Amazon.co.uk Review
The 1300 is a revised version of Fuji's well-loved but short-lived MX-1200 camera. For the 1300, Fuji redesigned the case to make it (slightly) more stylish and replaced the serial transfer plug with a much faster USB connection. Otherwise, the camera remains essentially the same as its predecessor.
Compared to virtually every digital camera on the market (and especially its 1-megapixel peers), this camera is a speed demon. If you don't need to use the flash, you can turn the camera on and take your first shot in under a second. There's virtually no shutter lag (the shutter clicks a split second after you press the button) and the camera is ready to take another shot in less than five seconds. Whereas some cameras' LCD screens are slow, streaky, or choppy, the Fuji has a fast, smooth display.
Technophobes have little to fear: this Fuji is as easy to operate as a point-and-shoot film camera, automatically setting shutter speed and white balance and activating the flash, if necessary. Users looking for more creative control can adjust the exposure compensation, white balance, flash and other settings manually. The camera also has a macro mode and a self-timer.
While the Fuji 1300 lacks some of the more desirable features in a digital camera, such as an optical zoom and a video out connection, it does the basics well--taking great pictures at an affordable price. --Miles Berkeley
