Nymox Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I don't have very much experience with digital cameras having never owned one myself. Could someone with some technical know how please give me their opinion on this model, they only have a few left here in the bay at that price. Its more then I wanted to spend but it looks like it could be a good deal. Specifications Model FinePix JZ300 / JZ305 Number of effective pixels*1 12.1 megapixels CCD sensor 1/2.3-inch CCD Storage media * Internal memory (Approx. 40MB) * SD memory card * SDHC memory card*2 File format Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2*3) Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) with sound Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) Number of recorded pixels Still image: 4,000 x 3,000 / 4,000 x 2,664 (3:2) / 4,000 x 2,248 (16:9) / 2,848 x 2,136 / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,920 x 1,080 (16:9) / 1,600 x 1,200 / 640 x 480 Lens Fujinon 10x optical zoom lens, F3.3 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto) Lens focal length f=5.0 - 50.0mm, equivalent to 28 - 280mm on a 35mm camera Digital zoom Approx. 6.0x (up to 60x when combined with optical zoom) Aperture Wide: F3.3 / F6.4, Telephoto: F5.6 / F11.0 with ND filter Focus distance (from lens surface) Normal: * Wide: Approx. 45cm / 1.5ft. to infinity * Telephoto: Approx. 2m / 6.6ft. to infinity Macro: * Wide: Approx. 5cm - 2.5m / 2.0in. - 8.2ft. * Telephoto: Approx. 90cm - 2.5m / 3.0ft. - 8.2ft. Sensitivity Auto / Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200* (Standard Output Sensitivity) * *3M pixels or lower Exposure control TTL 256-zones metering Exposure mode Programmed AE Shooting modes Mode Dial: SR AUTO, Auto, Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, SP1, SP2, Movie, P SP: Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text Image stabilizer CCD-shift type Shutter speed (Auto mode) 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec. (All other modes) 4sec. to 1/2000sec. Continuous shooting Top-3 (Up to 1.1fps; max. 3 frames) Focus Auto focus (Center) / Tracking AF White balance Automatic scene recognition Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom Self-timer Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay Flash Auto flash Effective range (ISO AUTO): Normal: * Wide: Approx. 50cm - 2.6m / 1.6ft. - 8.5ft. * Telephoto: Approx. 90cm - 1.7m / 3.0ft. - 5.6ft. Flash modes Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro. LCD monitor 2.7-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, color LCD monitor; frame coverage approx.96% Movie recording 1,280 x 720 pixels (24 frames/sec.) / 640 x 480 pixels / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound Photography functions SR AUTO, Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Power management, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory, Silent mode Playback functions Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Crop, Resize, Image rotate, Slideshow, Multi-frame playback (with Micro thumbnail), Sorting by date, Voice memo, Picture search Video output NTSC / PAL selectable Digital interface USB 2.0 High-speed Power supply NP-45A Li-ion battery (included) CP-45 with AC power adapter AC-5VX (sold separately) Dimensions 97.0 (W) x 57.0 (H) x 28.5 (22.0*) (D) mm / 3.8 (W) x 2.2 (H) x 1.1 (0.9*) (D) in. (*excluding accessories and attachments, measured at the thinnest part) Weight Approx. 148g / 5.2oz. (excluding accessories, battery and memory card) I'll need it for bio surveys and assignments this year as well as to snap some fishy photos without having to borrows Mums prehistoric camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Look at various review websites as they give you good comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I like Steve's Digicams - here is the press release for the camera. http://www.steves-digicams.com/press-re ... odels.html Unfortunately they have not done a review for the particular model you are looking at, but they have reviewed the 500 http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-r ... jz500.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Thanks Caryl and Zev I did just that. Nana ended up shouting me it because its for polytech, Im so lucky Its brilliant, I still havnt figured out how to use to it yet but what I have shot so far is miles ahead of what Im used to. There are so many different settings too, and pre-sets it will takes me weeks to get it right. Its got a mode that takes 2 photos in very quick succession, one with flash one without, and it can follow fast moving objects. Heres a couple of point and clicks, I havnt messed with anything yet still on factory default. Usually to get anything close to this it might take me 50 - 150 tries on Mums dinosaur. These photos I just aimed and fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 aww! its a puppy dog! *melts PS- clean your glass or ill be there with my glass cleaning stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 aww! its a puppy dog! *melts PS- clean your glass or ill be there with my glass cleaning stuff lol please do! I need to get to bin inn here for some glass cleaner, for an odd reason since Ive been fish keeping its always running out. Need to bulk buy as I spill water down the glass daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 all you need is mr. muscle glass cleaner, or that blue ajax one and handee towels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 White vinegar works well too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Im using too much to pay supermarket prices now, get a lot of dog noses on windows too so we already went through a fair bit before I got all these tanks, need bulk. Moses got the spotlight tonight, he smiles for the camera usually but wasnt feeling it. I got one shot but it was without the flash. Heres a few a took of him anyway, excuse the sleeping Nana. Nice one there that shows how the camera can capture the fast moving things. Note the drool tendril :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepsound Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 White vinegar works well too... Yep. That's what I use. And it's biodegradable and very low cost stuff. About Fuji Finepix, there are some tests on youtube : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkV1Svl2QY HD Video Test (interesting because we can ear the zoom and it's a bit noisy ) Low light test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz5JW1E03t4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 The smiling is scary! And ewwwwww.... dog drooooolllllllll..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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