Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR

Great colours and contrast ; Nice design ; Versatile lens

Menu system could be a little better ; High ISO performance not great ; Video mode could be better

Fujifilm's FinePix F770EXR is a versatile little camera with a nice design and an ability to capture wonderfully-detailed and richly-coloured images. Its 25-500mm zoom lens, along with a small body size, make it a suitable camera to carry at all times.

Competitively priced ; Plenty of useful shooting features ; Stylish and well built ; Can record lossless Raw images as well as JPEGs ; Hi-Def and Hi-Speed movie recording abilities

No built-in digital filters ; Quick Menu' a bit limited ; Noisy at mid to high ISO settings

Excellent build quality ; 20x optical zoom lens ; Raw shooting capability ; Full HD movies ; Manual controls

Noise isn't well controlled ; GPS drains the battery ; Sluggish when shooting raw

Bucking the manufacturer's recent trend for adding subtly tweaked compacts to the burgeoning travel zoom area of the camera market, Fuji has instead gone for a complete design overhaul with the FinePix F770 EXR - its latest addition to the popular...

Sharp 20x zoom lens. Compact body. Good control layout. GPS. Raw shooting support.

Noisy photos at high ISOs.

Performance and Conclusions The F770EXR starts and shoots in about 2.2 seconds, captures a 6-shot burst of photos at about 3 frames per second, and records a 0.3-second shutter lag. This level of performance is good for a compact superzoom, but not the...

EXR is one of the best Auto shooting modes available ; Dedicated Video Capture Button is always ready to record ; Great image quality ; Sensor-shift stabilization works well with the large zoom ; 20x optical zoom lens provides amazing versatility ;...

Some creative modes can be hard to use ; Noise is out of control after ISO 800 ; Weak built-in flash unit ; Flash does not automatically pop up when needed ; Continuous shooting was not as promised ; Priced a bit higher than much of its competition

The Fuji FinePix F770 EXR is a powerful and versatile compact digicam with class-leading features. It has great image quality, creative shooting modes, but lacks a little in performance and carries a high price tag. Read more in our

Offers lots for the money, 20x optical zoom, brighter lens at telephoto end than similar competitors, offers raw shooting

Lens flare issue is still a problem (as per F660 model), image quality a little soft, battery life isn’t great, sensor-based stabilisation should be lens-based by now, overexposure isn’t uncommon

Even though the Fujifilm FinePix F770EXR is a more budget travel zoom camera than much of the recent competition it has a load of features on offer. Really decent features too: GPS, raw shooting, EXR modes, and we could go on.

Great colours and contrast ; Nice design ; Versatile lens

Menu system could be a little better ; High ISO performance not great ; Video mode could be better

Great colours and contrast Nice design Versatile lens

Menu system could be a little better High ISO performance not great Video mode could be better

Plenty of photo modes and options ; RAW image capture ; Good macro performance

Images suffer from over-processing ; Image stabilisation in video mode is not particularly effective

While it doesn't perform as well as some of the other travel cameras in its class, the F770 EXR is great for macro shooters who want a long optical zoom and a GPS module. Unfortunately, if you shoot in JPEG exclusively, you just won't get the best out...