Product Description

The FinePix A500 incorporates Fujifilm's innovative Super CCD sensor, featuring an octagonal pixel design that allows you to capture highlights and shadow detail in every picture you take. Utilizing this sophisticated imaging sensor, you get exceptional image quality, accurate details, smooth, attractive skin tones and true to life colors from this camera. The A500 lets you shoot your picture with confidence and gives you images rich with details that conventional cameras miss, with ease and simplicity.The A500 features a 3.0x Optical Zoom with a focal range equivalent of 38mm - 114mm compared to 35mm film. Bring your subject closer and clearer with high quality Fujinon lens technology. For added range, add the 5.2x Digital Zoom to get a Total Zoom range of 15.6x.The FinePix A500 makes it possible for you to get that picture even if you forget or fill up your xD-Picture Card. With internal memory built into the A500, now you will never have to miss that special shot. Think of it as your internal insurance policy for photo opportunities.The A500 is technology made easy. Designed with ease-of-use as a priority, the controls on the camera has been designed for simple, one-handed operation. With an optical viewfinder and 1.8" LCD even the first time digital camera user will get incredible shots from the beginning.Everything you need to get started including two AA alkaline batteries and a USB (mini-B) cable for easy computer connectivity are all in the box. Simply put your batteries in, power up the camera, set the date and time and you're ready to start taking pictures. It couldn't be easier.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Fuji
• Model: A500
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 1.00" w x 4.50" l, .50 pounds
• Display size: 1.8

Features

• 5.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 13 x 17-inch prints
• 1.8-inch LCD display; 3x Fujinon optical zoom lens
• Super CCD sensor enhances vertical and horizontal resolution, color, and more
• LCD's anti-glare coating increases visibility in direct light
• Powered by 2 AA batteries; stores images on xD Picture Cards

From the Manufacturer
Fujifilm's Super CCD imaging technology, once found solely in professional and advanced amateur digital cameras, is now available to every digital photographer. Fuji's FinePix A500 model is one of Fujifilm's new breed of entry-level digital cameras with Super CCD technology.

Fujifilm's decision to include the award-winning Super CCD sensor in its latest A-Series cameras is a boon to photographers who want the best image quality without the complexity of a more elaborate digital camera. Seven years ago, Fujifilm set itself apart from other manufacturers by introducing its own image sensor, the Super CCD. Using the human eye as a model and mimicking the way it functions, Super CCD enhances vertical and horizontal resolution, improves color reproduction, widens dynamic range, and increases signal-to-noise ratios and light sensitivities. All of these factors play important roles in the production of higher-quality digital pictures.

The FinePix A500 is ideal for the first-time digital camera buyer or any photographer who craves simplicity without sacrificing image quality. In addition to the Super CCD sensor, the A500 offers the following desirable features:

• 5-megapixel Super CCD HR performance. Users can enlarge pictures to an 8 x 10-inch print size without a problem and enjoy the zooming and cropping benefits that this new mid-range-resolution camera provides.
• 3x Fujinon zoom lens. Fujinon, a Fujifilm sister company, is a world leader in lens technology. Broadcasters, astronomers, scientists, and the military all use Fujinon optics. The A500 has a sharp 3x optical zoom lens manufactured by Fujinon.
• Internal memory. This is a great safety net for FinePix A500 users. They can fill up their xD Picture card and have the security of knowing some extra space is tucked away for those unexpected picture moments.
• LCD with anti-glare properties. Fujifilm is a world leader in anti-glare monitor coatings, and this technology can be found in millions of LCD, plasma, and other displays around the world. The coating reduces glare on the 1.8-inch LCD of the FinePix A500 for easier viewing in direct light.
• Four scene modes: portrait, landscape, sport, and night. These scene modes are great aids in getting the best picture quality in challenging photo situations.
• AA batteries. Two AA batteries power the FinePix A500. This is yet another convenience for the user since AA batteries are readily available.

Customer Reviews

Opinions a year later
I bought this camera at a grocery store a year ago as a substitute for the Olympus they had run out of and it had higher megapixels. So I used it last Xmas and the pictures in doors and out were okay but not remarkable.
Then I went to an early season Yankees game this year (they won 1-0 vs Tampa Bay) and my 35mm had a suddenly dead battery, so this was all I had. Luckily I had sprung for a bigger memory card, even though it's xd instead of sd so it can't be used i9n many other cameras.
And the pictures came out okay of monument park and the field, although I wish it had more than 3x zoom
Plus, my computer has a slot for xd cards, so no harm done and Picasa seems to make everything look better than Vista.
All that being said, it's a year later and this is a back up at best, the price is now down so if it's a $70 camera you want, this may be your baby cause I have no real complaints. BUT if you want to go to about $100 get a Nikon L18, same size, pixels seem to matter between 5 to 8, colors and zoom work well.
Final disclaimer: my reviews are always personal impressions and not based on techical knowledge, you can get that anywhere. And I'm an easy marker for the stars.
And with $$$$$$$$$$$$$ for new pitching, the Yankees will win the World Series again in 2009- Remember baseball fans go to see their team play, Yankees fans go to see their team WIN!!!!!

A waste of hard earned dollars
This is my second Fuji Digital Camera. The first one failed with a "ZOOM ERROR" after only a few months of average use. The camera was useless. I returned it to the place of purchase, and of course the model is no longer in production. After an argument with the store manager, they allowed me to trade up to the newer model, charging only the difference.

Well After about a year of average use, I got the exact same "ZOOM ERROR" message on the newer model. I do not want to pay $250 every two years for a camera, so this will be my last FUJI purchase. When I spend money, I expect reliability, and FUJI misses the mark!

Own it, LOVE IT!!!!!
This is an upgrade to the last Fuji & still have & after using Fuji its no wonder I & Others Love them!!.. They are easy to use & work so well taking excellent pictures!! !