Fujifilm FinePix A303 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom
List Price: $299.99
Details
- Connects to PCs via USB anchorage
- Powered by 2 AA alkaline batteries (included)--rechargeables recommended
- Stores photos on 16 MB XD bank card card joker--12 images at fine and 26 images at normal
Description
Fujifilm FinePix A303 is the true mid-range camera that combines sleek styling with 3.0 megapixel commitment. A 3X optical zoom delivers crisp, clear, lifelike results. Featuring programmed van exposure mode, the FinePix A303 is also capable of recording flicks clips of up to 60 seconds duration (at QVGA resolution) and can be reach-me-down as a webcam.The camera is easy to use, and perfect photos are assured at the news-hounds of a button whilst the supplied FinePix Viewer software makes essence download and management equally simple. It also features desire battery life thanks to low power consumption.For the fledgling digital photographer, the Fuji FinePix A303 offers 3-megapixel vow with flexible functions in a trim, slim design--scarcely over 5 ounces with batteries. It also is one of the first digital cameras to utilize the negligible XD memory card.
Optics and Resolution
Featuring a CCD sensor with 3.24 million serviceable pixels, the FinePix A303 delivers a wide range of detail and go red in the face (with images up to 2,048 x 1,536 pixels) and prints up to 11 by 14 inches. The FinePix A303 features a lasting f/2.8 Fujinon lens with a 3x optical zoom and a 3.2x digital zoom for a 9.6x reckon zoom. Its lens focal length is equivalent to 38-114mm on a 35mm camera.
Storage and Hand on
The FinePix A303 is one of the first digital cameras to be compatible with the new XD retention card. Comparable in size to a penny and weighing less than one-tenth of an ounce, the new XD honour card is not only the smallest storage medium, it also uses smaller number power for better battery performance and has faster data bring rates than other memory cards. The included 16 MB XD fated will store approximately 12 images at fine form and 26 images at normal mode.
To transfer images to your laptop, simply attach the included USB cable between your PC and your camera--your processor should automatically recognize the camera and let you move the pictures to your stark drive.
Movie Mode
In movie mode, the FinePix A303 produces digital videos (with no sound) in QVGA (320 x 240) format for movies approximately 60 seconds in thoroughly at 10 frames per second. The limited resolution of your pictures guarantees that this feature won't replace your camcorder, but it's superb for when you just want to capture a quick movie and e-despatch it to a friend or relative.
More Features
- 1.5-inch LCD monitor
- Oyster-white balance: auto, plus six selectable positions in manual craze
- Flash modes: auto, red-eye reduction, forced flash, suppressed snazzy, and slow synchro
- Sensitivity: ISO 100 equivalent
- Shutter make haste: 1/2 to 1/2,000 second
Power
The FinePix A303 is powered by two AA batteries (alkalines are included). We second getting a set or two of rechargeable nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries and a mount. A digital camera will kill a set of alkaline batteries darned quickly, especially if you're using the camera's LCD, so they aren't recommended except in a crush.
Size
At 3.8 by 2.5 by 1.4 inches and 5.1 ounces (without freestyle), the FinePix A303 is an easily pocketable point-and-shoot camera.
Contents
This packet includes the FinePix A303 digital camera, a 16 MB XD memory likely, two AA alkaline batteries, a USB cable, a hand strap, and a CD-ROM with software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac.
Customer Reviews
Ethical for its ageI bought this camera particular years ago and can say that I am pleased with its performance over that term. I thought I would add my thoughts on it to the chorus.
Pros:
Reliable - It has not malfunctioned for me in the however I've had it
Uses 2AA batteries so it is easy to replace them in a pinch
The xD media has grow comperable to other media in price
Easy connection to computers via USB strand
Capable of switching resolution from 3.2 MP down to .3 MP
Advantage for taking close-ups
Multiple flash settings
Cons:
Damned slow in start-up and between shots
Slow shudder hastiness
Automatic focus makes it virtually impossible to shoot be means of glass
Very small LCD screen in the back
Pictures ripen into blurrged when the batteries start run down
Flash can down or be mistimed when the batteries are low
No sound on video
All-in-all, it is a decent camera looking at its age and price. It is good for stationary subjects such as landscape, plants, and overweight cats. If you conjecture to need to take action shots or several shots in a row, it is not the camera for you. The spasm speed is too slow for moving targets and it can take 5-7 seconds concerning pictures when using the flash.
My personal opinion rates is at 4-stars, nevertheless I could not rationally give it more than 3 due to its age and the afore-mentioned drawbacks.
Absolutely good, cheap digital camera
In particularFor its low price, this camera is worth it. It takes nice excellence pictures and is durable. I've dropped it a few times and it hasn't broken yet. It is equally extremely easy to use. Even my mom figured out how to use it!!!
Overall: A extremely good camera
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The commodity was not as advertized, The zoom would not work. Apparently the camera was dropped hitting on the zume lense, breaking it. I am returning fallout to sender. The item is worthless as it is.
Slowest. Camera. For ever
I've had this camera for a duo years and I'm just dying to buy a new one.
We went to Vegas a couple months ago and tried to escort pictures of the Lions at Caesars. Here's how it works:
1) Turn on camera, recess a minute for it to be ready
2) Take a picture (with flash)
3) Be delayed about 50 seconds until it's ready to take the subsequent one.
I can't believe this camera has such high ratings. Including being horribly slow, the picture quality is hit or miss. When it's on, it's very great, but about half of the time it's "off."
Low-cost, but ... cheap
I got this camera as a bonus in December 2002. As one of the least expensive 3 megapixel cameras at the circumstance (the output is 2048x1536 pixels), it sold fairly at. It seemed nice at first, with the large image judge for the price, but I became disappointed with image quality at the back a while. The sensor is only capable of ISO 100 speeds, so it would exhort on using the flash in most situations that didn't drink the benefit of broad daylight. Even in broad daylight, the images would stilly be quite grainy at larger sizes, and there was a good prospect of bright background colors bleeding around the edges of darker foreground objects. So, in counting up to not handling dark scenes very well, it also had take pains with bright ones. Unfortunately, it's a struggle to see the preview/playback motion pictures when outdoors. I got frustrated with it fairly quickly, albeit some of the deficiencies can be fixed in post-processing, and many images look well-grounded fine if you display them at 1/4 resolution (1024x768).
I liked the equitably small size, as it fits nicely into a shirt walk off. It's also easy to retrieve photos from the camera, since it just shows up as a USB hard drive if you have it in the correct mode. Unfortunately, the freestyle life seemed fairly short for a camera of this expanse. I used it with a 128 MB xD card, and was able to put right far 100 full-size photos on it. Unfortunately, it seemed to suck batteries dry reasonably quickly, so 100 photos on a single charge is about as far as I'd hanker after to go.
