FujiFilm FinePix XP60 Pro Reviews

The Fujifilm FinePix XP60 is one of the most affordable underwater compacts on the market, but it still packs an impressive imaging punch.

The Fujifilm FinePix XP60 continues the company's tradition of subtle upgrades to the tough cam series. Its available for a welcome price, and although somewhat plasticky the overall rugged build is the obvious key selling point. It fires up quick enough and autofocus, as well as close-up macro focus, works with few issues to raise. But overall the camera has a stack of weaknesses: A poor viewing angle to the small LCD screen, limited battery life, a tendency to opt for excessively low shutter speeds, so-so image quality when viewing critically at 100 per cent and a plasticky build quality stack up into quite a list. We weren't expecting wonders from the range, but it's about time Fujifilm gave the tough and waterproof camera series a kick and turned it around to produce a more premium model. The XP60 delivers on the tough front, but its pictures are its weakness overall.

The Fujifilm FinePix XP60 looks good, and offers an impressive set of features including full HD video recording, it's waterproof to 6 metres, and is available in a number of colours. With a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor it offers high speed shooting and fast focusing, however, as it's not a backlit sensor, noise is high and this has a negative effect on images. The lens suffers from vignetting, as well as soft corners, giving disappointing image quality. While this is a new model with some of the latest features, there are better models available at around the same price, as mentioned above.