FujiFilm FinePix J50

With a name like a bottle of juice, will Matt Grayson drink in the features of the J50 from Fujifilm or will he need to squeeze out a decent performance?

Easy to use, Good build quality, Good colour reproduction

Suffers from noise at early stages, Certain scene modes make no difference to the image, Continuous shooting is really slow

The features found on the J50 could be a bit more extensive even at this price point. Although it's easy to get swept away with new technology that a camera of this classification simply won't have

entry-level digital compact camera

This is a neat, easy-to-use camera with a good lens and screen. Unfortunately the bit in between, the sensor, is not of the same quality. At anything other than low sensitivity, image noise level becomes increasingly difficult to live with. What a shame,...

Fuji's latest budget compact has a 5x zoom and a 2.7-inch monitor, but is it any good?

The Fujifilm FinePix J50 is a good-looking camera, well made and sensibly designed, and the 5x zoom range and large, sharp monitor should be useful. It performs well in low light too, but even at under -100 it isn't good value for money. Indifferent perfo...