Fujifilm UK Press Release

Fujifilm FinePix F470 Zoom: stylish, friendly and functional

Six megapixel, user-friendly addition to Fujifilm’s ultra-smart ‘F’ range of digital cameras

Fujifilm today announced the launch of the FinePix F470 Zoom – a pocket-sized, silver compact with user-friendly controls and multiple scene positions for ultimate ease-of-use. Hidden within this camera’s individual body design are 16MB of internal memory, a 3x optical zoom lens and a sensor delivering six megapixels. Combining strength and elegance in a neat package, the FinePix F470 Zoom is both stylish and functional, and perfect for anyone new to digital photography.

This chic compact, only 19.7mm thick, has a distinctive appearance thanks to its innovative design. Incorporating a raised side grip that sits comfortably in the palm of the hand, the FinePix F470 Zoom allows the user to hold it securely, without compromising the slimline look of the camera’s stylish body.

The FinePix F470 Zoom is also host to a high resolution, extremely clear 2.5” LCD screen for framing and viewing shots. Furthermore, the FinePix F470 Zoom comes with a TV-quality VGA movie mode that can capture up to 30 frames per second with sound.

Equipped to handle a variety of shooting conditions, this easy-to-operate camera allows users to select from ten automatic scene settings. These include a ‘Sunset mode’ to emphasis vivid colours, a ‘Beach and Snow mode’ for minimising glare in bright situations, and a ‘Party mode’ for indoor settings, allowing images to retain the natural ambience of the scene in low-light conditions.

FinePix F470 Zoom features at a glance:
# CCD sensor delivering 6.0 million pixels
# 16MB internal memory
# High resolution 2.5” LCD monitor
# 3x optical zoom
# 10 selectable scene positions for different shooting conditions: Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Beach & Snow, Sunset, Museum, Party, Flower Close-Up and Text
# VGA movie capture of 30 frames per second with sound
# Lithuim-ion rechargeable battery and battery charger included
# xD-Picture Card™ (16MB to 1GB capacities available)
# PictBridge™ compatible for direct printing without a PC

Adrian Clarke, Fujifilm’s Director of Consumer Products, said: “This model is exciting not just because of its stylish good looks, but because – once again – Fujifilm has created a digital camera with features that give even inexperienced users the chance to take professional-looking shots, easily and effecitvely.”

Availability & pricing
The FinePix F470 Zoom will be available from UK retailers in late March 2006. Pricing and stockists will be announced nearer to the date of retail launch.

Specifications and features

Effective pixels 6.0 million effective pixels
CCD sensor 1/2.5 inch CCD
Number of recorded pixels Still image:
2,816 x 2,112 / 2,816 x 1,880 (3:2 format) / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 / 640 x 480 pixels
Movie:
640 x 480 / 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per second
Storage media Internal memory approx. 16MB / xD-Picture Card™ (available separately)
File format Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG), WAV
(Design Rule for Camera File System compliant / DPOF compatible)
Number of images / recording time See chart below
Lens Fujinon 3x zoom lens, F2.8 - F4.9
Lens focal length Equivalent to 35 - 105mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Auto focus
Focus distance Normal: approx. 70cm to infinity
Macro: approx. 10cm to 80cm (wide-angle)
Approx. 40cm to 80cm (telephoto)
Shutter speed 2 sec. to 1/1500 sec. depending on shooting mode
Aperture F2.8 – F7.0 at wide-angle
Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 64 / 100 / 200 / 400
Exposure control Program AE
Scene positions Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Beach & Snow, Sunset, Museum, Party, Flower Close-Up, Text
Light metering TTL 256-zone metering
White balance Automatic scene recognition/Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent (Daylight), Fluorescent (Warm White), Fluorescent (Cool White), Incandescent Light)
LCD monitor 2.5Ó Amorphous silicon TFT (approx. 115,000 pixels). Approx. 97% coverage, aspect ratio 4:3
Flash Auto flash using flash control sensor
Effective range:
Wide angle approx. 0.7m – 4.6m
Telephoto approx. 0.7m – 2.6m
Macro: approx. 30cm – 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 output NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital input/output USB
Power source Rechargeable battery NP-40 (included) or AC Power Adaptor AC-5VX (sold separately)
Dimensions 91.9 (W) x 58.1 (H) x 19.7 (D) mm
Weight Approx. 122g (excluding batteries and media)
Digital zoom Approx. 4.4x
Colour modes B&W / Chrome / Standard
Voice memo Up to 30 sec. WAV format
Playback Trimming, image rotate, automatic playback, multi-frame playback, sort by date, voice memo
PictBridge Compatible

Accessories included

  * Li-ion battery: NP-40N
  * Battery charger: BC-40
  * Hand strap
  * USB cable
  * A/V cable
  * Owner’s manual
  * CD-ROM containing:
      o USB driver
      o FinePix Viewer
      o ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix

Optional accessories

  * XD-Picture Card™: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB capacities currently available
  * Li-ion rechargeable battery: NP-40
  * Battery charger: BC-65
  * AC power adaptor: AC-5VH/5VHS/5VX
  * PC card adaptor: DPC-AD
  * CompactFlash™ Card Adaptor: DPC-CF
  * Car adaptor (5V)
  * 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 6M-Fine 6M-Standard 6M (3:2) 3M 2M 0.3M
Number of recorded pixels 2,816 x 2,112 (6.04M) 2,816 x 2,112 (6.04M) 2,816 x 1,880 (6.04M) 2,048 x 1,536 (3.15M) 1,600 x 1,200 (1.92M) 640 x 480 (0.3M)
File format JPEG Fine JPEG Normal JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG
File size Approx. 2.9MB Approx. 1.4MB Approx. 1.3MB Approx. 780KB Approx. 630KB Approx. 130KB
Internal memory (approx. 13MB) 5 10 12 20 25 124
16MB 5 10 12 20 25 124
32MB 10 21 24 40 51 249
64MB 21 43 48 81 102 499
128MB 43 86 97 163 204 999
256MB 87 173 195 326 410 1,999
512MB 174 347 389 652 819 3,995
1GB (M1GB) 349 695 780 1,305 1,640 7,996
Mode / Quality Movie
640 x 480 320 x 240
Frame rate (fps) VGA 30fps VGA 30fps
Internal memory
(approx. 16MB) Approx. 17 sec. Approx. 27 sec.
16MB Approx. 17 sec. Approx. 27 sec.
32MB Approx. 34 sec. Approx. 55 sec.
64MB Approx. 70 sec. Approx. 110 sec.
128MB Approx. 140 sec. Approx. 221 sec.
256MB Approx. 280 sec Approx. 7.4 min.
512MB Approx. 9.3 min. Approx. 14.7 min.
1GB (M1GB) Approx. 18.7 min. Approx. 29.6 min.