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Fujifilm FinePix F470 Digital CameraOne of the Fujifilsm’s latest launches announcement on this year advent also includes the FinePix F470 Digital Camera.

This ergonomically designed camera is so compact that it can easily fit into the palm of your hand. The slim and flamboyant camera in a aluminum finish comes along with a bagful of features.

This 6.0 Mega Pixel resolution camera captures every minute details of the subject. The Zoom capabilities are really awesome. The camera with 3.0x optical zoom when work along with the 4.4x digital zoom serves for the capability of 13.2x Total zoom range. The large LCD monitor measuring 2.5” capable of dispensing a image quality of 115,000 pixel resolution and a refresh rate of 60fps hence lets you see clear and smooth images in high resolution color. The Fuji F470 also delivers an array of 10 built in selectable scene position modes with manual mode.

Your priceless moments can be stored as either in still image like any other conventional camera is supposed to do or in a movie of 30fps quality rate with sound. Oh! The Movie Mode, isn’t it a really great feature? Fuji Finepix F470 also have an internal memory of 16 Mb.

The detailed technical specification is available at the manufactures site. This feature loaded product is priced at $279. The camera is available in March.

Fujifilm FinePix F470 Digital Camera Specifications:

CCD Sensor1/2.5-inch Square Pixel CCD
Number of Effective Pixels6.0 Million Pixels
Number of Recorded PixelsStill image: 2816 x 2112(6M) / 2816 x 1880 (3:2 ) 2,048 X 1,536 (3M) / 1600 X 1200 (2M) / 640 X 480 (0.3M)
Movie Recording: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.)
Image Processing TypeNew DSP
File formatsStill image: DCF-compliant (Compressed Exif Ver 2.2 JPEG), *Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible, Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG), Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound
Internal Memory - Total/Useable16MB
Recording Capacity with Internal Memory (xD-Picture Card not included)
Internal Memory
Still images
6MP(F) - 5
6MP(N) - 10
3:2 - 12
3MP - 20
0.3MP - 124

Movie
640x480: 17 Sec.
320x240: 27 Sec.

LensFujinon 3.0x optical zoom lens F2.8 - F4.9
Lens Focal Length (Rated) / (35mm Equiv.)f=5.8mm - 17.4mm, Equivalent to 35-105mm on a 35mm camera
Aperture RangeWide Angle: F2.8 - F7.0, -2EV to +2EV in 1/3 EV increments
Optical Zoom3.0x
Digital Zoom4.4x
Focus - Auto / Manual / MacroAuto/Macro
Focus RangeNormal: Approx. 2.3 ft. to Infinity
Macro - Closeup: Wide Angle: Approx. 10cm (3.9 in.) to 80cm (2.6 ft.) Telephoto: Approx. 40cm (1.3 ft.) to 80cm (2.6 ft.)
Focusing OperationAF System: TTL 256-zone contrast type
AF frame selection: AF (Center)
Exposure ControlProgram AE
Light Metering (Photometery)TTL 256-zones metering
Color Control ModesStandard, Chrome (Vivid), B&W
SensitivityAuto / ISO Range equivalent to 64/100/200/400
Shutter Release ControlPress half way to set focus, all the way to release the shutter.
Shutter Speed2 sec. to 1/1500 sec. (exposure mode dependant)
White balanceAutomatic, Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
Flash ModeAuto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro
Effective Range (ISO Auto)2.3 - 15.1 ft (Wide), 2.3 - 8.5 ft (Tele), 1.0 ft - 2.6 ft (Macro)
LCD monitor2.5-inch, Aspect ratio 4:3, 115,000 pixels, Amorphous silicon TFT, approx. 97% coverage
LCD Low Light Viewability Gain-up Brightness ModeManual
Camera TerminalsUSB 2.0 high-speed, 5 volt power-input socket, Video-out (NTSC/PAL)
Printing InterfacePictBridge, DPOF, and EXIF Print 2.2 Compatible
Power sourceRechargeable NP-40N Li-ion Battery (included), additional NP-40 Li-ion battery and AC-5VX AC Adapter available (optional)
Pictures / Battery Charge (CIPA Standard)Battery NP-40N: approx. 200 frames
Camera Dimensions (W x H x D)91.9mm W x 58.1mm H x 19.7mm D / 3.6" W x 2.3" H x 0.8" D
Weight - Camera Mass (not including accessories, batteries & xD Card)Approx. 4.3oz.
Weight for Photography (including batteries & xD) Approx. 5.0oz.
Start-up SpeedApprox. 1.7 sec.
Shutter Lag TimeApprox. 1/10 sec. (with AE/AF locked)
Shooting modesAuto, Preprogrammed Scene Position (SP), Macro, Movie, Burst/Continuous
Preprogrammed Scene Modes (SP)Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Beach & Snow, Sunset, Museum, Party, Flower Close-up, Text, Man
Continuous Shooting ModesNumber of Recorded Frames: 6MF-5, 6MN-10, 3:2-12, 3M-22, 2M-25, 03M-124
Image Management ModesBest Framing, Frame # Memory
Frame to Frame IntervalsMax. 1.9 frames/sec
Movie Recording640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) w/ Monaural sound. Zoom cannot be used during movie recording.
Audio Recording ModeYes
Video OutNTSC/PAL-type
PlaybackTrimming, Image Rotate, Automatic Playback, Multi-Frame Playback, Sort by Date, Voice Memo
Memory TypexD-Picture Card
Other FeaturesSelf-timer: approx 2/10 sec., World Time, 7 language menu interface, Exif Print, Discharge rechargeable batteries, Tripod socket, FinePix Photo Mode (F-button)
Optional AccessoriesAC Power Adapter AC-5VX
xD-Picture Card (256MB to 1GB)
PCMCIA PC Card Adapter DPC-AD
Compact Flash™ Card Adapter DPC-CF
Image Memory Card Reader DPC-R1
NP-40 Li-ion Battery
Battery Charger BC-65
Fujifilm FinePix F470 Digital Camera