Fujifilm UK Press Release

Fujifilm’s straight ‘A’ cameras in a class of their own - Fujifilm launches FinePix A400 Zoom and FinePix A500 Zoom

Following the continued success of its ‘A’ series of entry-level digital cameras, Fujifilm today announced the launch of two new additions to the range: the FinePix A400 Zoom and FinePix A500 Zoom. Designed with ease-of-use as a priority, these digital cameras produce outstanding images, even for those people who find digital technology a potentially intimidating experience.

Bearing in mind that there are still more households that don’t own a digital camera than those that do, the FinePix A400 and A500 Zoom will make life easier for those thinking of converting to digital photography during 2006.

Boasting 4.1 and 5.1 megapixel Super CCD HR sensors, the FinePix A400 and A500 Zoom are powerful enough to deliver exceptionally sharp images, characterised by accurate reproduction of subtle details, smooth, attractive skin tones and true-to-life colours.

Incorporating 3x optical zoom functions, both cameras allow users to capture exceptionally clear images at a distance, while the impressive 1.8 inch LCD screen makes it possible to shoot and review images quickly and easily.

Both new models feature 12MB of internal memory, giving you the option of shooting and saving pictures whilst your removable xD-Picture Card™ is otherwise engaged. What’s more, the camera’s low power consumption (operating on standard AA batteries) means you’ll never miss out on the action.

These competitively priced cameras also boast QVGA movie capture at 10 frames per second. Users can shoot their mini-movies and playback through their TV at a later date – an interesting alternative to taking still images.

FinePix A400 Zoom features at a glance:
# 4.1 megapixel high-performance Super CCD sensor
# 3x optical zoom
# 1.8 inch LCD monitor
# Selectable sensitivity up to ISO 400
# 12MB internal memory
# Power source: 2x AA-size alkaline batteries and AC power adaptor
# QVGA movie capture of 10 frames per second
# Four selectable scene positions (portrait, landscape, sport and night)
# PictBridge™ compatible for direct printing without a PC

FinePix A500 Zoom features at a glance:
# 5.1 megapixel high-performance Super CCD sensor
# 3x optical zoom
# 1.8 inch LCD monitor
# Selectable sensitivity up to ISO 400
# 12MB internal memory
# Power source: 2x AA-size alkaline batteries and AC power adaptor
# QVGA movie capture of 10 frames per second
# Four selectable scene positions (portrait, landscape, sport and night)
# PictBridge™ compatible for direct printing without a PC

Adrian Clarke, Fujifilm’s Director of Photo Products, said, “We’re committed to providing entry-level cameras that punch above their weight in terms of sensor performance. These new additions to the range are excellent value for money and are some of the most user-friendly cameras on the market.”

Availability & pricing
The FinePix A400 and A500 Zoom will be available from UK retailers in March 2006. Pricing and stockists will be announced nearer to the date of retail launch.*

© 2006, Fuji Photo Film (UK) Ltd. Specifications are subject to change.

Fujifilm FinePix A400 Zoom
Specifications and features

Number of effective pixels 4.1 million pixels
CCD sensor 1 / 2.5 inch Super CCD HR
Number of recorded pixels Still image: 2,304 x 1,728 / 2,304 x 1,536 (3:2 format) / 1,600 x 1,200 / 1,280 x 960 / 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240 pixels. 10 frames/sec.
160 x 120 pixels. 10 frames/sec.
File formats Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design Rule for Camera File System compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 12MB), and xD-Picture Card™ (capacities currently up to 1GB – available to buy separately)
Number of images / recording time Please refer to below chart
Lens Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, F3.3 - F5.5
Lens focal length Equivalent to 38 - 114mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Auto focus
Focus distance Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 10 - 80cm
Shutter speed 2 to 1/1,500 sec. (depending on Exposure mode)
Aperture F3.3 to F8.5
Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 100/200/400
Exposure control Program AE, 64-zone TTL metering
White balance Automatic
Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light
(Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
LCD monitor 1.8”; aspect ratio 4:3; 77,000 pixels low-temperature polysilicon TFT; approx. 94% coverage
Flash Auto flash
Effective range:
Wide-angle (approx. 0.6m - 3.1m)
Telephoto (approx. 0.6m - 2.0m)
Macro (approx. 30 - 80cm)
Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro
Self-timer Approx. 2 / 10 sec.
Video out NTSC / PAL selectable
Printing PictBridge, DPOF and Exif Print compatible
Digital input/output USB
Video output NTSC/PAL selectable
Power source 2 x AA-type alkaline batteries (supplied) / Ni-MH rechargeable batteries or AC power adapter AC-3VX (sold separately)
Dimensions 93.0 (W) x 60.0 (H) x 27.5 (D) mm
Weight 126g (excluding batteries and media)
Camera Functions
Digital zoom 3.6x
Shooting modes Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night)
Movie recording 320 x 240 pixels: 10 frames/sec.
160 x 120 pixels: 10 frames/sec.
A series of continuous images can be recorded up to 60 seconds (320x240) or 240 seconds (160x120).
AVI format (Motion JPEG) – without sound
Playback Single frame (max. 3.6x playback zoom at 4:3 standard format), 9 multi-frame
Accessories included

  * 2 x AA-type alkaline batteries
  * Wrist strap
  * Video cable
  * USB cable (mini-B)
  * Owner’s manual
  * CD-ROM
      o USB driver
      o FinePix Viewer

Optional accessories

  * xD-Picture Card™: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB capacities currently available
  * AC-3V power adaptor
  * Rechargeable AA-type NiMH battery
  * Worldwide travel charger with 4 x 1800mAh NiMH batteries
  * Overnight charger with 4 x 1800mAh Ni-MH batteries
  * PC card adaptor (DPC-AD)
  * CompactFlash™ Card Adaptor (DPC-CF)
  * DCR2-161 multi-format card reader/USB 2.0 hub
  * DCR2-xD memory card reader for xD-Picture Card™
  * World Adaptor
  * Soft case

Number of images / recording time on xD-Picture Card™:
Mode Still image
Image quality mode displayed 4M-Fine 4M-Standard 4M (3:2) 2M 1M 0.3M
Number of recorded pixels 2,304 x 1,728 2,304 x 1,728 2,304 x 1,536 (3:2 format) 1,600 x 1,200 1,280 x 960 640 x 480
File format JPEG Fine JPEG Normal JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
File size Approx. 2.0MB Approx. 980KB Approx. 880KB Approx. 630KB Approx. 460KB Approx. 130KB
Internal memory (approx. 12MB) 5 11 13 19 25 93
16MB 7 15 17 25 33 122
32MB 15 31 35 50 68 247
64MB 32 64 72 101 137 497
128MB 64 128 144 204 275 997
256MB 129 257 290 409 550 1,997
512MB 259 515 580 818 1,101 3,993
1GB (M1GB) 519 1,031 1,162 1,639 2,205 7,995
Mode / Quality Movie
320 x 240 160 x 120
Frame rate (fps) QVGA 10fps QVGA 10fps
Internal memory
(approx. 12MB) Approx. 71 sec. Approx. 220 sec.
16MB Approx. 94 sec. Approx. 288 sec.
32MB Approx. 189 sec. Approx. 9.7 min.
64MB Approx. 6.3 min. Approx. 19.5 min.
128MB Approx. 12.7 min. Approx. 39 min.
256MB Approx. 25.5 min. Approx. 78.2 min.
512MB Approx. 51.0 min. Approx. 156.3 min.
1GB (M1GB) Approx. 102.1 min. Approx. 313 min.

Fujifilm FinePix A500 Zoom
Specifications and features
Number of effective pixels 5.1 million pixels
CCD sensor 1 / 2.5 inch Super CCD HR
Number of recorded pixels Still image: 2,592 x 1,944 / 2,592 x 1,728 (3:2 format) / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 / 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 320 x 240 pixels. 10 frames/sec.
160 x 120 pixels. 10 frames/sec.
File formats Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design Rule for Camera File System compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 12MB), and xD-Picture Card™ (capacities currently up to 1GB – available to buy separately)
Number of images / recording time Please refer to below chart
Lens Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, F3.3 - F5.5
Lens focal length Equivalent to 38 - 114mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Auto focus
Focus distance Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 10 - 80cm
Shutter speed 2 to 1/1,500 sec. (depending on Exposure mode)
Aperture F3.3 to F8.5
Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 100/200/400
Exposure control Program AE, 64-zone TTL metering
White balance Automatic
Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light
(Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
LCD monitor 1.8”; aspect ratio 4:3; 77,000 pixels low-temperature polysilicon TFT; approx. 94% coverage
Flash Auto flash
Effective range:
Wide-angle (approx. 0.6m - 3.1m)
Telephoto (approx. 0.6m - 2.0m)
Macro (approx. 30 - 80cm)
Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro
Self-timer Approx. 2 / 10 sec.
Video out NTSC / PAL selectable
Printing PictBridge, DPOF and Exif Print compatible
Digital input/output USB
Video output NTSC/PAL selectable
Power source 2 x AA-type alkaline batteries (supplied) / Ni-MH rechargeable batteries or AC power adapter AC-3VX (sold separately)
Dimensions 93.0 (W) x 60.0 (H) x 27.5 (D) mm
Weight 126g (excluding batteries and media)
Camera Functions
Digital zoom 5.2x
Shooting modes Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night)
Movie recording 320 x 240 pixels: 10 frames/sec.
160 x 120 pixels: 10 frames/sec.
A series of continuous images can be recorded up to 60 seconds (320x240) or 240 seconds (160x120).
AVI format (Motion JPEG) – without sound
Playback Single frame (max. 4.05x playback zoom at 4:3 standard format), 9 multi-frame
Accessories included

  * 2 x AA-type alkaline batteries
  * Wrist strap
  * Video cable
  * USB cable (mini-B)
  * Owner’s manual
  * CD-ROM
      o USB driver
      o FinePix Viewer

Optional accessories

  * xD-Picture Card™: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB capacities currently available
  * AC-3V power adaptor
  * Rechargeable AA-type NiMH battery
  * Worldwide travel charger with 4 x 1800mAh NiMH batteries
  * Overnight charger with 4 x 1800mAh Ni-MH batteries
  * PC card adaptor (DPC-AD)
  * CompactFlash™ Card Adaptor (DPC-CF)
  * DCR2-161 multi-format card reader/USB 2.0 hub
  * DCR2-xD memory card reader for xD-Picture Card™
  * World Adaptor
  * Soft case

Number of images / recording time on xD-Picture Card™:
Mode Still image
Image quality mode displayed 5M-Fine 5M-Standard 4M (3:2) 3M 2M 0.3M
Number of recorded pixels 2,592 x 1,944 2,592 x 1,944 2,592 x 1,728 (3:2 format) 2,048 x 1,536 1,600 x 1,200 640 x 480
File format JPEG Fine JPEG Normal JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
File size Approx. 2.5MB Approx. 1.2MB Approx. 1.1MB Approx. 780KB Approx. 630KB Approx. 130KB
Internal memory (approx. 12MB) 4 9 10 15 19 93
16MB 6 12 13 19 25 122
32MB 12 25 28 40 50 247
64MB 25 50 56 81 101 497
128MB 51 102 113 162 204 997
256MB 102 204 228 325 409 1,997
512MB 205 409 456 651 818 3,993
1GB (M1GB) 412 819 913 1,305 1,639 7,995
Mode / Quality Movie
320 x 240 160 x 120
Frame rate (fps) QVGA 10fps QVGA 10fps
Internal memory
(approx. 12MB) Approx. 71 sec. Approx. 220 sec.
16MB Approx. 94 sec. Approx. 288 sec.
32MB Approx. 189 sec. Approx. 9.7 min.
64MB Approx. 6.3 min. Approx. 19.4 min.
128MB Approx. 12.7 min. Approx. 39.0 min.
256MB Approx. 25.5 min. Approx. 78.1 min.
512MB Approx. 51.0 min. Approx. 156.3 min.
1GB (M1GB) Approx. 102.1 min. Approx. 313 min.