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The FinePix 4700 Super CCD (charge-coupled device for image capturing) is 0.59 inches with 2.4 million pixels, producing shots at up to 2,400 x 1,800 resolution. This allows it to realistically depict objects and reproduce colours as you see them without sacrificing speed. Start-up takes only two seconds and the pause between single-frame shots can be as brief as a second. In continuous shooting mode, you can shoot every 0.2 seconds.
A motion-picture recording mode lets you record and play back 320 x 240 pixel video at 10 frames per second in JPEG format for up to 80 seconds.
In addition to its user-friendly automatic mode, the FinePix 4700 allows full manual control for creative flexibility. You can adjust exposure compensation, sensitivity, flash intensity and white balance. You can also switch between auto and manual focus and set the light-metering mode to average, spot or multi-pattern.
The two-inch LCD monitor uses low-temperature polysilicon TFT technology with 130,000 pixels. It delivers a crisp, natural image that you can rely on to check your subject both indoors and outdoors. In playback mode you can view still images as well as play audio and video. This mode also allows zoom to enlarge up to 15 times.
The Fuji FinePix 4700 includes a 16 MB SmartMedia card, hand strap, NiMH battery charger, two NiMH batteries, USB cable, audio-video cable and CD-ROM software.
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I had two or three requirements: - greater than 2.1 megapixel (more on this later) - CompactFlash or SmartMedia - Linux-compatible (if possible)
The Fuji 4700 fulfilled all of these requirements, and has a whole range of great features as well.
I'm impressed with the quality of standard pictures, plus it has portrait, landscape and an incredible night mode. There's also a movie mode which can take short (80 second) AVI films, which are relatively low quality; I've not found much of a use for this yet, and treat it as a bit of a gimmick - particularly since it eats the batteries like mad!
Connection with the PC is a snap. I use the camera with Windows and Linux, where it appears as just another drive. I also bought a separate SmartMedia / CompactFlash card reader, which I leave permanently connected to the PC for easy access to the "film", but that's not required.
The image quality is achieved by this interpolation which Fuji claims gives the camera 4.3 megapixel quality. I'm not sure this is really the case, and it's certainly a controversial feature, but the images are very good... I've read that they may be softer focus than some other cameras at 2.5 megapixel, but I don't have anything to compare with.
The menu system is really easy to use, and the controls are intuitive. If I have one major complaint, it is that the battery life is pathetic when the LCD is used, so I really need to train myself to only use the LCD for organising the images on the SmartMedia card and tweaking the odd option! Definitely worth buying an AC adapter for use when the camera is connected to the PC, and probably worth picking up a larger SmartMedia card too, to store more pictures when you are out-and-about!
*Sigh* now I just need to invest in that photo-quality colour printer!
The advantages are good quality picture and ease of use. Read more