Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR Review – Taking on Simplicity at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory

REPORT SUMMARY AND FINAL THOUGHTS

Without question, the quality of the pictures taken at the Niagara Conservatory are absolutely amazing and speak very highly for the Fuji HS50.  In fact, I am just a bit jealous, considering that I was right beside Karen taking virtually the same pictures on a camera that costs about 10 times as much as the Finepix HS50.  Can you tell me which was taken with the Canon EOS 6D with 100mm F2.8L lens and which was taken with the HS50?  These are, what I believe to be, the highlight shots of the day:

Picture 1orange winnerYes, it is definitely a tough call and says much about the new Fujifilm HS50 EXR Point and Shoot camera.  The quality is simply amazing. If there were anything whatsoever we might improve on the HS50, it would be the rubber port cover on the left side which we might replace with a hard cover as it has snagged and opened a few times.  Other than that, however, the Fujifilm Finepix HS50 EXR camera is definitely all that it is cuto out to be and then some, considering it is one of, if not the only, that includes the ability to take RAW photographs in the Point and Shoot high-zoom line of cameras.

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Considering the obvious quality and feature set of the Finepix HS50, along with an incredible price point, we are awarding the Fujifilm Finepix HS50 EXR Digital camera with out Top Value Award:

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5 comments

  1. Remarkable..! Excellent shots, thanks for sharing! Seriously looking to pick up this camera myself =)

  2. hi, thanks for the review. this statement bugs me, though: “The beauty of the HS50 lies in low light and close up shots”
    how much low light do you mean, and would it require using a tripod to get good sharp pictures?
    i don’t see any shots demonstrating its low light ability. the only reason i’m wondering is because up till now i still haven’t found a bridge camera that is capable of taking good, HANDHELD, motion-freezing pictures of anything from a distance in, dim lighting or indoors for that matter. example: a basketball game in a stadium, dogs playing in the house, a rock band at twilight.

    would it be appropriate to say that hs50 performs just as well as most bridge cameras in bright daylight and just as bad under dim lighting when it comes to capturing anything other than static subjects, like those butterflies?

  3. I have had the hs50 about 6 months now great camera the 1000mm lens is ideal for moon pics and wildlife 10/10 from me

  4. Hi,
    Very useful review; just bought a HS50EXR and I love the camera.

    One question: I have a Lexar 256GB card but it doesn’t want to work in the camera – message, ‘Card not initialised’ keeps coming up. How did you make this card work, please?The 128GB works fine.

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