<strong>Wide shot: </strong>The FinePix's 28-140mm lens is a good range for the amateur photographer. It offered a wide enough angle to capture the entire Houses of Parliament.
Wide shot: The FinePix's 28-140mm lens is a good range for the amateur photographer. It offered a wide enough angle to capture the entire Houses of Parliament.
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<strong>Selfie:</strong> Composing the selfie was a guessing game without a tiltable screen.
Selfie: Composing the selfie was a guessing game without a tiltable screen.
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<strong>Program mode: </strong>Apart from deep background shadows, the quick-draw test produced a well-exposed frame quickly.
Program mode: Apart from deep background shadows, the quick-draw test produced a well-exposed frame quickly.
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<strong>Night cityscape: </strong>Handheld in Night mode, colors were vivid but the camera struggled to satisfactorily capture slow-moving buses.
Night cityscape: Handheld in Night mode, colors were vivid but the camera struggled to satisfactorily capture slow-moving buses.
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<strong>Low light: </strong>In Pro Low Light mode, the camera takes four photos each time the shutter is pressed. The best bits of these four images are then combined to make a single superior shot with reduced blur and noise.
Low light: In Pro Low Light mode, the camera takes four photos each time the shutter is pressed. The best bits of these four images are then combined to make a single superior shot with reduced blur and noise.
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<strong>Silhouette: </strong>The background is well exposed but the foreground shadows aren't deep enough. That's because the camera's Scene Recognition mode is having a hard time handling the extremes of the two lighting scenarios.
Silhouette: The background is well exposed but the foreground shadows aren't deep enough. That's because the camera's Scene Recognition mode is having a hard time handling the extremes of the two lighting scenarios.
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<strong>Macro: </strong>In Flower mode, the camera's macro option, the Fuji picked up even the smallest textures of the brass doorknob.
Macro: In Flower mode, the camera's macro option, the Fuji picked up even the smallest textures of the brass doorknob.
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<strong>Zoom:</strong> The 5x optical zoom is not as sharp as that of some of the pricier compact cameras, but it's good enough considering it retails at not much more than $100.
Zoom: The 5x optical zoom is not as sharp as that of some of the pricier compact cameras, but it's good enough considering it retails at not much more than $100.
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<strong>Portrait:</strong> In automatic Portrait mode there was just enough fill flash to balance the shadows.
Portrait: In automatic Portrait mode there was just enough fill flash to balance the shadows.
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<strong>Portrait enlarged:</strong> When the image is cropped, the quality doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
Portrait enlarged: When the image is cropped, the quality doesn't stand up to scrutiny.
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<strong>Baby shot:</strong> The cool tones of the XP120 are more noticeable in this auto white balanced, cloudy-day portrait shot.
Baby shot: The cool tones of the XP120 are more noticeable in this auto white balanced, cloudy-day portrait shot.
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<strong>Unique features:</strong> This image was taken in Night Tripod mode, which gives slow shutter speeds when shooting in low light. The light trails are created by deliberately moving the camera around while shooting.
Unique features: This image was taken in Night Tripod mode, which gives slow shutter speeds when shooting in low light. The light trails are created by deliberately moving the camera around while shooting.
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<strong>Fujifilm FinePix XP120: </strong>The camera is designed to be rugged, waterproof to 20 meters, and shockproof when dropped up to 1.75 meters.
Fujifilm FinePix XP120: The camera is designed to be rugged, waterproof to 20 meters, and shockproof when dropped up to 1.75 meters.
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