Fuji F11 screen jerky

[seanofford]

I went to the shops today to look at a Fuji F11 and a Sony DSCW7. I expected to like the F11 a lot more but I was very put off by the jerkiness of the lcd screen compared to the Sony, when moving the camera around. I just would not have thought this would be the case on a modern camera. Why does it happen? Is it because it can't refresh fast enough because it has so many more pixels than the Sony? Do all cameras with higher pixels jerk like this?

I didn't move the camera around whilst I was holding the shutter release button partly down and I've since read that on the F10 this makes it smooth. Does anyone know if the same is true of the F11?

The screen also went darker and lighter all the time as I moved it around. Is this because it's gaining up and down due to light readings?

Other negatives for the F11 compared to the Sony were the plastic tripod thread and lack of optical viewfinder. But I'm still tempted by the Fuji just because of those higher ISO figures.

I didn't get either in the end, despite being sure I would. This means another lengthy trip to the blooming shops. Anyone know an internet site (apart from Jessops) doing 12 months interest free???

Sean

[digitalbirdy]

I went to the shops today to look at a Fuji F11 and a Sony DSCW7. I expected to like the F11 a lot more but I was very put off by the jerkiness of the lcd screen compared to the Sony, when moving the camera around. I just would not have thought this would be the case on a modern camera. Why does it happen? Is it because it can't refresh fast enough because it has so many more pixels than the Sony? Do all cameras with higher pixels jerk like this?

I didn't move the camera around whilst I was holding the shutter release button partly down and I've since read that on the F10 this makes it smooth. Does anyone know if the same is true of the F11?

The screen also went darker and lighter all the time as I moved it around. Is this because it's gaining up and down due to light readings?

Other negatives for the F11 compared to the Sony were the plastic tripod thread and lack of optical viewfinder. But I'm still tempted by the Fuji just because of those higher ISO figures.

I didn't get either in the end, despite being sure I would. This means another lengthy trip to the blooming shops. Anyone know an internet site (apart from Jessops) doing 12 months interest free???

Sean

Hi Sean, I'm not 100% certain but I think the F11 has a choie of 2 refresh speeds, normall and very high speed. No doubt to save battery power.
But you'll either have to find the specs written down somewhare or get a F11 owner to read the manual to confirm this.

They do take an outstanding number of photos per recharge.

[seanofford]

Hi Sean, I'm not 100% certain but I think the F11 has a choie of 2 refresh speeds, normall and very high speed. No doubt to save battery power.
But you'll either have to find the specs written down somewhare or get a F11 owner to read the manual to confirm this.

They do take an outstanding number of photos per recharge.


Thanks for that, but I've checked the manual and there's no reference to this. It's a deal-breaker for me if there's no way to make the screen smooth.

Sean

[Timedrifter]

Thanks for that, but I've checked the manual and there's no reference to this. It's a deal-breaker for me if there's no way to make the screen smooth.

Sean
Hi Sean! I'm curious to know what you intend to use this camera for? If it's for digiscoping it isn't a problem - is it? I have both an F10 and an F11 and am very pleased with both. The 'problem' you mention with moving the camera round a room and seeing differing light levels is, as you surmised, due to metering. I haven't tried it but I imagine it would be worse if set on spot. It is true that if you hold down the shutter release half way it solves the 'problem', and this is of course because the exposure setting has been locked. I'm not quite sure what you mean by jerkiness, I haven't noticed this at all.
Timedrifter

[seanofford]

Hi Sean! I'm curious to know what you intend to use this camera for? If it's for digiscoping it isn't a problem - is it? I have both an F10 and an F11 and am very pleased with both. The 'problem' you mention with moving the camera round a room and seeing differing light levels is, as you surmised, due to metering. I haven't tried it but I imagine it would be worse if set on spot. It is true that if you hold down the shutter release half way it solves the 'problem', and this is of course because the exposure setting has been locked. I'm not quite sure what you mean by jerkiness, I haven't noticed this at all.
Timedrifter
Thanks for the reply, Timedrifter.

I will use the camera for some digiscoping but also as an all round family camera. The screen going lighter/darker is not the big issue for me. It's the jerkiness - it reminds me of a camcorder set on night-shot - a sort of strobing effect. So yours doesn't do this? That's interesting. I'll go back and have another look when I can (I live in the sticks so it's a fair old journey...)

Sean

[digitalbirdy]

For what its worth, cant say I have noticed it on my F10 either (8,000 photos taken).