Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd Review

When you press the Playback button, the last picture taken is displayed. You can move backward or forward through the images using the 4-way controller's buttons. The picture information is displayed briefly when a new image is selected. Pressing the DISP. button will change the amount of information that is displayed about the image.

You can quickly search through stored images using the Index Playback function which is actuated by pressing the DISP button. First you will see a screen with 4 images that shows you two large images and the previous and next images also. Pressing it again will show you nine, then 100 thumbnail-size images will be displayed and you can select one using the 4-way controller's buttons and then pressing the MENU/OK button.

The image on the LCD can be magnified in several steps by pressing the telephoto zoom button. Once the image is enlarged at any step, you can pan around it using the 4-way controller button.

Playback Menu:

Erase - Single frame or All frames
Slide Show - Runs a slide show in the camera
Transition - Choose a transition for switching pictures
Image Rotate - Change the orientation of the image
Protect - Locks an image so i can't be deleted
Copy - Copy an image from the internal memory to a memory card
Voice Memo - Record a memo to go along with a photo
Trimming - Allows you to crop your images inside the camera
Print Order (DPOF) - Choose the order of printing and with or without date
Set-up - Enter the camera setup menu

Movie clips can be played in the camera or viewed on a TV using the included audio/video cable. The movie clips start automatically when you select them.

Images can be passed wirelessly from camera to camera thanks to the built-in IR communication tool. Files can only be transmitted between FujiFilm cameras that offer this IrSimple Infrared data transfer mode. The camera also features "Blog mode" which automatically re-saves an image ready for email or web sharing.

The camera allows you to crop your images inside the camera.

You can also change the orientation of your images by 90° at a time.

Camera Setup Menu:

Image Display - 3 seconds, 1.5 seconds, Zoom (continuous)
Frame No. - Continuous, Renew
Illumination - On or Off
Digital Zoom - On or Off
LCD Mode - Standard, Power Save
Date/Time - Set the date and time
Volume - Controls the Shutter, Operation and Playback volumes
Sound - Controls several of the camera sounds
Blog Image Size - 640 (standard), 320 (small)
LCD Brightness - Controls brightness of the LCD Screen
Format - Formats the memory card
Language - Choose from one of the 17 different languages
Auto Power Off - 5 minutes, 2 minutes, Off
Time Difference - Home, Local
Background Color - Blue, Purple, Red, Orange, Green and Black
Guidance Display - On or Off
Video System - NTSC or PAL
IR Communication - Standard, IrSS
Reset - Reset the camera to the factory defaults