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Specifications
Fujifilm Finepix F420
Included Accessories

Effective pixels
3.1 million (6.2 million with CCD)
Max resolution
2816 x 2120 (CCD interpolated)
ISO rating
Auto (ISO 125 - 640
Optical zoom
36mm - 108 mm
Digital zoom
Up to 4.4 x (at lowest resolution)
Aperture range
F2.8 - F4.8
Shutter speeds
2 sec-1/2000 sec
Flash modes
Auto,Red-eye reduction,Slow
Movie clips
320 x 240, 30 fps
Storage types
xD picture card
Quality levels
Basic, Normal, Fine
LCD screen
1.8"
Dimensions
77 x 69 x 26 mm (3 x 2.7 x 1 in)
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Right View

Bottom View

Top View

Left View
Digital Camera FinePix F420
16 MB xD Picture Card
Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery
Battery Charger BC-NH20
Carry Strap
USB Cable
A/V Cable For FinePix F420
CD-ROM
Instruction Booklet


Personal Fujifilm Finepix F420 Camera Review.

One of the main reasons I purchased this camera was because of it's small size, I liked the idea of being able to carry it about in my pocket rather than lugging a camera bag around with me, the thought of being able to get my hands on my camera as soon as that "picture moment" presented itself appealed to me.

Carrying accessories around is no great hardship either, a couple of spare AAA rechargeable batteries and a couple of spare xD cards take up no pocket space at all.
Even if you are going to need a tripod to eliminate camera shake on low speed settings this is not a problem as there are a lot of good mini tripods on the market and as this camera is so small they keep it quite steady.

I must admit I was a bit taken in with this Super CCD technology statement. It claims to produce an output from this 3.1 million pixel camera equivalent to 6 million pixels. To be honest I cannot see any noticeable difference between the two settings so you may as well set it to 3M giving you room for twice as many pictures on the memory card.

Another feature I like to have on a camera is a close up mode, the Fujifilm F420 has got an adequate close up mode but it is very difficult to get an auto focus lock and there is no manual focus. The main cause of the auto focus failure is either not enough differential between colours, lack of light or the lens to close to the subject. What I have had to resort to doing is to focus on something at the same distance as the required image, hold the shutter button at its first stage, then move to frame the required subject material, this has been a bit hit and miss but most of the resulting images have been OK.

The camera struggles to auto focus in low light conditions as well, although the flash illuminates the subject when it is in range sometimes the range cannot be determined. I have found that ignoring the A/F warning and taking the pictures anyway when using the flash that the subject has been in focus most of the time so it must have a "best guess" setting built in.

If using the camera in slow sync mode I recommend the use of a tripod, monopod, bean bag or any of the many of the camera steadying devices available as I can guarantee camera shake nine times out of ten if some sort of device is not used.


Some Available Accessories

 

 
Mini Tripods
 
NiMh 1700 Batteries
 
Mini Tripods
 
Re-Chargeable Batteries
 

 

 
Camera & Dock
 
xD memory Card
 
Docking Ports
 
xD Memory Cards
 

 




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