Fujifilm FinePix A700 Review

By Movable Type Admin

Review posted 2/09/2007

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Featuring a 7.3 MegaPixel Super CCD sensor - the first of its kind - a large 2.4" LCD and 3x optical zoom, the FinePix A700 is ideal for families, first-time digital camera buyers and consumers looking for a competitively priced upgrade to their first digital camera.

The highlight feature of the FinePix A700 is its sophisticated 7.3 MegaPixel Super CCD sensor. Originally, Fujifilm placed its Super CCD sensor in digital cameras aimed at advanced amateur and professional photographers. This year, however, a breakthrough was made and Super CCD made its maiden, A-Series appearance in the FinePix A400 and FinePix A500 digital cameras. Those cameras carried four and five MegaPixel Super CCD sensors, respectively, and were followed later by the six MegaPixel FinePix A600.

As an added bonus, Fujifilm's Super CCD technology is also responsible for the FinePix A700's unrivalled low noise performance across its ISO 100-400 sensitivity range. Less noise in photos leads to sharper, crisper pictures.

FinePix A700 uses are sure to take a lot of pictures, so a little extra storage space is always helpful. The camera has approximately 12MB of on-board storage just in case the removable, xD-Picture Card (sold separately) is full.

Two standard AA batteries (alkaline one-use or rechargeable NiMH type) power the FinePix A700. Never get caught with a dead proprietary type battery, you can buy AA batteries nearly anywhere in the world. Off the shelf alkalines will let you capture up to 100 pictures, 2500mAh NiMH cells deliver as many as 300 pictures per charge.

FinePix A700 Features:

7.3 million pixel Super CCD HR sensor
3x optical zoom lens (36-108mm equiv)
Movie Mode; 320x240 10fps w/sound AVI format
Auto, Manual and Four scene modes
2.4" 112K pixel TFT LCD monitor (Approx. 91% coverage)
~12MB of memory, xD-Picture cards slot
Powered by two AA-type batteries
USB connectivity and PictBridge direct-print

The FinePix A700 is available now with and MSRP of US$199.

Physical Views

The FinePix A700 and a standard CD for size comparison.

The 6-megapixel FinePix F20 and the FinePix A700.

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FinePix A700 Specifications

Number of Effective Pixels

7.3 million pixels

CCD Sensor

1/1.6-inch Super CCD HR

Number of Recorded Pixels

Still image: 3,072 x 2,304(7.3M) /3,264 x 2,176 (3:2) / 2,304 x 1,728 (4M)/ 1,600 X 1,200 (2M)/ 640 X 480 (0.3)

Movie: 320 x 240 pixels ( 10 frames/sec.), 160 x 120 pixels ( 10 frames/sec.)

Storage media

Internal memory (approx. 12MB), xD-Picture Card (16MB - 2 GB). xD Picture Cards sold separately.

File format

Still image : JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2 )
Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG )
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)

Recording Capacity with 256 xD-Picture Card (not included)

Still images

Movie

3072
x
2304(F)

3072
x
2304 (N)

3264
x
2176

2304
x
1728

1600
x
1200

QVGA

QQVGA

146

145

257

409

Approx. 25.5 min.

Approx. 78.1 min..

Lens

Fujinon 3.0X Optical zoom lens, F2.8 - F5.2

Lens Focal Length

f=8mm - 24mm, Equivalent to 36-108mm on a 35mm camera

Focus

Auto Focus
(Center, Multi)

Focus distance

Normal : Approx. 1.6 ft. to Infinity
Macro: Wide Angle: Approx. 3.9 in to 2.6 ft.

Shutter Speed

2 sec. to 1/1600 sec. (depend on Shooting mode)

Aperture

Wide-angle: F2.8 - F8
Telephoto: F5.2 - F14

Sensitivity

AUTO/Equivalent to ISO 100/200/400

Exposure control

64-zone TTL metering

Exposure mode

Programmed AE

White balance

Automatic scene recognition
Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight),Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light.

LCD monitor

2.4 inches, Aspect ratio: 4:3; 112,000 pixels , Amorphous silicon TFT, Approx. 91% coverage

Flash

Auto flash
Effective range: (ISO AUTO):

Wide angle (Approx. 1.6 -12.5ft.)

Telephoto (Approx. 2.0 .-6.6ft)

Macro (Approx. 1.0.-2.6ft)
Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro.

Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro.

Self-timer

Approx. 10 sec./2 sec. delay

Video Output

NTSC/PAL selectable

Digital input/output

USB

Power supply

2�AA-size alkaline batteries , 2�AA-size Ni-MH batteries (optional), AC power adapter AC-3VX (optional)

Dimensions

3.7(W)� 2.4(H)� 1.2(D) in.
(excluding accessories and attachments)

Weight

Approx. 4.9 oz. (without battery and xD-Picture Card)

Camera Functions

Digital Zoom

6.3x

Shooting modes

Normal : Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night Scene)

Movie Recording

- 320 x 240 pixels, 10 frames/sec.
- 160 x 120 pixels, 10 frames/sec.
With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG )

A movie can be recorded up to 60 seconds (with movie setting at 320) or 180 seconds (with movie setting at 160). Zoom not available during movie recording.

Movie Recording

- 320 x 240 pixels, 10 frames/sec.
- 160 x 120 pixels, 10 frames/sec. With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG )
A series of continuous image can be recorded up to ?? seconds (when setting 320) / ?? seconds (when setting 160). Zoom cannot be used during movie recording.

Playback functions

Single frame , 9 Multi-frame , Trimming, Automatic playback

Optional Accessories

xD-Picture Card: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB

PC Card Adapter DPC-AD

CompactFlash Card Adapter DPC-CF

AC Power Adapter AC-3VX

Fujifilm Rechargeable Battery 2HR-3UF

Fujifilm Battery Charger with Battery BK-NH2

Soft Case SC-FXA03 / FXA04

(Specifications as provided by the manufacturer)

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