Fujifilm Finepix F700 Review

From January 2003 Fujifilm finepix f700 announced,more and more people like it.The Super CCD SR sensor that the Fujifilm F700 is equipped with powerful fujifilm NP-40 battery.Having to photodiodes at each photosite location, one large photodiode which captures the majority of the dynamic range (much like a normal digital camera photodiode), a second much smaller photodiode which is less sensitive and captures mostly highlight detail.

FinePix F700 Zoom Features:

• 6.2 Million effective pixel Super CCD SR


• 3x zoom (35-105mm equiv) plus 2.2x digital zoom


• Up to 6.0 Million output pixels (2832 x 2128)


• Movie Mode; 30fps @ 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 with sound


• On-demand Continuous Auto Focus, focus assist lamp


• Voice Memo - up to 30 sec. picture annotations


• 3 - 1/2000 sec Shutter Speeds


• Li-ion rechargeable battery(Fujifilm NP-40), USB / Charger Cradle included


• ISO Modes; Auto, 200,400,800 (and 1600 when resolution is fixed at 1M)


• 1.8" LCD Color Monitor


• Uses removable xD-Picture cards (16MB included)


• Compact (4.3 x 2.1 x 1.1 inch) durable metal body


• Very lightweight at just 6 oz. (excluding battery)

Fujifilm F700 includes a 16MB xD card with the camera. That's enough to get started with, but you'll want a larger one right away. xD cards are currently available as large as 512MB, and Fuji lists them as supported in the manual.

Compact cameras usually use proprietary batteries, and the F700 is no exception. It uses Fuji's NP-40 lithium-ion battery, which has a so-so 2.6 Wh of power. Fuji estimates that you can take about 200 pictures with 50% LCD use. Proprietary batteries are quite expensive and you can't use AAs when you're in a bind -- which is why I prefer cameras that use "regular batteries".

The F700 offers a full range of exposure control, with Auto, Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual exposure modes available via the Mode dial. There's also a Scene Program mode, with Portrait, Landscape, Sports, and Night Scene options. In straight Auto mode, the camera controls everything about the exposure, except for options like zoom and drive (single shot or continuous shooting) settings.

There are no other cameras that use a sensor like the SuperCCD SR. As always, I recommend a trip down to your local reseller to try out the FinePix F700 before you buy!