Pleasing to the FinePix F30 for the amateur photographer was that they (still a compact camera about the size of the F80 EXR is) besides of several scene modes also supports aperture priority and shutter priority. So you can specify an exposure time and the machine will scan the appropriate aperture itself, or vice versa. That is to influence depth of field and preventing motion blur sense. If I want to photograph a fast moving train, for example, I give before a short Belichtungszerit. When dormant motives where a large depth of field is necessary (especially at close range), I pretend the smallest possible aperture (with large numbers, eg aperture 8 or 11) and let the camera set the correct exposure time for that. Scene Modes make Although essentially the same, but you can here the ISO speed will not affect. This is interesting for something more ambitious photographer to keep the image noise as low as possible.
The F80 EXR has a P-mode, which has the sub-functions "Program AE" and "Shutter priority". The auto iris does the same as the auto iris de F30 - So you are set the aperture and the camera selects the best exposure time chooses to do so. Here, there are only the two extremes: either a very large aperture (a small number) and it really Kure B-times, or an extremely small aperture (such as 11 or 16) and for B-times for moving objects and ISO 100 might have been too long in the sun. With other modes, I got the impression the F80 EXR can only ever work with two alternating aperture values (etweder wide open or closed aperture as much as possible). Betweens as Aperture 7.1 (for F30 no problem) are not the world of F80 EXR.
There is a completely manual modius where you can set the aperture and B time completely change. The over- or underexposure is displayed only roughly by a bar; to short-term changes in the lighting conditions, the user must - logically in fully manual mode - himself react. For quick response at a railway Haupptstrecke when the train with 120 or more km / h comes and shortly a cloud obscures the sun, that's more "suboptimal" as an automatic function is more appropriate.
For this reason, I was already on the verge of the sending F80 EXR day after receiving back. But then I found on the website of Fujifilm that all other compact cameras are designed with respect to the aperture / aperture priority just like the F80 EXR. Therefore, a different model than one of Fujifilm dropped out for me, because the manufacturer is a leader in noise performance in the higher ISO range (from ISO 400), which occupy various tests. Fujifilm also installed in the good compact cameras partially Large 1/2-inch CCD sensors, so also in the F80 EXR. Note: The bigger the CCD, ie spread over the more space the megapixels, the fewer problems with luminance noise there later. The compact cameras of most other manufacturers (and even the entry-level models of Fujifilm) have only the small 1 / 2.3-inch sensors. If you want to achieve a noise performance as cameras with large sensors here, you have to integrate noise reduction method by software (firmware). Otherwise, the photos are already at ISO 400 hardly acceptable for amateur photographers. If you look first at the sensor size and would then still a compact camera with approximately the dimensions of the F80 EXR have yet alternatives remain hardly left in the jungle of this market segment. You have to look otherwise already in the "big" compact cameras or in DSLRs.
If you have made friends with the available capture modes of the F80 EXR once, it provides quite very good shots. The EXR mode (high dynamic range) is quite noticeable, I have it with motives that lay partially in the sun, partially shaded, tried. Here clear sky drawing is unlike the normal mode left without the shadowed area would greatly underexposed.
The amateur photographer was advised to switch the mode dial to P (if you do not want completely manually B-speed and aperture, as it may be useful in Nachtaufnamen), thus influence on the ISO sensitivity is used. When you use the Scene Mode, the F80 EXR will go as on an underground platform to ISO 1600 before even in bright persons bill on ISO 400 or lighting conditions. But for these ISO numbers the noise performance of the camera is very good. The shots are still quite usable, here the large CCD sensor is clearly noticeable. If you just do not stand there and wants to have a specific shooting under low light conditions, you know to appreciate.
Conclusion: There is hardly another compact camera with such a large CCD sensor and comparable properties as the F80 EXR. The lack of aperture / aperture priority will be hard pressed to find, at least in connection with to 1/2-inch sensor, with a competitor. If for a compact camera and not a big DSLR is supposed to be, you have to come to terms with the lack of aperture priority mode; Here are some of the other produced, I can thoroughly recommend the F80 EXR. In Szczecin on the last weekend they gave me really great images delivered and also on a railway mainline were the photos fast passing trains (no ICEs) nothing to be desired - for railway photography thus also suitable.
