Fujifilm Finepix F480 8MP Digital Camera with 4x wide optical zoom
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Features
• 8-megapixel CCD sensor
• 4x wide optical zoom ((28-112mm); 2.7-inch LCD screen
• Picture Stabilization technology; shoot up to 800 ISO at full resolution
• 14 selectable scene modes
• Stores images on xD or SD memory cards (not included); powered by lithium-ion battery (battery and charger included) |
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Fujifilm Finepix F480 8MP Digital Camera with 4x wide optical zoom Customer Reviews
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I have owned this Fuji F-480 camera for about three weeks now. The F-480 is small, has a wide angle Fujinon lens (28mm-112mm), a 4.00x optical zoom and provides a higher resolution (8.2 MP) than my Fuji Z-3. This new Fuji f-480 camera seems to be a durable little package that should withstand a few bumps along the way.
Those things and the comparatively low price gave me reason to make the purchase. Admittedly, the differences between this camera and my Z-3 are not large, but significant to me since I use my cameras to take landscape pictures while traveling and I have been looking for another small format camera with a wide angle lens. The wide angle lens on the F-480 is just what I needed for my landscape shots.
They refer to ultra-compact cameras like this one as "entry level" which implies they are somewhat toy-like, but that couldn't be farther from the truth in my opinion. The capacity of these tiny compact cameras is amazing to me having used 35mm film equipment extensively over the years.
I have gone through the entire instruction booklet trying out each attribute found in the F-480 camera. Everything works as it should, but don't expect perfectly exposed pictures when using a number of the AUTO settings. It takes a bit of experimentation to determine how some of them behave.
This is a Japanese camera made in China, but the quality is very good. The price on the camera represents an excellent value for what it provides in photographic choices and performance. I paid about $180 for mine, but fully expect to see that price drop a few Dollars in the near future. The camera is new to the market and represents one of the latest additions to the F-series Fuji FinePix line. It is the next edition of the F-470, but is (in many ways) an entirely different camera.
The menu of settings is extensive yet easily understood and used. The only complaint I have is with the highly touted anti-shake (picture stabilization) setting. It can be set from the mode dial on the back of the camera, but when it is activated many other shooting options are apparently unavailable. I can set my older Fuji Z-3 on anti-shake' from a dedicated button on the back and the other shooting options remain accessible. Not so with the F-480. I see that as a shortcoming. I shake all of the time (taking pictures at the beach, under fluorescent light or in the snow) and would like my cameras to compensate for my twitching no matter what shooting options I choose.
The F-480 accommodates both x-D and SD memory cards, but not at the same time. I suppose that attribute advances the versatility of the camera. However, the feature is not particularly important to me personally. The large 2.7-inch anti-glare LCD display is clear, crisp and provides a good idea of color balance prior to shooting a picture. There is no eyeball view finder on this camera, but I don't miss it. Not many of these modern mini-digitals have a separate view finder anyhow.
The only real measure of this camera is in the photos it is capable of producing. This is not a big cumbersome high end professional camera with a super fast shutter and a high powered lens, but is just great for family photos or getting that quick shot while traveling. I am satisfied with the passable quality of the pictures I have shot so far and believe the camera will give me the photographic versatility and image quality I require as I begin using it on my next trip abroad.
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