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Fuji FinePix 2400 Zoom A two megapixel CCD, 3x zoom lens and USB make a fine, value-priced digital point & shoot from Fuji Select a topic Reference: Datasheet FinePix 2400 Zoom Sample Images --------------------------------- 1. Intro and Highlights 2. Executive Overview 3. Design 4. Viewfinder 5. Optics 6. Exposure & Flash 7. Shutter Lag & Cycle Time Tests 8. Operation & User Interface 9. Camera Modes & Menus 10. Image Storage & Interface 11. Video, Power, Software 12. Test Results & Conclusion --------------------------------- Print-Friendly Review Version Additional Resources and Other Links Reader Comments --------------------------------- Digital Camera Comparometer (TM) --------------------------------- <-- Digital Cameras (Home) <-- Digital Camera Reviews Index <<Design :(Previous) | (Next): Optics>> Page 4:Viewfinder Review First Posted: 11/19/2000

Viewfinder
The FinePix 2400 Zoom is equipped with an eye-level optical viewfinder that zooms along with the lens (except in digital telephoto, which relies on the LCD monitor). A central autofocus target helps line up shots, while an external LED lights green, orange, or red to indicate camera readiness. LED signals are as follows:

• Steady green light = Camera is ready to shoot.
• Flashing green light = Autofocus or autoexposure are in operation.
• Steady orange light = Image is being recorded to SmartMedia.
• Flashing orange light = Flash is charging.
• Flashing red light = Warning that something on the camera is wrong. Details of the warning are displayed on the LCD monitor when it is switched on.

Fujifilm estimates frame coverage in the viewfinder to be about 80 percent, which agreed fairly well with our tests, in which we found the optical viewfinder's accuracy to be 78%. This is a bit lower than average: Most cameras we test have an optical viewfinder accuracy closer to 85%, and we'd frankly like to see accuracy numbers higher still. (Camera manufacturers generally crop the image somewhat in the viewfinder, to help avoid the common problem of novice shooters chopping off people's heads or feet in their pictures.)

The 1.6 inch, D-TFT, color LCD monitor is activated by the Display button just above the screen, to the far left side. (The camera must be switched on.) The LCD monitor displays basic camera information, in addition to the image being displayed. You can cancel the setting icons by depressing the Display button a second time, and turn the LCD off by depressing the Display button a third time. As with the optical viewfinder, a central autofocus target accompanies the information display. In Playback mode, the LCD can display up to nine thumbnail images in the index display mode and a zoom feature allows you to scroll around an enlarged view of a captured image for closer review. (You can zoom in on images in Playback mode up to 4X size in 0.2X increments.)

Our tests indicated that the image in the LCD monitor was quite a bit more accurate than the optical viewfinder, showing almost 98 percent of the captured image. This comes quite close to our ideal of 100% accuracy in LCD viewfinders.