The Fujifilm FinePix J250 and J20 are new digital cameras aimed at budget-conscious buyers. The Fujifilm J250 offers a 3.0 inch LCD, 5x wide-angle zoom lens (28mm-140mm), Automatic Scene Recognition mode, mechanical and ISO-based stabilization. The Fujifilm J20 is just 17.4mm thick and houses a 10 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.7 inch LCD screen. The Fujifilm FinePix J20 will be available in black and silver in February 2009 for $129.95, and the Fujifilm FinePix J250 in black in March 2009 for $199.95.

Fujifilm USA Press Release

FUJIFILM EXPANDS J-SERIES DIGITAL CAMERA LINE FOR BUDGET CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS

New FinePix J20fd and J250 Continue J-Series Momentum by Merging Style with the Latest Technologies at Value Price Point

Valhalla, NY, February 17, 2009 – FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. today announced the two newest additions to its popular J-series line-up with the FinePix J20 and J250.  With sleek designs and powerful features, the FinePix J20 and J250 are great digital camera options for the consumer on a budget who doesn’t want to sacrifice great quality or style for a lower price.

At only 17.4mm thick, the FinePix J20 is the perfect on-the-go camera fitting easily into a shirt pocket or hand bag.  Despite its size, the FinePix J20 black metal body houses a 10 Mega Pixel CCD, a 3x Fujinon optical zoom lens and a brilliant 2.7” high resolution LCD which displays images with sharpness and clarity.  Not to be outdone, the FinePix J250 boasts a 3.0” high resolution LCD and Fujinon 5x Wide Angle, Optical Zoom (28mm-140mm equivalent on 35mm camera) which makes it easy to capture distant objects or large groups at close range.

Automatic Scene Recognition
Both the FinePix J20 and J250 feature Fujifilm’s new SR Auto (Automatic Scene Recognition), which enables the cameras to intelligently recognize six types of scenes automatically.  For each picture taken in this mode, the cameras will optimize the ideal exposure, focus, white balance and ISO for the scene to ensure the best quality picture is captured with ease.

Fujifilm’s renowned Face Detection Technology also comes standard on both J-series models. The FinePix J20 is available in a black and silver, while the FinePix J250 is available in black.

Fujifilm’s FinePix J20 and J250 also offer the following value-adding features:
• Image Stabilization: The FinePix J250 sports a combination of Mechanical and ISO-based stabilization creating complete anti-blur protection making it easy to capture all the action, and the J20 has Fujifilm’s Picture Stabilization.
• Scene modes:  Pre-programmed scene modes provide top-quality photos in a wide-range of shooting conditions.
• Low Light Shooting:  Both models utilize ISO settings of up to 1600 at full resolution, to capture stunning images even in low light.
• Battery Life: Long-life rechargeable Li-ion battery for extended shot life.

“It’s important to offer an affordable digital camera without compromising performance or style,” said David Troy, marketing manager, Consumer Digital Cameras, Electronic Imaging Division, FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. “With an overwhelming consumer response to the initial J-series cameras, we wanted to give our customers even better features for the same low prices.”

The FinePix J20 will debut in February 2009 while the FinePix J250 will debut in March 2009 with retail prices of $129.95 and $199.95, respectively.

About Fujifilm U.S.A., Inc.
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FinePix J20 – Specifications
Number of effective pixels 10 million pixels
CCD sensor 1/ 2.3-inch,square-pixel CCD
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 20MB) /
SD memory card/ SDHC memory card”
File format Still image : JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2 )
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)”
Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG ) with sound
Number of recorded pixels Still image : 3648 x 2736 / 3648x 2,432 (3:2 format) /
2,592 x 1944 / 2,048 x 1,536 /1,600 x 1,200 / 640 X 480 pixels”
Lens Fujinon 3 x Optical zoom lens , F3.1 - F5.6
Lens focal length f=6.3mm – 18.9mm, Equivalent to 35.5-106.5mm on a 35mm camera
Digital zoom Approx   5.7x(up to 17.1 x when combined with optical zoom)
Aperture F3.1 (wide)–F5.6(telephoto)
Focus distance Normal : Wide angle :Approx. 40cm/1.3 ft to infinity
          Telephoto   :Approx. 40cm /1.3 ft to infinity”
Macro:  Wide Angle: Approx. 10cm/3.9 in to?80cm/2.6ft
          Telephoto-Angle:  Approx. 40cm/1.3ft. To 80cm/2.6ft”
Sensitivity Equivalent to ISO100/200/400/800/1600/ (Standard Output Sensitivity)
Exposure control TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode Programmed AE
Shooting modes Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach,  Museum, Party,  Flower, Text ,baby, PS (Anti-blur), natural light, Night (tripod), Movie
Shutter speed 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (depends on Shooting mode)
Continuous shooting Top-3?
Focus Auto focus (Area, Multi, Center)/Continuous AF
AF assist illuminator available
White balance Automatic scene recognition
Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White),
Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
Self-timer Approx. 10 sec./2 sec.
Flash Auto flash
Effective range: (ISO AUTO):
        Wide-angle: approx. 0.5m / 1.6ft to 3.2m /10.5ft
        Telephoto   : approx. 0.5m/1.6ft to 1.8m/5.9 ft
        Macro   :  approx. 0.3m/1.0 ft to 0.8m/2.6 ft                        
Flash mode :
Red-eye removal OFF : Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro.
Red-eye removal ON : Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro
LCD monitor 2.7-inch , approx.230,000 dots, Amorphous silicon TFT colors LCD monitor, approx. 97% coverage
Movie recording 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. with monaural sound
Photography functions SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto), Face Detection (with Red-eye removal),  Framing guidelines, Frame No. memory
Playback functions Face Detection (with Red-eye removal),  Slide show, Single frame and Multi-frame playback (Microthumbnail mode included), Sorting by date, Image rotate, Trimming
Video output NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital input/output USB 2.0 High-speed
Power supply NP-45 Li-ion battery (included)
Dimensions 91(W)× 56(H)× 17.4 (D) mm/3.6(W)× 2.2(H)× 0.7(D) in.(excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight Approx. 3.5 oz. (excluding accessories, batteries and memory card)
Accessories included Li-ion cattery NP-45
Battery charger BC-45A
Strap
USB cable
CD-ROM
Owner’s manual

*Specifications subject to change without notice

FinePix J250 – Specifications
Number of effective pixels 10.0 million pixels
CCD sensor 1/ 2.3-inch CCD
Storage media Internal memory (approx. 23MB) /SD/SDHC memory card
File format Still image : JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2 ) / Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG ) with sound
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Number of recorded pixels Still image: 3,648 × 2,736 (10M) / 3,648 × 2,432 (3:2 format) / 2,592 x 1,944 / 2,048 × 1,536 /  1,600 × 1,200 / 640×480
Lens Fujinon 5x Optical zoom lens, F 3.3?Wide) - F?5.1?Telephoto)
Lens focal length f=5.1 - 25.5mm, equivalent to 28 - 140mm on a 35mm camera
Digital zoom Approx. 5.7 x
Aperture F3.3/5.2(Wide) , F5.1/8.0 (Telephoto)
Focus distance Normal:  Wide: Approx. 60cm / 2.0 ft. to infinity
          Telephoto: Approx. 1.2m / 3.9 ft. to infinity
Macro:  Wide: Approx. 5cm - 80cm / 2.0 in. - 2.6ft.
          Telephoto: Approx. 70cm - 1.5 m / 2.3ft. - 4.9ft
Sensitivity Auto /  Equivalent to 64/100/200/400/800/1600/3200 (Standard Output Sensitivity)
* ISO3200 : 3M pixels or lower (Number of recorded pixels)
Exposure control TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode Programmed AE
Shooting mode Mode dial : SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto), Auto, Baby mode, Red-eye Reduction, Digital Zoom, Portrait, SP (Scene Position), Movie
SP : Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Natural light, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Sunset, Flower, Party, Museum, Text,  Manual
Image Stabilizer
CCD-shift type
Shutter speed 1/4 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (Auto mode)  8 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (All other mode)
Continuous shooting Top-3??(max 1.7 frames/sec)
Focus Auto Focus (Center)
White balance Automatic scene recognition
Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White),  Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light
Self-timer Approx. 10 sec./2 sec. delay
Flash Auto flash
Effective range: (ISO 400)
Normal:  Wide:      Approx. 60cm - 3.0m / 2.0 ft. - 9.8 ft.
          Telephoto: Approx. 1.2 m - 1.9m / 3.9 ft. - 6.2 ft.
Macro:  Wide:      Approx.30cm - 80cm /1.0 ft. - 2.6 ft.
          Telephoto: Approx.70 cm - 1.5 m / 2.3ft. - 4.9 ft.
Flash mode Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro.
Red-eye removal ON:  Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
LCD monitor 3.0-inch, 230,000 dots , amorphous silicon TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 97% coverage
Movie recording 640x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels,30 frames/sec. With monaural sound
* Optical zoom function can be selectable during movie recording.
Photography functions SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto),
Face Detection (with red-eye removal), Framing Guideline, Frame No.memory
Playback functions Slide show, Face Detection (with red-eye removal), Trimming, Single frame and Multi-frame playback (Microthumbnail mode included), Sorting by date, Image rotate
Video output NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital interface USB 2.0 High-speed
Power supply NP-45 Li-ion battery (included), CP-45 with AC adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)
Dimensions 92.0 (W) × 57.9 (H) × 22.6 (D) mm / 3.6 (W) × 2.3 (H) × 0.9(D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight Approx. 5.3oz (excluding accessories, batteries and memory card)
Number of available frames for battery operation Approx.150 frames
Accessories included Li-ion battery NP-45
Battery charger BC-45A
Hand Strap
CD-ROM: FinePixViewer
Owner’s Manual
Optional accessories Li-ion battery NP-45
Battery charger BC-45
DC Coupler CP-45
A/V Cable AV-C1
*Specifications subject to change without notice

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