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Technical Details
- Autofocus: No
- Battery Model: unknown
- Binocular: no
- Bluetooth: No
- Built In Flash: yes
- Built-in Flash: Yes
- CD-R / CD-RW: No
- Camera Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 1200
- Camera Resolution Width in Pixel: 1600
- Camera System: Complete Camera
- Changeable Lens: No
- Chip Type: CCD
- Chip type: CCD
- Compact Flash Card: No
- Dictating Machine: no
- Digital Video Conferencing Mode: yes
- Digital Zoom (Ratio): 3
- Digital Zoom Ratio: 3
- Digital zoom: 3
- Effective Pixel (in Megapixel): 1.92
- Effective Pixels (in Megapixel): 1.92
- Effective Pixels (in Thousands): 1920
- Effective pixels (in thousands): 1920
- Image Stabiliser: No
- Internal memory (MB): 5555
- Internet Ability: no
- LCD Monitor Size in Inch: unknown
- MP3 Playback: No
- Maximum Pixel (in Megapixel): 2.11
- Maximum Pixels (in Megapixel): 2.11
- Maximum Pixels (in Thousands): 2110
- Maximum pixels (in thousands): 2110
- Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro: No
- Memory Stick Duo / Duo Pro: No
- Memory Type: Internal + External
- Micro Drive: No
- Mini Secure Digital Card: No
- Movie / Voice Recording: Movie
- Movie Play: yes
- Multimedia Card: No
- Number of Batteries: unknown
- Optical Zoom Ratio: 1
- Optical zoom: 1
- Organiser (Data Manager): no
- PC Card: No
- Photo Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 1200
- Photo Resolution Width in Pixel: 1600
- PictBridge: No
- Picture Bridge: No
- Pixel resolution height: 1200
- Pixel resolution width: 1600
- Pocket Calculator: no
- Range Finder Type: Optical / Electronic Viewfinder + LCD
- Reduced Size Multimedia Card: No
- Resolution Heigth in Pixel: 1200
- Resolution Width in Pixel: 1600
- SLR / Compact: Compact
- SLR or Compact: Compact
- Secure Digital Card: No
- Secure Digital High Capacity Card (SDHC): No
- Slr Or Compact: Compact
- Smart Media Card: Yes
- Storage Card Format: Ssfdc Card
- Telephone: no
- Transflash Card: No
- Type: Digital Camera
- Type of Digital Camera: Numeric Colour
- Viewfinder System: Digital Camera
- Visual Cams: Digital Camera
- Visual cams: Digitalcam without Twincam, Webcam, Netcam
- Weight in Grams: 145
- WiFi Connectivity: No
- Wrist Watch: no
- XD Card: No
- Year of introduction: 2001
- Zoom Type: Digital
- microSD/ TransFlash Card: No
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The Fuji FinePix A201 is a small, stylish and capable digital camera that offers plenty of pixel resolution and a point-and-shoot simplicity. This lightweight and compact digital camera is aimed at those who don't want to get bogged down in the complexities of photography, but just take pictures without fuss. It can take pictures up to a whopping 1600 by 1200 pixels which is more than adequate for anything but the most demanding tasks. A picture at this resolution is suitable for making prints up to 10 x 8". There are two lesser modes and three levels of compression, although all three of these are only available on the highest resolution. The 16 MB memory card gives adequate capacity unless you insist on the highest settings, but additional SmartMedia cards are available separately at an affordable rate. Extra memory is a worthwhile addition for any digital camera user.
You can even capture tiny videos on the Fuji FinePix A201, although the resolution renders the capability a bit of a gimmick. The digital zoom on the camera only works in the lower resolution modes and is fairly limited, 2.5x at maximum. The fixed-focus lens does a commendable job although it can distort a little at close range. For really close work there is a macro mode that's especially good. The built-in flash is good to about 10 feet.
Everything can be set to automatic, for simple point-and-shoot operation, which comes across as the design brief for the camera. For the more adventurous there are manual modes for white balance and exposure compensation. Altering these is a tad fiddly and you need to experiment a little. The LCD screen doesn't quite have the range of contrast needed for indoor shooting, it can be tricky to see what you're aiming at and the viewfinder isn't quite as accurate, so closer images are offset a little.
The two AA batteries (supplied) do their best, but battery consumption can be horrific. The batteries can be flat before you've half filled the memory card. This isn't helped by the fact that it is very tempting to view images on the LCD screen as soon as you've taken them. A charger and a few sets of rechargeable batteries are highly recommended.
The quality of the pictures is superb; colour accuracy and saturation are excellent. Indoor with a flash the pictures are slightly warm but this can be compensated for using the manual white balance modes. The A210 is easy to use and a quick read of the excellent manual is all you'll need. The results are good and the A201 makes an ideal no-fuss digital compact camera. --Miles Berkeley
Manufacturer's Description
The FinePix A201 is a compact, fully automatic digital camera that is versatile and easy to use. With a 2.0 megapixel CCD, it produces high-quality photos that can be printed up to 6" x 8" size.
The camera also boasts the ability to capture bursts of video action (without sound) and to be used as a webcam and comes supplied with a 16MB SmartMedia card.
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
85 of 85 people found the following review helpful
I bought this camera as my first foray into digital photography and I was not disappointed. I wanted a compact camera that I could take anywhere and which would take reasonable ‘snapshot’ type pictures to download to my PC.
The A201 is a joy to use, simply point and shoot and then review your shot on the LCD screen on the back. This camera is unbelievably small and light given that it takes pictures with a resolution of 2 million pixels if you compare it with similar spec cameras from a few years back. This model has an energy saving mode which really is needed – digital stills cameras used to be ridiculously power hungry but the A201 only takes 2 x AA cells. As long as you don’t use the colour LCD back constantly you can take plenty of photos without a battery change.
You can set the resolution and compression settings independently which I really like, although I mostly use it with the maximum resolution of 2 Megapixels (1600x1200) and with the compression set to Fine, or Normal depending on how many pics I need to fit on a smartmedia card. With these settings you can print up to about 10”x 8” quite comfortably. You can manually set exposure (a few stops up or down) and white balance and get some quite funky effects as well as the usual flash settings: red eye reduction, slow synchro, etc. although I just leave it on auto and get on with framing the shot. The Finepix software included is remarkably easy to use – just stick the USB lead into the camera and it launches the program and displays thumbnails of all your shots. One click and the photos are downloaded to your hard disk and you can erase the card and start again – no more buying film!
A really nice touch is the movie feature which allows you to take little (lo-res) .avi files up to 20 seconds. These are about 10 or so frames per second and have a really great super8 type quality – great for emailing to family and friends, although worth compressing to mpeg files first to reduce size.
On the downside, wait for it…. It doesn’t have an optical zoom (which doesn’t bother me as it would considerably increase the size and weight). It doesn’t come with a case – you NEED one, believe me, I got the nice Fujifilm pouch for about an extra tenner, well worth it. It absolutely devours batteries especially if you use the LCD a lot – if you are buying this camera get a battery charger and 4 x high power metal hydride (very important) batteries. I keep 2 in the camera and keep 2 on trickle charge at home – this way I can put freshly recharged cells in whenever I go out – simple! I would also recommend buying another smartmedia card probably a 32Mb or a 64Mb as it only comes with a 16Mb card. These are incredibly cheap at the moment, they used to be pretty pricey.
Overall I would thoroughly recommend this camera, in the six months I’ve had it I’ve taken over 1500 photos with it – imagine how much film that would have cost! It’s an absolute steal at this price.., so it gets the 5 star treatment. Go buy one!
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I've had this camera for a few weeks now and my overall feeling about it is that I am very satisfied with it. The picture quality is excellent on the Fine setting and suits my amateur photographic needs perfectly. The upload process is quick and painless through the USB cable. The only con I can identify is the short amount of time the two AA batteries last when using the LCD screen (however if you refrain and use the viewfinder the batteries can last a while). Also I found it very worthwhile using a 64MB SmartMedia card instead of the 16MB one supplied. This allows me to take 82 pictures in the highest setting possible!! Overall this camera is excellent for a beginner like me and good value too.
60 of 62 people found the following review helpful
This a great little camera! I specifically wanted a digital camera for taking close-ups, and I'd been looking at models costing around £500. However, the A201 appeared on the market just as I was ready to take the plunge. I know nothing about photography, but found it incredibly easy to set up and use. I seem to get good results in most lighting conditions without changing from the "auto" setting. The speed at which images transfer to the computer was a pleasant surprise too. The instructions say you need a Pentium PC with 64MB RAM, but I've found the software runs fine on a Celeron with 32MB, although I expect there's some limitation somewhere.
My only criticisms are that a carry case and mains adapter are not included, and the latter is very pricey. Also I can't help feeling the camera would be easier to handle if it was a little bigger!
My only criticisms are that a carry case and mains adapter are not included, and the latter is very pricey. Also I can't help feeling the camera would be easier to handle if it was a little bigger!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent Camera
I bought this camera when it was the top of the range model and it cost me £249.99. It's an excellent camera used it loads and never had any problems with it.
Published on 12 Feb 2004 by LW85UK
A superb camera
I bought this camera to replace another Fuji digital which was starting to become cranky - not the camera's fault, getting dropped a couple of times onto concrete floors never does... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2003 by M G W PAICE
Mighty little performer
I actually won this camera in a competition, so I have to admit to not even knowing what I was getting. But, once I received it and started playing with it, I was won over. Read more
Published on 28 April 2003 by J. Cronin
5 stars!!!!!!(and it deserves it)
This camera is a superb first time buy for any budding photographer, looking for a good introduction into the digital world. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2002 by anon
Finepix?
This camera was a delight to use and it worked quite superbly. A word of warning, if you plan on using it frequently, buy a carry case and good rechargeable batteries for it - it... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2002 by "andrewjamesthegreat"
Fujifilm A201
This camera is excellent value for money. I bought one over a month ago and I am delighted with the quality of pictures when using the (F)Fine setting for picture quality. Read more
Published on 25 July 2002 by JAMES B KENNEDY
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