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Pre-Photokina 2006: Just seven months after the launch of the FinePix F30, Fujifilm has given it a minor upgrade in the shape of the FinePix F31fd, which adds the hardware-based face recognition technology debuted on the S6500fd... See more » Pre-Photokina 2006: Just seven months after the launch of the FinePix F30, Fujifilm has given it a minor upgrade in the shape of the FinePix F31fd, which adds the hardware-based face recognition technology debuted on the S6500fd (using the Real Photo Processor II). The only other change we could find was the addition of IR communication capabilitles. It is not known at this time if the new model replaces the FinePix F30. Press Release: Fujifilm today announced the launch of the FinePix F31fd, its first pocketable digital camera to feature hardware-based Face Detection technology, which debuted with the announcement of the FinePix S6500fd in July 2006. Face Detection has great impact on people photography, ensuring the camera automatically focuses on and exposes for faces, rather than details that can confuse other cameras. Coping with up to ten faces in a frame, it ensures photos of friends and family are crisp, clear and perfectly exposed no matter what the occasion. Because Fujifilms Face Detection technology is built-in to the cameras processor, it is able to identify faces, optimise settings and take the photo within just 0.05 seconds. The FinePix F31fd inherits its feature set from its older brother, the TIPA and DIMA award winning FinePix F30. In particular its unrivalled low-light performance of ISO 3200 at full resolution, made possible by Fujifilms acclaimed Real Photo Processor II, combines with Face Detection to make the FinePix F31fd the ultimate compact for people photography. With Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, 6 megapixel Super CCD HR VI, 2.5 inch LCD screen and unique Fujifilm technologies such as Intelligent Flash, the FinePix F31fd is perfect for anyone looking for a camera that will rise to any occasion. The cameras fast response times, 0.01 second shutter lag and 1.5 second start-up time, ensure it will catch all the action and spell the end for missed photo opportunities. Its 580-shot battery life makes it an ideal constant companion for days out or weekends away without the worry of missed photo opportunities thanks to a spent battery. Fujifilms Face Detection technology was originally developed for the companys photofinishing division, where it was used for reproducing the fine detail in peoples faces in print. In developing the technology for use in FinePix cameras, Fujifilms research & development teams challenge was to make it fast, otherwise the feature would never be anything more than a novelty. In achieving a response time of 0.05 seconds, Fujifilms Face Detection becomes a genuinely useful tool for capturing photos of friends and family that are perfectly focused and exposed to prioritise the people in the frame. Face Detection works by triangulating eyes and mouth, using an algorithm to optimise focus and exposure for up to ten faces in a single frame. A green square surrounds the face of the primary subject on the cameras LCD screen, whilst white squares identify up to nine other subjects. Movement tracking keeps the camera locked on to its subjects until they move out of the picture. The technology works irrespective of the subjects position in the frame, and is not confused by spectacles. In Playback mode, Face Detection will automatically zoom in to subjects faces and trim the shot for optimum portraits. The launch of the FinePix F30 set standards for low light photography, with sensitivity at full resolution of ISO 3200. With the launch of the FinePix F31fd, Fujifilms compact digital cameras remain leaders in their class for low-light performance. These qualities, combined with the cameras Anti-blur mode, mean that subject and camera movement do not result in blurred images. Fujifilm has identified low light photography as one of the true benchmarks of a digital camera's performance, as most images are taken when the light is limited and flash often leaves subjects looking bleached white, whilst rendering the background invisible. The product of over 60 years accumulated sensor technology, Fujifilms Real Photo Processor II enables the ISO 3200 sensitivity of the See less »

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From the list : Photo & Tech by kcc138

purchased Autumn 2006 - great semi-manual compact digital

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