Fujifilm Finepix F40fd Review
Review Date: October 18th 2007
Author: Mark Goldstein
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Specifications
| Number of Effective Pixels | 8.3 million pixels |
| CCD Sensor | 1/ 1.6-inch Super CCD HR |
| Number of Recorded Pixels | Still
image: 3,296 x 2,472 / 3,504 x 2,336 (3:2 format) /
2,304 x 1,728 /1,600 x 1,200 / 640 X 480 pixels Movie: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) |
| Storage Media | Internal memory (approx. 25MB) / xD-Picture Card ™ ( 16MB - 2 GB ) |
| File format | Still
image : JPEG (Exif Ver.2.2 ) Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG ) (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) |
| Recording Capacity with 256 xD Picture Card (not included) | Still
Images: 8MP(F) - 63 8MP(N) - 126 3:2 - 126 3MP - 257 2MP - 409 0.3MP - 1,997 |
| Movies: 640x480 - Approx. 223 sec. 320x240 - Approx 7.3 min. |
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| Lens | Fujinon 3 XOptical zoom lens , F2.8 - F5.1 |
| Lens Focal Length | f=8.0mm - 24.0mm, Equivalent to 36-108mm on a 35mm camera |
| Focus | Auto Focus( Single,Continuous, Center,Multi) AF assist illuminator available |
| Focus Distance | Normal
: approx. 60 cm to infinity Macro:Wide Angle: Approx. 7cm to 80cm Telephoto: Approx. 30cm to 80cm |
| Shutter speed | 3 sec. to 1/2000 sec. (depend on Shooting mode) |
| Aperture | Wide-angle:F2.8
- F8, 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments Telephoto:F5.1 - F8, 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments |
| Sensitivity | Auto /Equivalent to 100/200/400/800/1600(standard output sensitivity)/(up to ISO2000 on Anti-blur/Natural Light mode) |
| Exposure control | TTL 256-zones metering(Multi/Spot/Average) |
| Exposure mode | Programmed AE |
| White balance | Automatic scene recognition Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light), Custom |
| LCD monitor | 2.5 inches, Aspect ratio: 4:3, Approx 230,000 pixels, Coverage Approx. 100% |
| Flash | Auto
flash Effective range: (ISO AUTO): Wide-angle: approx. 0.6 - 6.5m / 2.0 - 21.3 ft Telephoto: approx. 0.6 - 3.5m / 2.0 - 11.5 ft Flash mode : Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro. |
| Self-timer | Approx.10sec./ 2 sec. delay |
| Video Output | NTSC / PAL selectable |
| Digital input/ output | USB High-speed |
| Power Supply | NP-70 Rechargeable Battery, AC Power Adapter AC-5VC |
| Dimensions | 95.7(W)× 59.0(H)× 23.3(D) mm / 3.8(W)× 2.3(H)× 0.9(D) in.(excluding accessories and attachments) |
| Weight | Approx. 5.4 oz.(excluding accessories, batteries and Media Card) |
| Digital Zoom | Approx 6.90X |
| Shooting Modes | Normal
: Auto, Picture Stabilization, Scene Position ,Macro,
Movie, Burst/Continuous, SP: Natural Light,Natural Light& with Flash, Position:Portrait,Landscape,Sport,Night, Fireworks,Sunset,Snow,Underwater,Beach, Museum,Party,Flower Close-Up,Text Continuous : 1.Top-2 ( max.1.3 frames/sec., up to 2 frames) 2.Final-2 ( max.1.3 frames/sec) 3.Long-period ( max.0.6frame/sec. Up to memory card size) |
| Movie Recording | 640
x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG) * Zoom function cannot be used during movie recording.640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. |
| Voice Memo | Up to 30 sec.WAV format |
| Color Modes | B&W/CHROME/STANDARD |
| Special Features | Intelligent face detection,power management,Best framing,Frame No.memory |
| Playback functions | Intelligent face detection,Slide show,Trimming, Single frame, 9 Multi-frame , Sorting by date,Image rotate, Voice Memo Automatic playback, IR Communication |
| Optional accessories | xD-Picture Card ™ : 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB,256MB,512MB,1GB,2GB AC Power Adapter AC-3VX Battery Charger BC-70 |
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