Released by Fujifilm:
Smallest Fujifilm camera to incorporate Super CCD HR technology
and 30 frames per second video
21 October 2003: Fujifilm today introduced the FinePix F420 Zoom, an A-list compact digital camera that marries style with substance to stand out from the crowd.
Building on the success of the highly acclaimed FinePix F410 Zoom, the FinePix F420 Zoom oozes quality with its robust, metal body, yet measures just 77 (W) x 69 (H) x 26.4 (D) mm – even smaller than its predecessor.
A real show-stopper, the FinePix F420 Zoom is the smallest camera to include Fujifilm's 4th Generation Super CCD HR (High Resolution) technology and can realise 3 million effective pixels, producing 6 million recorded pixels. Its diminutive frame also successfully incorporates a 3x optical zoom lens and a voice memo recorder capable of storing up to 30 seconds of sound.
What's more, the FinePix F420 Zoom's high quality movie capture capabilities give an encore-deserving performance. It records at 30 frames per second, a frame-rate that will ensure silky-smooth movie clips.
While this camera's compact dimensions ensure it will fit into any shirt pocket or clutch bag, usability has not been compromised. The FinePix F420 Zoom comfortably incorporates a 1.8" LCD monitor into its svelte frame, as well as a Video Out socket for viewing images on a TV. The camera is also compatible with PictBridge, the industry standard for printing images from a digital camera without using a PC, making the process simpler and more efficient than ever.
This camera is a real crowd pleaser, and powered by its rechargeable battery (with an option to use AAA batteries should it run low), you can be confident the FinePix F420 Zoom will last the night - even if you don't.
Adrian Clarke, Fujifilm's Director of Consumer Products, commented: "Earlier this year, the FinePix F410 Zoom set some serious standards in photography; heavyweight picture power, contained within a small metal shell. The FinePix F420 Zoom crams greater firepower into an even more discreet package.
"This camera is that rarest of combinations - it looks great wherever you take it, and you can be sure the pictures will, too."
FinePix F420 Zoom: Features at a glance
• Fourth Generation Super CCD HR sensor with 3.1 million effective pixels, delivering 6.2 million recorded pixels
• Movie capture at 30 frames per second (fps) with sound (320 x 240)
• 1.8”, 134,000-pixel LCD monitor
• Video Out socket for fast and easy on-screen viewing
• AAA battery supply for additional off-the-shelf power
• Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens equivalent to 36-108mm on a 35mm camera
• Continuous shooting with frames at intervals as short as 0.25 seconds
• xD-Picture Card™ providing large storage capacity, low power consumption, fast write speed
• PictBridge compatibility for direct printing
Super CCD HR technology
Fujifilm’s Super CCD HR technology allows high resolution sensors to be housed in even smaller digital. The benefits include:
• Ultra-high resolution images
• Faster shutter speeds for action shots
• Low noise photography
• Low light photography
Availability & pricing
The FinePix F420 Zoom will be available in the UK in February 2004. Please contact Midnight Communications for up-to-date prices.
Website:
www.fujifilm.co.uk.
Prints from digital cameras
Digital cameras can now get real photographic prints from digital images, without needing a PC or Mac. An increasingly wide number of High Street photographic retailers offer Fujifilm FDi print services in-store, allowing users to view, select and even improve their images via an easy-to-use touch screen. The prints are developed on true photographic paper, delivering superb results that are guaranteed to last.
About Fujifilm
Fujifilm is committed to developing the very best imaging and information products, both conventional and digital. The company employs more than 72,000 people worldwide, with 173 subsidiaries stretching across four continents. Outside of Japan, Fujifilm has key manufacturing facilities in Europe and the USA for core products such as colour film, colour paper, single use cameras and PS plates, and two further factories in Brazil and China. It has a global turnover in excess of Ł13 billion.
Fuji Photo Film (UK) Ltd has been supplying the imaging, printing and graphics industries, as well as professional and enthusiast photographers, with high quality, innovative products and services for over 25 years in the UK. It currently employs more than 450 people and has become one of the country's most popular photographic brands. Fujifilm is also the market leader (by value) in digital camera sales, having retained the top share of the UK digital camera market every month since November 1998.
© 2003, Fuji Photo Film (UK) Ltd. Specifications are subject to change.
Specifications and features
Feature | FinePix F420 Zoom |
| Number of effective pixels | 3.1 million pixels |
| CCD sensor | 1/2.7” Super CCD HR Number of total pixels: 3.14 million pixels |
Number of recorded pixels | Still image: 2,816 x 2,120 (6.0 million) / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,280 x 960/640 x
480 Movie:
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. with monaural
sound |
| Storage media | xD-Picture Card™ (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB available) |
| File format | Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design Rule for Camera File System Compliant / DPOF-compatible) |
Printing | PictBridge compatible |
Number of images / recording time | Refer to chart below |
Lens | Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, f2.8 - f4.8 |
Lens focal length | < >Equivalent to 36 - 108mm on a 35mm camera |
| Focus | TTL contrast-type auto focus |
Focus distance | Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 8.5 cm - 80 cm |
| Shutter speed | 2 sec. – 1/2,000 sec. depending on shooting mode |
| Aperture | f2.8 - f8, 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments |
Sensitivity | Auto: Equivalent to ISO 125 - 640
Manual: Equivalent to ISO 160/200/400/800 (resolution at 1M for shots taken at ISO 800) |
| Exposure control | Program AE |
| White balance | Automatic Manual: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light |
Viewfinder | Real image optical, approx. 80% coverage |
LCD monitor | 1.8”, 134,000 pixel, micro-reflective CG silicon TFT, 100% coverage |
| Flash | Auto flash using flash control sensor Effective range: Wide-angle:
approx. 0.6m - 3.5m (Macro: approx. 0.3m - 0.8m) Telephoto: approx. 0.6m - 2.7m Flash modes: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow
Synchro, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro |
| Self-timer | 10 sec. delay |
| Video output | NTSC / PAL selectable |
| Terminal | Output socket for USB / A/V or PictureCradle, power input socket |
| Power source | NH-20 (included) / 2 x AAA size alkaline batteries / 2 x AAA size Ni-MH
rechargeable batteries or AC power adapter (sold separately) |
| Dimensions | 77 (W) x 69 (H) x 26.4 (D) mm |
Weight | Approx. 145g (excluding batteries and media) |
| Camera functions |
Digital zoom | 4.4x (640 x 480 pixels), 2.2x (1,280 x 960 pixels), 1.4x (2,048 x 1,536
pixels) |
| Shooting modes | Normal:>
Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene)
Continuous:
Top 4 – 4 frames at intervals as short as 0.25 seconds/sec.)
Final 4 – release the shutter up to 25 times (at intervals as short as 0.25 seconds) and record the last 4 frames |
| Colour modes | B&W / Chrome / Standard |
Movie recording | 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. with monaural sound,
AVI format (Motion JPEG) |
Voice Memo | Up to 30 sec., WAV format |
| Playback | Single frame (with max.18 x playback zoom), 9 multi-frame |
Accessories included |
* 16MB xD-Picture Card™
* Rechargeable battery (NH-20)
* Battery charger (BC-NH20)
* Strap
* USB cable for FinePix F420 Zoom
* A/V cable for FinePix F420 Zoom
* CD-ROM
- USB driver
- FinePix Viewer
- ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix |
| Optional accessories | xD-Picture Card™: (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB cards available)
* Rechargeable battery (NH-20)
* PictureCradle CP-FX420 (includes AC-3VW)
* AC power adapter (AC-3V)
* PC card adapter (DPC-AD)
* Memory card readers (DPC-R1, DCR-71, DPC-UD1)
* CompactFlash™ card adapter (DPC-CF)
* Soft case (SC-FX420) |
Specifications and features cont.
FinePix F420 Zoom: standard number of available frames / recording time per xD-Picture Card™
Number of recorded pixels | 2,816 x 2,120 (6.0 million) |
2,048 x 1,536 (3.2 million) |
1,280 x 960 (1.2 million) |
640 x 480 (0.3 million) |
Movie recording time |
| Quality | JPEG |
JPEG |
JPEG |
JPEG |
QVGA (30fps) |
| Image Data Size |
Approx 1.5 MB |
Approx 780 KB |
Approx 470 KB |
Approx 130 KB |
|
| 16MB |
10 |
19 |
33 |
122 |
Approx 29 sec |
| 32MB |
21 |
40 |
68 |
247 |
Approx 54 sec |
| 64MB |
43 |
81 |
137 |
497 |
Approx 109 sec |
| 128MB |
86 |
162 |
275 |
997 |
Approx 219 sec |
| 256MB |
173 |
325 |
550 |
1,997 |
Approx 7.3 min |
| 512MB |
347 |
651 |
1,101 |
3,993 |
Approx 14.6 min |
Specifications are subject to change
