Amazing little camera (Fujifilm Finepix F401 Z)

Member Name: RickP

Product:	Fujifilm Finepix F401 Z
Date:	03/08/03 (715 review reads)
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Advantages: Pocket size, Protective case included, High resolution results

Disadvantages: poor in very low light

Up-date:
Fuji have launched the F 410 which delivers 6 million recorded pixels. This has resulted in an internet price for the F 401 of under £230 at a large well known PC supplier.

We have just returned from Italy with around 250 shots taken with the camera on max setting automatic mode - they're excellent !!

I am no photographer, but My wife & I both have one of these cameras (can use the same charging equipment etc) & have found them invaluable. We have taken numerous superb pictures (in our opinion!) during holidays etc & I have used extensively when on business trips. An ideal companion to this camera is Adobe Photo Shop, which can frequently improve an already good photo, it does however increase file size by up to 70%.

The F401 is best considered for ?point & shoot?, but that said it does come with 3 times optical zoom, quality settings to enable 36(4 million pixels) to 490(0.3 million pixels) shots on a 64 meg smart media card (only comes with a 16 meg. Flash can be used in various modes or switched off (very difficult to shoot in focus when off without a tripod). It also takes up to 90 second reasonable quality movies with sound.

The camera really does take excellent pictures in normal conditions, but not great in low light. On maximum setting (equivalent to 4 million pixels), an A4 print is no problem at all.
I find the main advantages as follow:
Fits in your trowser pocket or handbag
Comes with soft case
Cradle / USB included with connection for charging whilst battery in camera
Long lasting charge
Simple to set up
Has macro facility yielding incredible detail to photos
Displays number of shots remaining (in the little colour screen)
Colours very true
Robust metal construction & stylish design
Everything supplied such as software, good instructions etc.

It should be possible to pick this camera up for around £300 now, this is a very good digital camera for thi
s price.


For anyone wanting more technical information:

Number of
effective pixels 2.1 million
CCD sensor 1/2.7-inch Super CCD in an interwoven pattern.
Number of total pixels 2.11 million
Number of recorded pixels 4.0 million pixels (2,304 x 1,728)
1.9 million pixels (1,600 x 1,200)
1.2 milli
on pixels (1,280 x 960)
0.35 milli
on pixels (
640 x 480)
Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO 160/200/400/ 800*/1600*
(*Only at 1,280 x 960 pixels)
File format Still image: JPEG (Exif ver 2.2) / Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
Design rule for Camera File system-compliant/DPOF compatible
Storage media SmartMedia? card (3.3V, 2MB to 128MB)
Number of images/
recording time Modes Still image Movie
Image quality mode 4M Fine 4M Normal 2M 1M 0.3M 320 160
Number of recorded pixels 2,304
x
1,728 1,600
x
1,200 1,280
x
960 640
x
480 320
x
240 160
x
120
4MB
SmartMedia? 2 5 10 12 30 24 sec. 83 sec.
8MB
SmartMedia? 4 10 21 25 61 49 sec. 169 sec.
16MB
SmartMedia? 9 20 42 49 122 98 sec. 5.6 min.
32MB
SmartMedia? 20 41 86 99 247 199 sec. 11.3 min.
64MB
SmartMedia? 40 84 172 198 497 6.7 min. 22.8 min.
128MB
SmartMedia? 81 169 346 398 997 13.4 min. 45.6 min.

The numbers of images and recording time will vary slightly depending on the type of subject.
Lens Super EBC Fujinon 3X optical zoom lens
Lens focal length Equivalent to 38 ? 114mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Autofocus
Focal distance Normal: 60cm / 2.0 ft. to infinity
Macro: 10 cm - 80 cm / 0.3 ft - 2.6 ft
Aperture F 2.8 - F 4.8 / F 7.0 - F 11.6
Digital zoom 3.6X (640 x 480 pixels), 1.8X (1,280 x 960 pixels), 1.44X (1,600 x 1,200 pixels)
Shooting modes Shooting modes Auto, Manual (offering control over white balance, exposure compensation and flash output)
Continuous shooting mode (1) Top 4-frame continuous shooting: 4 f
rames/sec. up to 4
frames
(2) Final 4-frame continuous shooting: 4 frames/sec. up to 4 frames within 6 sec.
Movie recording 320 x 240 pixels: 10 frames/sec., up to 120 sec.
160 x 120 pixels: 10 frames/sec., up to 480 sec.
with sound, AVI format
Voice memo Up to 30 sec., WAV format
Playback Single frame (with 14.4X Playba
ck zoom), 9 Multi-frame
Other functions
Self-timer, DPO
F, Protect
Exposure control 64-zone TTL metering, Programmed AE (Exposure Compensation in Manual mode)
Shutter speed 1/4 to 1/2000 sec.
White balance Automatic
Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light.
Flash Auto flash using flash control sensor
Effective range: Wide angle / 0.4 - 3.5m / 1.3ft - 11.5ft
Telephoto / 0.4 - 2.0m / 1.3ft - 6.6ft
5 modes (Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced, Suppressed, Slow-synchro)
LCD monitor 1.5-inch low temperature polysilicon TFT (114,000 pixels)
Interface USB Interface and connection with PictureCradle?
Power source Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NP-60 or AC power adapter (included)
Dimensions 85.0 (W) x 69.4 (H) x 27.5mm (D) / 3.3 (W) x 2.7 (H) x 1.1 in. (D)
Weight 185g / 6.5 oz. (excluding batteries)

Included accessories ? PictureCradle? for automatic download and battery recharge
? 16MB SmartMedia? card
? Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NP-60
? Power adapter AC-5VS/5VHS
? Shoulder strap
? Soft case
? USB cable
? CD-ROM
o USB driver
o FinePix Viewer
o DP Editor
o Apple QuickTime?5.0
o VideoImpression?
Optional accessories ? SmartMedia? cards (16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB)
? Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery NP-60
? Battery Charger BC-60
? Floppy Disk Adapter FD-A2
? PC Card Adapter PC-AD3
? Image Memory Card Reader DM-R1
? ZIO! SmartMedia Readers



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