Fuji FinePix A500 Digital Camera (5MP, 3x Optical Zoom) 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 performancee. 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.
Helpful consumer’s review
I bought this to compliment my S9500, which I bought at the same time, so I would have a camera to fit in my pocket when carrying a DSLR sized camera around would be a pain. It is very important for me to have a camera with an optical viewfinder so that I can take pictures in bright outdoor light and see what I am doing. This was the key feature for me in choosing this camera from this price range. The LCDs on the backs of cameras are fine for previewing captured images, but not much else in my view. Plus points – it does what it says on the tin, including more than acceptable macro shots. Accurate focus, quite useful if fiddly optical zoom, and wonderful colour balance that is not oversaturated as is the case with many of the rival manufacturers’ products (honourable exception, Olympus).
Minus points – xD card supplied is too small (appears to be the same with all Fujis). No case. But then look at the price. VFM is hard to beat.
