Fujifilm UK Press Release

Fujifilm FinePix Z3 Zoom: a stylish addition to Fujifilm’s ‘Z’ range of digital cameras that will appeal to gadget-loving girls. 

30 May 2006 - Fujifilm today announced the launch of its new FinePix Z3 Zoom, an ultra-chic compact digital camera, available in some cutting-edge colours - silver, metallic blue and light pink. The Fujifilm Z3 Zoom will have particular appeal to female digital camera owners who have felt that performance is frequently sacrificed for the sake of style – it is accomplished enough to capture images of impressive quality, but small enough to fit into the tiniest of handbags. The distinctive design is only part of the story; the big news is that Fujifilm’s renowned Super CCD sensor, combined with the company’s Real Photo Technology Processor II, spells the end for spoiled shots.

Research has shown that the majority of pictures taken by women are ‘people pictures’ captured in low light situations at close proximity. Ironically, it is exactly these situations that spell trouble for conventional digital cameras. Their lack of low-light sensitivity leads to blurry results, or an over-reliance on flash, which kills the atmosphere and the natural lighting.

Unlike the usual sensitivity limit of ISO 400, the FinePix Z3 Zoom boasts a sensitivity range up to ISO 1600 at full resolution, which means that users are able to produce images with minimum ‘noise’, capturing crisp shots, even if memories are a blur! Furthermore, the new Anti-Blur button ensures that the FinePix Z3 Zoom operates with a much faster shutter speed than conventional cameras, reducing the effects caused by hand shake and subject movement.

Pictures may even make it to the mantelpiece thanks to the ingenious Intelligent Flash system that combines a clear, well-exposed background with natural skin tones on subjects in the foreground. This banishes ‘ghostly’ faces against dark backgrounds once and for all.

Additionally, the innovative Dual-Shooting Mode takes two consecutive shots (one with flash and one without flash) giving users the choice between the two pictures – almost like being guided by your own personal expert.

FinePix Z3 Zoom features at a glance:
• Super CCD HR sensor delivering 5.1 million effective pixels
• Real Photo Processor II reduces noise and delivers enhanced colour reproduction
• Intelligent Flash achieves the optimum combination of high sensitivity and natural skin tones
• Anti-Blur button enables fast shutter speeds, minimising blur
• 14 pre-programmed scene positions including Dual-Shooting mode
• Non-extending refractive optical zoom lens with 3x optical zoom
• Sensitivity range of ISO 64-1600 for low-noise photography in all light situations
• Slim and stylish wraparound shell-type body, available in silver, metallic blue and light pink
• High resolution 2.5 inch LCD screen with reinforced, scratch-resistant glass
• Continuous shooting mode for action photography
• 10 MB internal memory for added convenience
• TV-quality VGA movie recording of 30 frames per second with sound
• PictBridge™ compatible for direct printing without a PC

Will Rolls, Marketing Manager - Digital Imaging, Fujifilm, said “This is a camera that fits right into a night out. So many slim cameras are marketed as the ‘ultimate party accessory’, yet they amount to little more than electronic jewellery, unable to cope in the dark world of indoor, sociable photography. The FinePix Z3 Zoom is the ideal blend between a very serious low-light picture-taking tool and head-turning design.”

For information about Fujifilm and its products, please visit: www.fujifilm.co.uk or call 0870 084 1310

About Fujifilm
Fujifilm is a global leader in imaging technology, products and services including digital cameras, photofinishing, digital storage and recording media, consumer and professional film, motion picture film, professional video, printing systems, medical imaging, office technology, flat panel displays and graphic arts. The company employs more than 73,000 people worldwide, with 178 subsidiaries stretching across four continents.

Uniquely placed to be a market leader in digital imaging, Fujifilm develops and manufactures its own sensors, lenses and processing technology. In addition to its production plants and R&D operations in Japan, the company has key manufacturing facilities in Europe and the USA for core products such as colour film, colour paper, single use cameras and CTP printing plates, and has further factories in Brazil and China. It has a global turnover in excess of £13 billion.

In the UK, Fujifilm has been supplying the imaging, printing and graphics industries, as well as consumers, professional and enthusiast photographers, with high quality, innovative products and services for over 25 years. Fujifilm UK currently employs more than 450 people and has become one of the country’s most popular photographic and imaging brands.

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

Fujifilm FinePix Z3 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 : 2,592x1,944( 5.04 million ) / 2,736 X 1,824 ( 3:2 format ) / 2,048 X 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 /640 X 480 pixels
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. 10MB), and xD-Picture Card™ (capacities currently up to 1GB Ð available to buy separately)
Number of images / recording time Please refer to below chart
Lens Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens F3.5 Ð F4.2
Lens focal length Equivalent to 36 - 108mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Auto focus
Focus distance Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 8cm (at wide angle) 
Shutter speed 4 sec to 1/1,000 sec. (exposure mode dependant)
Aperture F3.5 / F 5.0 / F8 3 steps
Sensitivity Auto / equivalent to ISO 64/100/200/400/800/1600
Exposure control Programmed AE (AUTO/SP)
Exposure metering TTL 256 zones metering
White balance Automatic, Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White) Fluourescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light)
LCD monitor 2.5” (Approx. 230,0000pixels) approx 100% coverage
Flash Effective range :
Wide angle: Approx.0.3 m -3.0 m / 1.0 ft.- 9.8 ft.
Telephoto:Approx.0.6m - 2.3m / 2.0 ft - 7.5 ft.
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 2.2 compatible
Digital input/output USB 2.0 High-speed
Video output NTSC/PAL selectable
Power source Rechargeable Battery NP-40 (included) or AC power adapter AC-5VC (included) or AC-5VX (optional)
Dimensions 92.7mmW x 56.7mmH x 27.8mmD / 3.6"W x 2.2"H x 1.1"D
Weight approx. 130g / 4.6oz (not including accessories)
Camera Functions
Digital zoom 5.7x
Shooting modes Normal : Auto, Anti-Blur, Scene Position, Macro, Movie, Burst/Continuous, 
Preprogrammed scene modes (SP) SP: Natural Light, Natural Light with Flash, Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Museum, Party, Flower, Close-up, Text
Continuous shooting modes Continuous : 1.Top-3 ( max.2.2 frames/sec., up to 3 frames), 2.Final-3 ( max.2.2 frames/sec., up to 3 frames ) 3.Long-period ( max.0.7frame/sec. Up to memory card size)
Movie recording Movie Recording: 640 x 480 pixels ( 30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) w/ Monaural sound. Zoom cannot be used during movie recording.
Playback Trimming, Automatic Playback
Accessories included NP-40 Li-ion battery
AC Power adapter AC-5VC
Hand strap
USB (mini-B) cable
A/V cable for the FinePix Z3
Picture Cradle CP-FXZ3
Owner’s manual
CD-ROM: FinePix Viewer + ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix
Optional accessories xD-Picture Card™: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB capacities currently available
AC-5VX power adaptor
Battery charger BC-65S (BC65 cannot be used)
NP-95 Li-ion battery
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™
Waterproof case WP-FXF30
Soft case SC-FXF30