Fujifilm FinePix Z30 Digital Camera Review

The Z30 Hardware (Cont'd)

On the top of the camera, as shown in Figure 8, you will see the shutter button and a cluster of round dots that make up the camera’s speaker.

Figure 8: The top of the camera.

As shown in Figure 9, the bottom of the Z30 has a nicely-placed tripod port and a hinged door.  The door itself feels a little plastic and weak, but the hinge mechanism seems sturdy. Figure 10 shows what is behind the door: the memory card, rechargeable battery, and mini USB port. It is poor design to have to expose the entire battery compar
tment just to attach the USB cable. Also, the USB port is placed near the hinge of the door. We didn’t like this arrangement because if you are not careful, the attached USB cable may press against the door, putting unnecessary pressure on it. The mini USB port also acts as an A/V-output, but you will have to purchase an addition accessory cable to use it.

Figure 9: The bottom of the Z30.

Figure 10: What’s behind the door.

The right side of the phone includes a metal area for attaching the wrist strap, as shown in Figure 11. Other than that, the sides of the camera have no other controls. However, you will see that the silver metal screws are quite noticeable, detracting from the overall design of the phone.

Figure 11: The side of the Z30.