Fuji FinePix 40iLook! There in your pocket! It's a camera! It's an MP3 player! It's... The Fujifilm Finepix 40i!<<Camera Modes & Menus :(Previous) | (Next): Video, Power, Software>> Page 10:Image Storage & InterfaceReview First Posted: 11/03/2000 |
Image Storage and Interface
The F40i uses SmartMedia cards (3.3v) for image storage, and a 16MB card is
supplied with the camera (upgrades are available up to 64MB). You'll have to
use ID coded SmartMedia cards to take advantage of the F40i's MP3 player function,
as the MP3 uploading software associates the transferred MP3 files with the
SmartMedia card ID, to prevent you from copying MP3s to another card. Through
the accompanying software, MP3 files are converted into an encrypted .SQV file,
and then uploaded to the DSAM directory on the SmartMedia card. Approximately
20 minutes of MP3 audio can be recorded on a 16MB card. The F40i only supports
MP3s with bit rates of up to 128 kbps, slightly lower quality than 160 or 190
kbps. Still, the 128 kbps means smaller file sizes, and is considered close
enough to CD quality by most consumers.
The entire SmartMedia card can be write-protected by placing a small sticker
on the indicated area of the card. Write-protection stickers can only be used
once, as they must be clean to be effective. Individual images can be protected
through the Playback menu, which prevents them from being accidentally deleted
(except through card formatting).
The F40i offers three resolution sizes for still images: 2,400 x 1,800, 1,280
x 960, or 640 x 480 pixels, with Fine, Normal, and Basic JPEG compression levels.
The 2,400 x 1,800 pixel file size can be saved in Fine (7:1), Normal (15:1),
or Basic (38:1) compression ratios. The 1,280 x 960 file size can be saved in
Fine or Normal compression ratios, and the 640 x 480 files can be saved in Normal
compression ratio only. Movie files are saved in Motion JPEG format, at 320
x 240-pixel resolution. In addition to write-protection, deletion, and print
setup, the F40i's Playback menu also provides a resizing utility, to resize
high-resolution images to smaller sizes.
A USB cable and interface software are supplied with the camera, for high-speed
connection to a PC or Macintosh.
Following are the approximate number of storable images and compression ratios
for a 16MB card:
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