Fujifilm Finepix F450 - 5.2MP - 3.4x Zoom - Digital Camera
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FUJIFILM FINEPIX F450
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How small, exactly, is Fujifilmās little FinePix F450 digital camera? A lot smaller than the picture of it on the next page. The real thing measures just 2.9 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches. Compared to that, the highly regarded Sony Cybershot T1 that is universally seen as a triumph of miniaturization seems a bit wide in the beam, and perhaps a bit on the heavy side as well. True, some of Casioās excellent little Exilims are thinner yet, but they donāt have the FinePix 450ās powerful optical zoom. In fact, those slender Casios donāt have one at all. Digital zoom doesnāt count.
Fujifilm got the overall look of this one right. The FinePix F450 is one of those little cameras that you immediately like. Itās a good looking, beautifully crafted little metal box that looks and feels right in every respect. It is cleanly designed down to the last detail. It feels very solid, heavy even, in your hand though it weighs just over five ounces. There are only a few controls÷all nicely designed and clearly labeled÷but you instinctively know that theyāll do the job. It is that kind of a camera. You canāt help having very high expectations after you take it out of the box. You want to like it, and for it to do well.
For the most part, the F450 fills those expectations. Itās a 5.2 megapixel camera, so you have plenty of resolution to work with. It has an impressive 3.4X optical zoom. Multiply that with a very workable 4.1X digital zoom and you can get a lot closer to the action. 13.8 times closer. As is shown on the picture on the next page, the zoom lens does stick out quite bit. The Sony T1 has an advantage here because it uses an ingenious internal zoom mechanism so that the lens never sticks out. So the F450 isnāt totally perfect. But the lens does recess flush into the housing when the camera is turned off. That way it wonāt get caught on anything inside your pocket.
The FinePix 450 is simple to use. However, despite its diminutive size it feels like a serious camera and I fully expected levels of detailed manual controls in LCD menus. They arenāt there. Fujifilm designed the F450 as a point & shooter and nothing more. There are a few things you can do in manual mode, but thatās pretty much limited to exposure compensation and white balance setting. The FinePix 450 is meant to be pulled out of a shirt pocket or a purse, ready to snap pictures any time and any place without any fiddling with controls.
Comes with original box, battery, charger and manual.
Excellent working condition. Please note language went to Japanese when battery is removed so you will just have to set the language back to English in the menu when you start up the camera.