FinePix F31fd, has a hardware-based face recognition technology and improved IR communication capabilities. This camera is first pocketable digital camera that features hardware-based Face Detection technology, which has a great impact on people photography, ensuring the camera automatically focuses on and exposes for faces, rather than details that can confuse other cameras.

The camera thus ensures photos are crisp, clear and perfectly exposed. This model is able to identify faces, optimise settings and take the photo within just 0.05 seconds.

The camera has a great low-light performance of ISO 3200 at full resolution. Its Real Photo Processor II, combined with Face Detection makes the model 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 this camera for sure is a great buy.

The new model has a response time, which is fast and has a 0.01 second shutter lag as well as 1.5 second start-up time. The model, that has a 580-shot battery life is a great companion for travel and you do not need to worry about missed photo opportunities . Fujifilm’s 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 camera’s LCD screen, whilst white squares identify up to nine other subjects; thus enabling the camera to detect a known face. Movement tracking keeps the camera ‘locked on’ to its subjects until they move out of the picture and thus the pictures are clearly focussed. What is interesting is that the technology works irrespective of the subject’s position in the frame.

The camera is great for low light photography, with sensitivity at full resolution of ISO 3200. Besides the model also has Anti-blur mode which means that subject and camera movement do not result in blurred images. The model also has Real Photo Processor II that enables the ISO 3200 sensitivity and this makes flash-free photography possible with natural illumination, balanced foreground and background exposure and no subject blurring, in even the dimmest conditions. The camera also has Fujifilm’s Intelligent Flash system . This sets flash power output to achieve natural foreground illumination with balanced background exposure.
All these great features make this camera worth buying.