Fujifilm A150

Fujifilm A150 is FujiFilm's Small Sensor Compact digital camera initially announced on February of 2009. It has got a 10 MegaPixel, CCD 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a full resolution of 3648 x 2736.

The Fujifilm A150 is ranked #242 out of 261 in Small Sensor Compact cameras & over-all #1232 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our collection. Please test our Advanced camera finder to see camera results based on your personalized criteria.

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The Fujifilm A150 is part of a family of cameras. You can read the full range below.

You can check the Fujifilm A150 from various angles in the gallery here.

Below is a shortlist of advantages and drawbacks of the Fujifilm A150 based on factors that are typically regarded as useful in a digital camera.

The size of the sensor in the Fujifilm A150 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor has the ability to capture 3648 x 2736 pixels and aspect ratios of 4:3 and 3:2.

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The CCD sensor has 10 megapixels and provides a standard ISO range of 100 - 1600. Unfortunately, RAW format is not saved so the user has less room to maneuver in post.

The graphic below displays the Fujifilm A150's sensor dimensions in comparison to other popular sizes. The Fujifilm A150 sensor has a crop factor of 5.8 and is outlined in green.

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To get an understanding of various aspect ratios, you can refer to the graphic below.

Fujifilm A150 weighs in at 0.29 pounds (130 grams or 4.59 ounces) & the volume of the camera is 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9"). The weight of average Small Sensor Compact camera is 174 grams so the Fujifilm A150 is less heavy in comparison with various rivals.

Photography Glossary

The following is a pic of the Fujifilm A150 with a soda to help you get a sense of its scale.

The top view here will illustrate the button layout on the Fujifilm A150.

The Fujifilm A150 is equipped with a fixed lens and it has a focal range of 36-107mm giving it a 3.0 x zoom which isn't exceptional but it would certainly be useful in a few scenarios.

At the widest 36mm, the lens has an aperture of f3.1 which will be kind of slow and not ideal for low light occasions and you will likely struggle to get good bokeh. You will likely also need to boost the ISO which causes noisy photos. Towards the tele end, 107mm comes to f5.6 which is very slow and you would need to set slower shutter speeds.

The Fujifilm A150 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes

Digital cameras with NFC and Bluetooth connectivity are able to be used wirelessly with smartphones. You can send files and sometimes adjust settings without the hassle of connecting straight to the camera.

Some applications even allow a Liveview and release the shutter whenever you are not near the camera. If the camera features a HDMI port, it can easily be hooked up to an external display. Most cameras will allow you to recharge the battery pack using the USB port.

The highest possible video resolution in the Fujifilm A150 is 640 x 480 and you can shoot in Motion JPEG file format. 480p is awful for today's requirements. You should shoot for at least FUll HD resolution for good video. The camera does not offer a microphone and headphone port so you get little control over the sound. It is perhaps best to get an alternative camera in case you want better sound for your videos.

There is no environment sealing for the Fujifilm A150 so you need to be careful in rainy or dusty situations.

The Fujifilm A150 has got a 3" fixed screen supporting a resolution of 230k dots.

Unfortunately the screen isn't a touch screen.

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The View Finder specifications for Fujifilm A150 are the following:

• ViewFinder None

Viewfinders can be very helpful for bright outdoor situations which can easily make the camera screen washed out and hard to see.

The maximum shutter speed is 1/2000s.

Fujifilm A150 has only inbuilt flash lacking external flash support.

Fujifilm A150 has just Contrast Based Auto Focus & doesn't have Phase Detect Auto Focus. Phase Detection focusing is more faster and accurate in comparison with Contrast Based focusing.

Fujifilm A150 does not have manual focusing. Manual focusing ability is useful for low light or you want more accurate control on focus.

The average Small Sensor Compact camera battery life is 241. Fujifilm X30 has the best (470) battery life for this type of cameras.

Below is a listing of Small Sensor Compact cameras that have the strongest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Fujifilm X30
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Ricoh GR Digital IV
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Canon G12
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Canon G16
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The following illustration provides a summary of the Fujifilm A150 for different styles of photography. To look at more, browse to the specific section below.

The Fujifilm A150 receives a score of 19 which is really bad, and means the camera is simply not acceptable to use for portrait photography. Taking portraits favors greatly towards sensor specs, support for RAW files along with the ability to use external flash.

Getting a moderate points tally of 54, the Fujifilm A150 is reasonably appropriate to use in street photography. A very good street photography camera provides a fine balance of picture quality and portability.

A really bad sports photography points tally of 16 indicates the Fujifilm A150 is simply not acceptable for photographing sports. A camera must have great tracking plus shutter speeds for sports photography.

Size is extremely important when selecting a camera for travel. Overall, the Fujifilm A150 gets a reasonable 56 as a travelling camera which is reasonably suitable to take on your vacations.

If you find yourself looking to buy a camera for landscape photographs, the most vital aspect is going to be image quality. The Fujifilm A150 and it's really bad score of 27 for a landscape camera is simply not acceptable among its rivals.

A vlogging camera really should come with a moving display, microphone port and preferably image stabilization. Taking all things into account, the Fujifilm A150 is simply not acceptable for vlogging as it comes to a really bad rating of 25.

If you are looking for alternatives to the Fujifilm A150, here is a collection of the highest scored cameras which fall under the class of Small Sensor Compact.

The graph down below gives you a summary of the Fujifilm A150 vs it's top ranked rivals listed previously.

Here are a few more cameras you might regard as alternative options. To see a extensive comparison, simply click on the "compare" link.