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Style, simplicity and sophistication: FinePix J250

Tuesday 24. February 2009 - Fujifilm are proud to announce the latest additions to its range of highly desirable and accessible J-series compact cameras; the FinePix J250. Packed with features providing consumers with more choice, these are a welcome addition to the J series family.

This model is aimed at consumers who want a stylish camera that’s fun and easy to use, but won’t blow the budget. Every Fujifilm camera is guaranteed to give you stunning image quality – the essence of FinePix brand – and the new FinePix J250 is no exception. With a core specification of 10 Megapixels and a sharp, high-quality wide-angle Fujinon 5x zoom, the FinePix J250 will deliver breathtaking images at the press of a button. Its diminutive size means you can slip it in your pocket or bag and take it with you wherever you go.

Offering consumers exceptional value for money, the FinePix J250 features Fujifilm’s highly effective Dual Image Stabilisation technology – a first in J series cameras – which combines CCD shift technology with high ISO settings to achieve virtually blur free images. The FinePix J250 has a large 3″ LCD screen for easy viewing.

The FinePix J250 offers an impressive feature set, including Scene Recognition AUTO (SR AUTO) and Face Detection Technology with red-eye removal. SR AUTO makes it quick and easy to take great shots. All users have to do is frame the shot, and SR AUTO intelligently recognises the scene – Landscape, Night, Macro, Night Portrait, Portrait and Backlit Portrait – and selects the ideal setting. Both cameras feature Face Detection technology with auto red-eye removal for perfect people pictures.

Further to this, the FinePix J250 contains a high-quality 28mm wide angle 5x Fujinon lens. The versatile zoom range of these cameras makes them ideal for a range of subjects, from family group shots and sweeping landscapes to dramatic close-ups and action shots.

It’s not just the price point that will amaze you, the looks will, too. Available in silver or black, the brushed metallic finish and diamond cut FinePix logo ooze luxury, and the metal lens ring gives a highly polished exterior. With its pocket-sized dimensions, stylish looks and impressive feature set, the FinePix J250 camera can be taken anywhere and everywhere and will look as good as the pictures it takes.

Features at a glance:
• 10 Megapixels
• Scene Recognition AUTO (SR AUTO)
• 5x Fujinon zoom lens – 28mm wide angle
• ISO to 3200 (at 3MP)
• Dual Image Stabilisation – FinePix J250
• Picture Stabilisation Mode – FinePix J210
• Face Detection technology (software based)
• Micro thumbnail View
• 3″ LCD screen

Specifications

Model
FinePix J250

Number of effective pixels*1
10.0 million pixels

CCD sensor
1/2.3-inch CCD

Storage media
Internal memory (Approx. 23MB)
SD memory card
SDHC memory card*2
File format Still image: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2*3)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) with sound
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Number of recorded pixels
Still image: 3,648 x 2,736 (10M) / 3,648 x 2,432 (3:2 format) / 2,592 x 1,944 / 2,048 x 1,536 / 1,600 x 1,200 / 640 x 480

Lens
Fujinon 5x optical zoom lens, F3.3 (Wide) – F5.1 (Telephoto)

Lens focal length
f=5.1 – 25.5mm, equivalent to 28 – 140mm on a 35mm camera

Digital zoom
Approx. 5.7x

Aperture
Wide: F3.3 / F5.2, Telephoto: F5.1 / F8.0

Focus distance (from lens surface) Normal:
Wide: Approx. 60cm / 2.0ft. to infinity
Telephoto: Approx. 1.2m / 3.9ft. to infinity
Macro:
Wide: Approx. 5cm – 80cm / 2.0in. – 2.6ft.
Telephoto: Approx. 70cm – 1.5 m / 2.3ft. – 4.9ft
Sensitivity
Auto / Equivalent to ISO 64 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 (Standard Output Sensitivity)

* ISO3200: 3M pixels or lower (Number of recorded pixels)
Exposure control
TTL 256-zones metering

Exposure mode
Programmed AE

Shooting modes
Mode dial: Auto, SR Auto, Baby, Red-eye Reduction, Digital Zoom, Portrait, SP, Movie

SP: Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Natural Light, Beach, Snow, Fireworks, Sunset, Flower, Party, Museum, Text, Manual

Image stabilization
CCD-shift type

Shutter speed
(Auto mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/2000 sec., (All other mode) 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec.

Continuous shooting
Top-3 (max. 1.7 frames/sec.)

Focus
Auto focus (Center)

White balance
Automatic scene recognition

Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light

Self-timer
Approx. 10 sec. / 2 sec. delay

Flash
Auto flash

Effective range: (ISO 400):

Normal:
Wide: Approx. 60cm – 3.0m / 2.0ft. – 9.8ft.
Telephoto: Approx. 1.2m – 1.9m / 3.9ft. – 6.2ft.
Macro:
Wide: Approx. 30cm – 80cm / 1.0ft. – 2.6ft.
Telephoto: Approx. 70cm – 1.5m / 2.3ft. – 4.9ft.
Flash mode

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
3.0-inch, Approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, Approx. 97% coverage

Movie recording
640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. with monaural sound

* Optical zoom function can be selectable during movie recording.
Photography functions
SR Auto (Scene Recognition Auto), Face Detection (with red-eye removal), Framing guideline, Frame No. memory

Playback functions
Slideshow, Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Trimming, Single frame and Multi-frame playback (with Micro Thumbnail), Sorting by date, Image rotate

Video output
NTSC / PAL selectable

Digital interface
USB 2.0 High-speed

Power supply
NP-45 Li-ion battery (included), CP-45 with AC adapter AC-5VX (sold separately)

Dimensions
92.0 (W) x 57.9 (H) x 22.6 (D) mm / 3.6 (W) x 2.3 (H) x 0.9 (D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments)

Weight
Approx. 151g/5.3oz. (excluding accessories, battery and memory card)

*1 : Number of effective pixels: The number of pixels on the image sensor which receive input light through the optical lens, and which are effectively reflected in the final output data of the still image.
*2 : Please see the Fujifilm website to check memory card compatibility.
*3 : Exif 2.2 is a digital camera file format that contains a variety of shooting information for optimal printing.
Memory Card Capacity and Image Quality / Size

Number of images / recording time>
Modes Still Image Movie
Number of recorded pixels 3,648 x 2,736 3,648 x 2,432 (3:2) 2,592 x 1,944 2,048 x 1,536 1,600 x 1,200 640 x 480 Movie recording time
Quality JPEG FINE JPEG NORMAL JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG JPEG VGA (30fps) QVGA (30fps)
Internal Memory (approx. 23MB) 4 8 9 17 28 35 147 28sec. 51sec.
SD memory card 512MB 95 190 220 380 600 750 3,090 9min. 17min.
1GB 200 390 440 770 1,210 1,510 6,190 19min. 35min.
2GB 400 790 880 1,540 2,380 2,950 12,400 39min. 71min.
SDHC memory card 4GB 800 1,590 1,770 3,100 4,770 5,900 24,820 79min.* 143min.*
8GB 1,610 3,190 3,550 6,220 9,570 11,850 49,800 160min.* 288min.*
Actual number of frames and recording time varies depending on the types of memory card or shooting conditions.
* A movie recording will stop automatically when the movie file size becomes approx. 2GB.