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28th July 2004
Fujifilm's new FinePix E550 Zoom
922: Fujifilm's new FinePix E550 Zoom

Specifications and features

Fujifilm FinePix E550 Zoom - Specifications and features


Specifications FinePix E550 Zoom
Effective pixels 6.3 million effective pixels
CCD sensor 1/1.7 inch Super CCD HR Number of total pixels: 6.63 million
Number of recorded pixels Still image: 4,048 x 3,040 (12.3 million) / 2,848 x 2,136 / 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 with monaural sound
Storage media xD-Picture CardTM
File format Still image: CCD-RAW / 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 4x zoom lens, F2.8 - F5.6
Lens focal length 7.2 - 28.8mm. Equivalent to 32.5 - 130mm
Focus Auto focus (Area, Centre, Multi) / Manual focus / Continuous AF
Focus distance Normal: 60cm to infinity Macro: approx. 7.5 to 80cm
Shutter speed 3 sec. to 1/2,000 sec. depending on shooting mode
Aperture F2.8 - F8 (1/3 EV steps) at wide-angle
F5.6 - F8 (1/3 EV steps) at telephoto
Sensitivity Auto: equivalent to ISO 80 - 640
Manual: equivalent to ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800
(resolution fixed at 3M / 2M / 0.3M for shots taken at ISO 800)
Exposure control 64-zone TTL metering-multi, spot, average
Exposure modes Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
White balance Automatic Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent Light (Daylight), Fluorescent Light (Warm White) Fluorescent Light (Cool White), Incandescent Light, Custom
Viewfinder Real image optical (approx. 77% coverage)
LCD monitor 2.0-inch low-temperature poly-silicon TFT (approx. 154,000 pixels)
Approx. 96% coverage
Flash Auto flash using flash control sensor Effective range: wide angle 0.6m - 4.5m Telephoto 0.6m - 2.2m
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 interface USB
Power source 2 x AA batteries
Dimensions 105 (W) x 63 (H) x 34.4 (D) mm
Weight 200g (excluding batteries and media)


Camera functions FinePix E550 Zoom
Digital zoom ratio (shooting / playback mode) 4,048 x 3,040: Shooting -, Playback 21.1 2,848 x 2,136: Shooting 1.4, Playback 14.8 2,048 x 1,536: Shooting 2.0, Playback 10.7 1,600 x 1,200: Shooting 2.5, Playback 8.3 640 x 480: Shooting 6.3, Playback 3.3
Shooting modes Normal: Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene) Continuous:
  • Top 4: Max. 3 frames / sec. up to 4 frames

  • Final 4: Max. 3 frames / sec. up to 4 frames

  • Long period: Max. 1.6 frames / sec up to 40 frames. Only at 2M mode (1,600 x 1,200 pixels)

  • Auto bracketing
  • Colour modes B&W / Chrome / Standard
    Voice memo Up to 30 sec. WAV format
    Playback Single frame (with max. 30x playback zoom), 12 multi-frame, displayed by day sorting
    PictBridgeTM Compatible
    Accessories included
  • 16MB xD-Picture CardTM

  • 2 x AA batteries

  • Battery charger

  • Hand strap

  • USB cable

  • AV cable

  • Cradle Adaptor for FinePix E550 Zoom

  • CD-ROM containing:
  • - USB driver - FinePix Viewer - ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix - RAW File Converter LE
    Optional accessories
  • xD-Picture CardTM: 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB capacities currently available

  • AC power adaptor: AC-3V (cannot be used as battery charger for this model)

  • Battery Pack NH-10 (can be charged with PictureCradle CP-FXA10)

  • PC Card Adaptor (DPC-AD)

  • CompactFlashTM Card Adaptor (DPC-CF)

  • USB Pen Drive/xD-Picture CardTM Reader (DPC-UD1)

  • Fujifilm 7-in-1 Memory Card Reader (DCR-71)

  • xD-MP3 Card Reader/MP3 Player

  • PictureCradle CP-FXA10 - Includes AC-3VW and rechargeable battery NH-10 - NH-10 (included): charged in PictureCradle CP-FXA10

  • Tele conversion lens (TL-FXE01)

  • Wide conversion lens (WL-FXE01)

  • Adaptor ring (AR-FXE02)

  • Soft case

  • Specifications are subject to change without notice.

    Standard number of frames / recording time per xD-Picture CardTM

    Mode / Quality  
    CCD-RAW 12M (Fine) 12M (Normal) 6M 3M 2M 0.3M
    Number of recorded pixels 4,038 x 3,040 4,048 x 3,040 (12.3M) 4,048 x 3,040 (12.3M) 2,848 x 2,136 (6.08M) 2,048 x 1,536 (3.15M) 1,600 x 1,200 (1.92M) 640 x 480 (0.3M)
    Image data size Approx. 13MB Approx. 4.9MB Approx. 2.5MB Approx. 1.5MB Approx. 780KB Approx. 630KB Approx. 125KB
    16MB 1 3 6 10 19 25 122
    32MB 2 6 12 20 40 50 247
    64MB 4 12 26 42 81 101 497
    128MB 9 26 52 84 162 204 997
    256MB 19 52 105 169 325 409 1,997
    512MB 39 105 211 339 651 818 3,993


    Mode / Quality Movie
    640 x 480 320 x 240
    Frame rate (fps) 30 30
    16MB Approx. 18 sec. Approx. 26 sec.
    32MB Approx. 36 sec. Approx. 54 sec.
    64MB Approx. 73 sec. Approx. 109 sec.
    128MB Approx. 147 sec. Approx. 219 sec.
    256MB Approx. 296 sec Approx. 7.3 min.
    512MB Approx. 9.8 min. Approx. 14.6 min.

    Specifications are subject to change without notice.
     
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