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Fujifilm Finepix XP30 Summary
14 Megapixels
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
720p HD Video: 1280 x 720 resolution or more but less than 1920 x 1080.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Weatherproof - Seals protect from dust, humidity and light splashing.
Waterproof - Submersible under water up to a certain depth.
Built-In GPS
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
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Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.Fuji Finepix XP30 Assessment
The Fuji Finepix XP30 is one of the few waterproof digital cameras equipped with a built-in GPS. It is waterproof down to 5m, shockproof to drops up to 1.5m and freezeproof down to -10C. This tough exterior protects a very accurate GPS system, a folded-optics 5X wide-angle stabilized optical zoom lens and a 14 megapixels sensor. Unfortunately these last two items are not up to modern standards and produce noisy images with extreme edge softness under a wide variety of conditions.
Fuji packed a number of features in this small ultra-compact camera and kept cost very low. Waterproof cameras with GPS cost almost twice as much as the Fuji Finepix XP30. Given the rough conditions under which such a camera is meant to be used, there may be a reason to avoid investing a lot of money into it. No amount of ruggedness can save a camera from sinking or dropping into a cliff.
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| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Extremely durable build quality | Extreme softness along image borders |
| Highly Accurate Waterproof GPS | Image noise destroys details from ISO 400+ |
| Very reliable metering | Poor color accuracy |
| Reasonable Automatic White-Balance | Noticeable optical distortion |
| Decent quality video | Limited exposure range |
| Very slow autofocus | |
| Quite sluggish | |
| Curved bottom | |
| Short battery life | |
 Poor Poor |
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Fujifilm Finepix XP30 Related Information
| Sister Models |
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Fujifilm Finepix XP20 Fujifilm Finepix XP20 - No GPS |
Fujifilm Finepix XP10 Fujifilm Finepix XP10 - 12 Megapixels, 36-180mm Optical Zoom, No Stabilization, 3m Max Depth |
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Fujifilm XP30 Highlights
Ultra-Compact digital cameraSensor-Size: 6 x 5mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 14 Megapixels Ultra Compact | ISO 100-3200 |
| 5X Wide Optical Zoom | Shutter 1/2000-4s |
| Built-in Stabilization | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| Waterproof to 5m | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
| Weatherproof down to -10C | |
| 0.8 FPS Drive, 3 Images | |
| 1280x720 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | |
| 2.7" LCD 230K Pixels |
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