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Of greater concern is the
long interval of image processing after a shot is snapped. The camera
churns away compressing and storing an image for up to 8 seconds after
each picture, eliminating the possibility of taking shots in quick
succession.
Otherwise, the included 16 MB
xD-Picture Card is fast during transfers and when images are erased,
although users may want to upgrade to a larger card if they plan to
stick with high-quality images of 1,600 x 1,200. Despite its few
problems, the FinePix 2650 remains an excellent light-duty snapshot
camera. --T. Byrl Baker
Pros:
Bright, fast LCD
3x optical zoom
Easy to operate
Cons:
Slow recovery time after each
shot
Needs a larger memory card
Product Description
The FinePix 2650 Zoom camera, with 2.0 million effective pixels,
produces image with 1600 x 1200 recorded pixels. It is provided with a
simple user-friendly control and an easy USB computer connection. A
sliding lens cover protects the lens during storage. The FinePix 2650
Zoom features a Fujinon 3X optical / 2.5X digital zoom, video recording,
and PC-cam Internet mode. The camera comes with a 16MB XD-Picture Card,
2 AA batteries, FinePix software and a USB cable.
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Product Reviews:
FinePix 2650 - a very modern camera, September 25, 2002
Reviewer:
Lubos Motl
Fuji FinePix 2650 is my third digital camera. The first one was KB JamCam
(that is sold for [$$$] today) and the second one was Kyocera KZ (that I
bought for [$$$] or so). Although I had to pay slightly more this time,
the improvement is obvious.
The pictures are crisp and sharp with colors that are smooth and bright.
Unlike the previous cameras, I do not need to adjust the brightness or the
contrast of each picture using photoshop software. They look beautiful as
soon as I upload them into my computer (and even on the camera's LCD
display). The flash does not "wash out" the faces; the pictures taken at
night look fine, too. The camera has automatic detection of the lighting
and also a manual mode that allows one to adjust the "weather" and other
parameters. There are also several settings for the flash
(on/off/auto/red-eye-remove/night-scene).
Fuji did a great job with power conservation. Two alkaline AA batteries
(included) were sufficient to take about 150 pictures (including 50 shots
with flash) and several short videos before the "battery low" icon
appeared. The power saving features are better than they used to be even
though the lens is moving constantly especially when the camera is turned
off and on. This motion looks sexy and the sliding cover protecting lens
is useful.
Aside from the power switch attached on spring, trigger and the switch
between three modes stillpix/view/video, the camera is controlled by three
buttons next to display - which I would call "display on/off/grid",
"enter" and "escape" - and four arrow keys to browse the menus on the LCD
display. The up/down arrow key is put on the same button which is also
used to zoom in/out. FinePix 2650 can zoom up to 3 times optically (which
is the case that keeps the maximal resolution) and the LCD display shows
where the digital zoom - up to 2.5 times - takes over. FinePix 2650 has
furthermore the 3-position trigger with the AF/AE lock that allows one to
focus on the object which won't be in the center of the picture at the
end.
The totally new feature of FinePix 2650 - compared to its predecessor 2600
- is its tiny and cute Fuji XD memory card. The default 16 MB card
(included) can be replaced by cards with up to 128 MB (the biggest one
costs about 70 dollars). I am afraid that it is such a big memory that the
(alkaline) batteries would be gone before I could fill the memory. With 16
MB I can take about 45 pictures at my favorite 1280 x 960 resolution,
about 30 pictures at the maximal resolution 1600 x 1200, or about 130
small 640 x 480 images.
The camera has the logo "designed for Windows XP" (which is my OS) and it
works without any problems (I believe it also works with all older
systems). FinePix 2650 immediately connects to the PC as a "removable disk
FinePix E:" in my case. The package contains a manual as well as some
extra new photoshop software. The camera can be also connected as a PC
camera for videoconferencing.
Generally the videos from FinePix 2650 are sharper than those made with
Logitech QuickCam, for example, however I am not satisfied with the
behavior of videos in darker environments. The videos (and probably also
the image from the "webcam 2650") are too dim and I found even QuickCam
better in these situations. The camera also does not focus very well in
the dark which makes the pictures a bit fuzzy especially if the flash is
not used. There is a lot of space for improvement. However, night video is
not the main reason why I bought this camera and therefore I can
unequivocably recommend this camera.
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