High quality photography just got a whole lot more accessible thanks to the introduction of the new Fujifilm FinePix T300. The Fujifilm T300 presents the ideal solution for those who want to buy a well specified, easy to use and most importantly, world thinnest 10 times zoom compact camera to take on their travels or use to capture family life, but don't want a hefty price tag to match. The Fujifilm FinePix T300 offers a specification that few other models can match, including some of latest cutting edge technologies plucked from higher-end models in Fujifilm's range.
Fujifilm T300 camera technologies
Many photographers want to keep things simple when it comes to taking pictures and the Fujifilm FinePix T300 is an approachable, easy to use compact. But don't think that you're missing out on some of Fujifilm's latest compact camera developments as a result. The Fujifilm FinePix T300 has a few technological tricks up its sleeve, including:
• Photobook assist. Picking the pictures to go in a photobook can be time-consuming and it can be difficult to visualise what the final book will look like. Not anymore! The Fujifilm FinePix T300's Photobook Assist feature allows you to tag images that you'd like to use in a photobook; you can even tag the front cover shot. Then, when you've made the selection, the camera will create a simulation of the photobook which you can view through on the rear LCD.
• Motion panorama. Everybody likes shooting panoramic images, but no-one likes stitching them together afterwards on a PC. This mode makes shooting panoramas easy. Press the shutter release to start, rotate through and then the Fujifilm FinePix T300 will stitch all three shots together seamlessly. Capturing great panoramic shots has never been so fun - or easy!
• Face recognition. This is a great feature if you shoot a lot of portraits. When a shot is taken, you can store the name of the person / people in the image. By doing this, the FinePix T300 will then automatically find other images on the memory card featuring the same person. Use the Image Search function and you'll quickly be able to find all the shots of a specific individual.
• HD video. For those situations when you want to capture movie footage instead of stills, the Fujifilm T300 offers 720p HD video at 30 frames per second.
Many photographers want to keep things simple when it comes to taking pictures and the Fujifilm FinePix T300 is an approachable, easy to use compact. But don't think that you're missing out on some of Fujifilm's latest compact camera developments as a result. The Fujifilm FinePix T300 has a few technological tricks up its sleeve, including:
• Photobook assist. Picking the pictures to go in a photobook can be time-consuming and it can be difficult to visualise what the final book will look like. Not anymore! The Fujifilm FinePix T300's Photobook Assist feature allows you to tag images that you'd like to use in a photobook; you can even tag the front cover shot. Then, when you've made the selection, the camera will create a simulation of the photobook which you can view through on the rear LCD.
• Motion panorama. Everybody likes shooting panoramic images, but no-one likes stitching them together afterwards on a PC. This mode makes shooting panoramas easy. Press the shutter release to start, rotate through and then the Fujifilm FinePix T300 will stitch all three shots together seamlessly. Capturing great panoramic shots has never been so fun - or easy!
• Face recognition. This is a great feature if you shoot a lot of portraits. When a shot is taken, you can store the name of the person / people in the image. By doing this, the FinePix T300 will then automatically find other images on the memory card featuring the same person. Use the Image Search function and you'll quickly be able to find all the shots of a specific individual.
• HD video. For those situations when you want to capture movie footage instead of stills, the Fujifilm T300 offers 720p HD video at 30 frames per second.
Specification:
Number of effective pixels*1 14.0 million pixels
Image sensor 1/2.3-inch CCD with primary color filter
File format
still image
JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3)*3
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
movie
AVI (Motion JPEG)
sound
WAVE format, Monaural sound
Number of recorded pixels
still image
L : (4:3) 4288 x 3216 (3:2) 4288 x 2864 (16:9) 4288 x 2416
M : (4:3) 3072 x 2304 (16:9) 3072 x 1728
S : (4:3) 2048 x 1536 (16:9) 1920 x 1080
Lens
name
Fujinon 10x optical zoom lens
focal length
f=5.0- 50.0mm, equivalent to 28-280mm on a 35mm camera
full-aperture
F3.4 (Wide) - F5.6 (Telephoto)
constitution
8 groups 10 lenses
Digital zoom Approx. 6.7x (up to approx. 67x , with 10x optical zoom)
Aperture F3.4 / F8.4 (Wide) F5.6 / F14 (Telephoto) with ND filter
Focus distance
(from lens surface)
Normal
* Wide : Approx. 45cm to infinity / 1.5ft. to infinity
* Telephoto : Approx. 2.0m to infinity / 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)
* * ISO 3200 is effective in S mode.
Exposure control TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode Programmed AE
Shooting modes
SP
Portrait, Baby, Smile, Landscape, Panorama, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach , Party, Flower, Text
MODE DIAL
SR AUTO, AUTO, Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, SP1, SP2, Movie, P
Image stabilizer CCD shift type
Face detection Yes
Exposure compensation -2.0EV - +2.0EV 1/3EV step
Shutter speed (Auto mode) 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec., (All other modes) 8sec. to 1/2000sec.
Continuous shooting
TOP-3
max. 1.2frames/sec.
Auto bracketing -
Focus mode
Single AF / Continuous AF (SR AUTO, Movie)
type
TTL contrast AF
AF frame selection
Center / Tracking
White balance Automatic scene recognition
Preset
Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light
Self-timer Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay
Flash Auto flash (i-flash)
Effective range : (ISO AUTO)
Normal
* Wide : Approx. 50cm - 2.6m / 1.6ft. - 8.5ft.
* Telephoto : Approx. 90cm - 1.7m / 3.0ft. - 5.6ft.
Macro
* Approx. 30cm - 80cm / 1.0ft. - 2.6ft.
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.
Hot shoe -
Electronic Viewfinder -
LCD monitor 3.0-inch, approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, approx. 96% coverage
Movie recording 1280 x 720 pxels / 640 x 480 pxels / 320 x 240 pxels (30frames/sec.) with monaural sound.
Photography functions SR AUTO, Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Face recognition, Blink detection, Framing guideline, Automatic LCD brightness adjustment, Frame No. memory
Playback functions Face Detection, Photobook assist, Image search, Erase selected frames, Slide show, Auto red-eye removal, Protect, Crop, Resize, Image rotate, Mark for upload, Multi-frame playback (with Microthumbnail), Panorama, Favorite
Other functions PictBridge, Exif Print, 35 languages selection, Time difference, Silent mode
Terminal
Video output
NTSC / PAL selectable with monaural sound
Digital interface
USB 2.0 High-Speed
Power supply NP-45A Li-ion battery (included)
Dimensions 97(W) x 56.5(H) x 28.1(D) mm / 3.7(W) x 1.9(H) x 0.9(D) in.
(Minimum depth : 18.5mm / 0.7in.)
Weight Approx. 140g / 4.9oz. (excluding accessories, battery and memory card)
Approx. 157g / 5.5oz. (including accessories, battery and memory card)
