images can’t appear rich and clear.
The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR not only gives you several advanced features, it also offers the basic functions found on several compact digital cameras such as Panasonic Lumix FX75 and the Canon PowerShot S940 IS. Some of these features include face recognition, face detection, red-eye correction and an image stabilizer to prevent those shaky hand movements from ruining a good picture.
A cycle shooting function was one of the top shooting functions we saw on this product. While the shutter button is pressed, the camera takes up to 40 pictures but only the third or 20th shot is captured. Also, framing guidelines are available to help you place the subject on vertical and horizontal lines for a balanced shot.
Up to 250 images can be captured on a single battery charge. This is a good amount if you are using the camera for a trip that lasts a few days or even a wedding or graduation. The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is not a device that will leave you hanging with no battery after a few shots.
The Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is the best compact digital camera on the market. It is simple enough for an amateur photographer to use and provides them with beautiful images with little effort. If you want professional-looking images with the portability and ease of a compact digital camera, the Fujifilm FinePix F300EXR is the best camera for you.
