Fujifilm MX-1700

The Fuji MX-1700 is a stunning digital camera for the mid-range buyer and was honored with an Innovations 2000 award for design and engineering excellence from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Unfortunately, production has been discontinued as it has been superseded by models such as the FinePix4700 zoom, but it can still be found in a few online shops and for sale at auction sites such as ebay. The cheapest price I found it for back in May 2001 was £238, although I’m not sure what the current asking prices are. There are many good points to this camera. At the time, the MX-1700 ZOOM was the world's smallest megapixel camera (1.5 mega pixels ...

As I got this camera out the box I thought pphworr! This looks nice. Plugged it in and within minutes I was taking high quality pictures and lightning fast speeds. Looking at the camera, it's packaged in a ultra-modern silver titanium look case. The buttons and dials are easy to use and understand and within minutes you will be ready to go. The camera comes with many features that also include a self timer, auto/manual/fill-in flash (or off) setup mode, manual record, auto record, playback, and a PC link feature. The camera also comes with a digital out (serial) and a video out (composite) Taking pictures is very easy and quick. The most important ...

This is my first digital camera and I have to say I am VERY impressed. While it does lack some features (such as multishoot), it does give you all those you need for most uses (flash, zoom, lcd screen, timer). The camera sits well in the hand (as long as you're right handed!) and has good ergonomics and while not as small as cameras such as the digital ixus, it is reasonably small to fit in a coat pocket. The majority of functions are accessed through a wheel on top of the case and the zoom conveniently located where your thumb naturally rests. Well thought out. The lcd screen is excellent too, although can suffer when in bright ...