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Editors' Rating:
6.4 of 10
| • Value |
7 |
| • Design |
7 |
| • Features |
5 |
| • Ease of Use |
8 |
| • Performance |
6 |
| • Image Quality |
6 |
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Average User Rating:
9.1 of 10
(9 votes)
| • Installation |
9 |
| • Image Quality |
9 |
| • Ease of Use |
9 |
| • Compatibility |
9 |
| • Overall Value |
9 |
| • Service & Support |
6 |
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PROS
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Lightweight, decent battery life
• Great quality for the money
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Little lag time between shots
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CONS
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No optical zoom
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No lens cover
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Distorts pictures slightly
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Lacking Advanced Features
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Includes: FujiFilm FinePix 2300 Digital Camera, 8 MB
CompactFlash Card, Four AA batteries (non-rechargeable), Hand strap,
USB cable, CD-ROM containg USB driver, Exif viewer, DP editor, Adobe
PhotoDeluxe Edition 4.0 for Windows, Adobe Activeshare for Windows. |
The Fujifilm FinePix 2300's 2.11 Million Pixel CCD is perfect for 5x7 and 8x10 picture taking (1600 x 1200 pixels). It's Fujifilm's most user-friendly digital camera. Color is as important as resolution, so it also features Fujifilm's newly Advanced Fujifilm Color Procesing Technology, which maximizes the capture and reproduction of color in all lighting situations. A 2.5X digital zoom get you close to the action. It's USB port speeds image transfers while an advance mode allows the FinePix 2300 to advance with you as you become more comfortable with digital photography.
FinePix
2300 Major Features:
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2.11 megapixel CCD delivering image resolutions as
high as 1600 x 1,200 pixels. |
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Real image optical viewfinder and 1.6-inch color
LCD monitor. |
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5.8mm fixed focal length lens, equivalent to a 36mm
lens on a 35mm camera. |
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2.5x digital zoom. |
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Available apertures of f/4.8 and f/11. |
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Shutter speeds from 1/1,000 to 1/2 second. |
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Sensitivity equivalent to 100 ISO. |
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Adjustable white balance with seven modes. |
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64-zone metering system. |
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Built-in flash with five operating modes. |
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10-second Self-Timer and Continuous Shooting modes. |
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Images saved in JPEG format to SmartMedia
cards (8MB card included). |
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USB cable for quick connection to a PC. |
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Software CD loaded with USB drivers, DP Editor, FinePix
Viewer, Adobe PhotoDeluxe, Apple QuickTime, and Adobe ActiveShare. |
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Power from four AA batteries. |
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Supports Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) for
direct print output. |
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Full Specs |
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Customer Reviews
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Paul Boswell,
from Toronto, Canada, Dec 4, 2001
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I purchased this camera for my wife while in Miami on a business trip. The cost was reasonable and the addition 64Meg.smart media card was an additional bonus included in overall price. Before reading any instructions, I was able to take this camera right from the box and use...a great feature for men. Now that I'm back home and have time to review the manaul I find that this camera has more than just pretty looks. The one draw back if any that really bothers me is the battery life. This camera seems to consume the batteries in big gulps. Since I'm not an expert with using camera's I have not fully explored all the benifits of this camera yet. Aside from the huge gulps of power that is comsumed, I find this camera very handy especially when uplaoding the pictures on to the computer. That was a breeze.
This ia good buy overall if you look at price vs. features. Compare that with other similar cameras and your money will be well spent.
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Installation |
8 |
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Image Quality |
8 |
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Ease of Use |
9 |
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Compatibility |
8 |
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Overall Value |
9 |
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