Fujifilm Finepix E500

Review Date: February 10th 2005

Page 1
Introduction / Price
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Features
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Specifications
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Design
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Ease of Use
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Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Number of
effective pixels

4.1 million pixels

CCD sensor

1 / 2.5 inch CCD (Number of total pixels: 4.23 million pixels)

Number of
recorded pixels

Still image:
2304 x 1728 (4.0 million) / 1600 x 1200 / 1280 x 960 / 640 x 480

Movie:
320 x 240 pixels, 10 frames per second, up to 60 sec. / 160 x 120 pixels, 10 frames per second, up to 180 sec.

Storage media

xD Picture Card (16MB to 512MB)

File format

Still image: JPEG (Exif ver. 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
[Design rule for Camera File system compliant/DPOF compatible]

Lens

Fujinon 3.2x optical zoom lens

Lens focal length

Equivalent to 28 - 91 mm on a 35mm camera

Focus

Autofocus

Focus distance

Normal: Approx. 60cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 6.7cm to 80cm

Shutter speed

2 to 1/2000 sec. depending on exposure mode

Aperture

Wide-angle: F2.9 - F8 (in 1/3 EV steps)
Telephoto: F5.5 - F8 (in 1/3 EV steps)

Sensitivity

Auto: equivalent to ISO80 - 320
Manual: equivalent to ISO 80/100/200/400

Exposure control

64-zone TTL metering

Exposure modes

Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual

White balance

Automatic
Manual: [Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light]

Viewfinder

Real image optical, approx. 80% coverage

LCD monitor

2.0-inch low temperature poly-silicon TFT (approx. 154,000 pixels) Approx. 96% coverage

Flash

Auto flash
Effective range:Wide-angle (Approx. 0.3m - 4.0m)
Telephoto: (Approx. 0.3m - 2.0m)

Flash mode

Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash (Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro: in manual mode)

Self-timer

Approx. 10 sec.

Video output

PAL / NTSC selectable

Digital interface

USB

Power source

2xAA alkaline batteries (included), 2xAA Ni-MH batteries (optional), NH-10 Rechargeable battery (optional), 3V AC power adapter (optional)

Dimensions

101(W) x 60.5(H) x 32.6(D) mm

Weight

Approx. 170g (excluding batteries and media)

Digital zoom

3.6x (640 x 480), 1.8x (1280 x 960), 1.4x (1600 x 1200)

Shooting modes

Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene), Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual

Colour modes

B&W, Chrome, Standard

Voice memo

Up to 30 sec. WAVE format

Playback

Single frame (with max 14.4x Playback zoom), 9 Multi-frame


Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

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