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Fuji FinePix F470
Editor's Review
Check out a newer Fuji. Here's what we had to say about the F470 when it was released in January 2006:
The 6 megapixel Fuji FinePix F470 is an easy-to-operate camera for the mainstream user. The Fuji FinePix F470 is nothing to get too excited over. There aren't any bells and whistles, but instead a sturdy, standard camera that a lot of minimalist and novice users might prefer to the overloaded, confusing, and often expensive advanced cameras. With 6 megapixels, you can take stunning photos that will print very well and the large 2.5" LCD screen makes previewing your shots a pleasure.
Specifications
- 6 megapixels
- 3x optical zoom / 5.7x digital zoom
- autofocus
- auto exposure
- JPEG file format
- ISO 64-400
- NP-40 lithium ion battery
- movie mode with sound
- 2.5" LCD screen
- Part Number: FX-470-US
- UPC: 840356305011
- Release Date: Jan 11, 2006
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Fuji FinePix F470 Comments & Questions (write your own!)
One thing you can try is to cycle the camera on/off several times and see if the camera will work the lens back into alignment. Long shot, but worth a try.
I thought of cleaning the lens. It did not change a thing.
don't want to reformat because don't want to delete pictures
pictures from an awesommmme concert.
how can i get those pics? how do i solve that problem.. its the same problem, i just want those pics!! what do i do.. please help.
And while I have your attention, allow me to make an pitch for using several cards, rather than one large one. Reason being, insurance. Any memory card can fail or become corrupted. And when you're on vacation the last thing you want is to lose the opportunity to take pictures until you can recover that media card with a software utility. If your card goes bad, swapping another one for it at that moment is of advantage so you can keep taking pics. Then, later when you're in front of your PC, you can use a utility like "F-Recovery" ( filerecoverytools.com/produ... ) to get back your pictures and recover your card.
No need to lose the moment because you relied on one card one when several can solve that problem. At the very least, you want to get more than one of whatever size you settle on.
wow, i knew there had to be another option,
where would i find an f-recovery? well ill try to find out.
hopefully this works
THANNKSS!!!!!!
:D
AWESOME= you.. lol
do i need both?? the card reader, and the f recovery? i downloaded the f recovery already, so i just need the card reader too? right?
and i would just like to thank you for your time, and for answering my questions, i am veryy grateful.
you made my day with your answer! :)
BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK... THE PICS HAVEN'T BEEN DELETED...
AS F RECOVERY WOULD WORK WITH THAT...
IT STILL ASKS ME IF I WANT TO REFORMAT THE CARD, WHEN I TRY TO ADD THE FILE INTO THE F RECOVERY, I HIT NO, AND IT DOESN'T PUT IT THERE FOR ME...
:'(
HORRIBLE. so its not going to work?? James? .........................
As for the pics, the card is corrupted. If FRecovery can't fix it, I'd try another utility just like it. But sooner or later you may need to bite the bullet and format the card.
Brenda P, said to someone else like a year ago.."if you want to keep whatever's on there you're going to have a more complicated problem," what is that??
i don't want to reformat because like i said i don't want to delete those pictures
pictures from an awesommmme concert.
if there is still hope? :(
how can i get those pics? how do i solve that problem.. its the same problem, i just want those pics!! what do i do.. please help. Is there anything else i can do???
take the card and your camera to a photo store they may be able to read it
you may have damaged the terminals on the card the store may be able to fix it for you
If your memory card wasn't installed completely, the camera may have them stored on its internal memory. Take the memory card out and see if the photos show up then.
Also, if your memory card is smaller, then you may have taken photos over the memory capacity. Some cameras will automatically erase the oldest photos to make room for the new ones. This may be the case as well. Good luck in finding your photos.
Andrew
Larry
You might try Googling memory card retrieval software. You'll get several choices to help you get your pictures out of the card and into your computer.
Larry
filerecoverytools.com/produ... took me a while to get in touch with James DeRuvo who first mentioned this software. This particular reference is for SD cards, but the website has software for others. I think your camera uses xD cards, but you should check that to be certain.
Larry
Good Luck
Key in the search field ' fuji charger and battery' will lead you to list of firms selling the items. for example
<a href="cgi.ebay.com/NP-40-Battery-... site for eBay</a> and
<a href="amazon.com/TechPower-Premiu... site for Amazon.com</a>
Similarly, you can find the firms selling USB cord by keying in ' USB cord for Fuji F470" which will give you, among others <a href="cgi.ebay.com/Compatible-USB... cord sold by eBay</a>
Good Luck
Also additional memory is usually needed some cameras have none and others have about enough for 8-10 picks so you need to download often.
Welcome to our throw-away world.
Richio
It has been widely published in multiple sources (like the Wall Street Journal, for one) that extended warranties have some of the best profit margins in the business world. Why do you think that the salespeople are carefully instructed to SELL you on an extended warranty? If they were losing money on these, they would not be "pushing" the warranty program AFTER A CUSTOMER HAS ALREADY MADE THE PURCHASE--you would have to "remind" the salesclerk that you wanted to purchase the extended warranty. Get a grip.
And, speaking of grips, I just wouldn't feel right about "accidentally" dropping a camera---just so I could take advantage of a business.
PS Consumer Reports isn't God---but I think it is on the mark on this issue.
Since you know so much about how businesses are run. I will let you in on a little secret. All of those pretty little cameras you see on display in stores. Who do you think is paying for those? Places like Best Buy and Circuit City certainly are not. After a camera, and many other electronics, have been on display they are sent back to the manufacturer. Then, the business gets a kick back for these cameras. As is with the service plan. If you give a camera back to a store and act on any sort of service plan, they don't throw it in the trash or give it to a magical camera junk yard. They send it back to the manufacturer who then uses these to refurbish or use for parts. Refurbished cameras are rarely sold by the manufacturer directly, that would make them look tacky. Instead, they sell them to internet websites that cut you a deal. Websites that really don't care if you have a problem with your camera 3 mo. from now. When Brianna here needs a spare part for her broken camera, Fuji is going to charge her an arm and a leg for that part. Tell me that it costs $100 for a cover for the battery compartment for a canon camera, or $50 for a plastic lens cover, or $75 for a replacement shutter button because yours fell off. Well it will cost you that much but it certainly won't cost the manufacturer that much. They sell these parts so expensively to cover their costs of reimbursing businesses such as Best Buy and Circuit City for service plans. You're right, if they were losing money on them, they wouldn't offer them. Fact is, everyone is getting ahead except those people who dropped their camera, didn't have an accidental service plan to cover it, and now have to pay people like Canon, Sony, Fuji, on and on $130 for a replacement part. I didn't disagree with you that basic service plans are pretty much a waste of money most of the time, but there is something for everyone out there. Just because you and the FDA think it is a waste of money to pay Baskin Robins $3.50 for a shake that will just make you fat is too much, doesn't mean that the rest of the world has to agree.
I DO think that service plans provide a comfort level to many consumers---they are quite popular. I was just trying to point out that the risk/reward equation doesn't work for me.
Cameras (and other high-tech goods) are becoming more feature-laden, and costing less, what seems like on a monthly basis. If three years down the road, my new digital camera breaks, it's probably going to seem obsolete to me. Maybe at that point I would just as soon buy a new camera, using (at least some of) the money I would have spent on an extended warranty.
And Richio, the rule of thumb is that if the estimate for repair is north of 50% what you paid for it, you're better off taking that money and buying a newer and upgraded model. It never hurts to find out first.
I don't think you would be able to fix this by yourself, and you could end up killing your camera :)
Your camera should still have a warranty so you should not be charged any money!
If that doesn't work, let us know if you're getting a certain error message.
Scratched lens.
Won' turn off without taking out the battery.
No picture on the screen.
I noticed you haven't marked a response as "Best Answer"... are you still looking for help? If so, I recommend resubmitting your question at digitalcamera-hq.com so it has a better chance of being noticed. Lately it looks like questions are being answered within one or two days. Good luck!
If the reformat doesn't work stick a different memory card in the camera; if that one works, you probably have a defective card on your hands...
If this doesn't work for you let me know and I'll see what else I can find out.
These cameras are not designed to be repaired (generally not even by the company that makes them). They just replace them with a reconditioned model and charge you a lot of money for doing this.
Any option you have is most likely going to cost more than to buy a new camera. While it's possible some simple physical connection is broken, it's much more likely that a circuit on a chip is the problem. Getting the camera apart, then diagnosing the problem (correctly) then buying the replacement part (even if harvesting from a dead camera of the same model purchased on eBay) will probably cost as much as buying a new camera that's most likely several times better, faster, and unbroken.
And, for about $100 you can get an updated version of your camera, the Fuji A400 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ). For a little more money you can get a really great, highly rated cameras, the Fuji F470 ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... ).
It's a throw-away world. Too bad, isn't it?
You can find our listing of under $200 cameras here ( digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... )
I'd personall suggest the Panasonic LZ3, or Fuji FinePix F470. Check them out:
digitalcamera-hq.com/digita...
There are scores of cameras that meet your specs. In the absence of further details, I would go with what users have said and pick the Fuji F470: digitalcamera-hq.com/digita... us know if you have a price range in mind or other things you want to do.
Fuji FinePix F470 Reviews
Fuji FinePix F470 Reviews by Digital Camera-HQ Users
- 5.0 out of 5
Very very good and reliable camera
- 5.0 out of 5
This camera is awesome! I have dropped this thing on concrete, numerous times, it's been knocked off a high bar and landed in a puddle of beer, and it is still awesome, the picture quality is wonderful! So clear! It's so easy to use too. All around great camera! Totally worth the cost.
- 5.0 out of 5
I have had this camera about a year and a half. It's easy to use, takes good pictures and is sturdy. For everyday snapshots I think it's a great camera.
- 4.0 out of 5
I have had this camera for over a year now and I love it. It is so easy to use for those who are not good with electronics or professional photographers. It's small and the re chargable battery saves money on batteries.
- 5.0 out of 5
For the price and quality, the optical zoom is great, the digital zoom is OK but this camera takes great pictures. I've had it for a while now and got a 2GB xD card (which it DOES support) and it holds like 700 photos on the highest quality/resolution setting. It also takes about a hour of video footage (avi files). The videos are alright, not many options for like low light, but the camera takes excellent pictures in all types of light (especially on the auto setting).
- 3.0 out of 5
I purchased my first f470 in July 06 after much research it seemed to have the best features for the best price. It takes really quality pictures, is easy to use, has a large viewer screen, and good battery time. The only complaint about the photos is it is nearly impossible to take night shots. None of the flash options seemed to work for low light situations. After owning the camera for 4 months I opened its padded carrying case to find the LCD screen was completely shattered!! I contacted Fuji and was pretty much informed that the cost of repair would be more than the purchase of a new camera. In October06 I ordered my second f470. It also worked fine until I took it on a ski trip in December. While on the mountain the camera apparently "froze". I never even got the chance to take a photo with it!! It has not worked since. The lens will not open and though I can turn the camera on it will not turn off. I must remove the battery to turn it off. Once again I contacted Fuji...same story...it would be less expensive to just buy a new camera!!! I have been without a camera since December...I am tempted to buy yet another Fuji470 simply because I already have the correct memory cards as well as TWO extra batteries now!!
The camera is good when it works - just be prepared to buy a new one - repairs are more costly than the camera itself - even under warranty!!
- 4.0 out of 5
I work in a retail store where we sell MANY models of digitalis. The F470, with it's large LCD Viewscreen allows superb shot selection. The 6 Megapixel gives great photos. It is by no means a professional camera, but for families wanting to capture family moments, I believe it's the best choice.
- 5.0 out of 5
All Pictures I've Taken seem to be Hi-Def!
I've taken pictures in different lighting, and with and without flash. The best iso is 64. iso is a setting in the camera
- 5.0 out of 5
My roommate bought this camera about a year ago and it's worked great for him and I've been really impressed.
It's thin and compact, it has a large screen to view your pictures, it seems to be pretty rugged and has survived numerous trips around the country in his pocket, and most importantly it takes beautiful pictures.
I'm considering getting one myself and would definitely recommend!!!
- 2.0 out of 5
After three months use the USB download packed up. Sent back under warranty. The small connector seems to have been damaged by the lead they supply to go to the PC. But they sent a letter saying ����100 to fix, buy another camera. Look carefully at the service when you buy these cameras!
- 5.0 out of 5
This is by far the best camera I have ever owned. It takes pictures almost instantly and has a huge LCD screen that has nearly zero lag time from what your looking at. Go out and buy this camera.
- 5.0 out of 5
I received the F 470 after my E510 was stolen. The F470 has a rechargeable battery & is more compact & takes great color, High Quality, still & motion pictures.The price is reasonable & I couldn't find anything else to compare with it. I am an artist & the reprints of my art are true to life.
- 5.0 out of 5
I have had this camera for nearly 5 months now, and i have found it absolutely fantastic! the quality of the pictures are outstanding, and i have just learned about the black & white photos- amazing! there are so many different scene settings, which really help, and the lcd screen is one heck of a beauty! its slim, easy to use, very light and a superb easy to use camera, which i am extremely pleased with! the video is fab too! i would recommend this camera to anyone- and to the people that have dropped their f470, be careful, because its a camera- something you have spent money on and it needs looking after properly. Have you put the strap on the camera? If you just quickly slip it on one of your wrists, they'll be no trouble with dropping it. Buy this camera, its the best for a 6 mega pixel camera.
- 5.0 out of 5
I've had this camera for almost a year now and I have no complaints. I have spilled water on it and dropped it once on the floor and it is still operating. The large screen allows for easy viewing of your picture and the quality of the pictures is always very sharp. I would definitely recommend this to anyone.
- 4.0 out of 5
I had this camera for a total of three months before it totally broke...
The Camera itself had amazing quality pictures and video, and also was very easy to use...but is very breakable and delicate
- 3.0 out of 5
A great camera. Sharp pics, easy to use. However, damages easy. One drop, camera totalled according to a major electronics service department. Service plan null & void due to alleged impact damage. Told that the repair exceeds cost of unit. Seems strange for a minor drop.
- 5.0 out of 5
New user of digital camera, this one is so easy to operate it's almost frightening, wish I handn't waited so long to try it - video and picture quality are great!
- 5.0 out of 5
This is my first digital camera. I did a lot of research before purchasing. I love this camera. It was easy to understand the manual and start to take pictures as well as load them into my PC. Thank you to all who wrote reviews.
- 4.0 out of 5
What more can I say? I've had a number of digital cameras, from SLRs to small compacts like this one. This is by far the easiest to use with the best results. I wanted the most megapixels and quality possible in a very small package. This camera is a good value and is VERY small. I am very pleased with this camera.
- 5.0 out of 5
it's an amazing camera so if you have a brain whatsoever BUY THE CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!
