Fujifilm MX-1200 Digital Camera

Fujifilm MX-1200 Digital Camera
Manufacturer: Fuji
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Fujifilm MX-1200 offers a 1.3 million pixel CCD, high-quality lens and no-fuss controls. It has a maximum resolution of 1, 280 x 960 for sharp images, plus a refined RGB primary color filter for lifelike colors, with Intelligent Auto White Balance and Programmed AE to further enhance results. Add to this a host of features including digital telephoto and economical battery life, the MX-1200 is hard to beat for quality and value.
Amazon.com Product Description
Fuji's MX-1200 digital camera provides all the picture-taking ability beginners need. The silvery body of the MX-1200 contains a 1.3-megapixel CCD (which provides a maximum resolution of 1,280 x 960 pixels) and a 1.6-inch color LCD monitor, as well as an optical viewfinder. Fuji also provides a built-in flash with automatic red-eye reduction, forced-flash, and flash-off modes. The camera comes with a macro mode for those with a penchant for close-ups, enabling the MX-1200 to focus as close as 4 inches.

Included with the MX-1200 is a serial cable for transferring photos, a software driver disk for downloads, a 4 MB SmartMedia card for storing your images, and four AA alkaline batteries. The MX-1200 saves images in the JPEG file format, and allows varying degrees of compression.

Average customer rating:

I've had problems
High bang/buck ratio in a small package
Inexpensive model that delivers the goods
Great deal!!
Owned it for 6 month now - good for the money, minor issues

Fujifilm MX-1200 Digital Camera

Manufacturer: Fuji
ProductGroup: Photography
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SimpleTech FlashLink All-in-One USB Reader
SanDisk USB SmartMedia Reader (SDDR-09-01)
Viking 64 MB SmartMedia Card (SSFDC3/64)
Kodak 1124346 Picture Paper, Soft Gloss, 8.5"x11", 25 Sheets
Epson Stylus Photo 890 Inkjet Printer

ASIN: B00004U896

Product Description

The Fujifilm MX-1200 offers a 1.3 million pixel CCD, high-quality lens and no-fuss controls. It has a maximum resolution of 1, 280 x 960 for sharp images, plus a refined RGB primary color filter for lifelike colors, with Intelligent Auto White Balance and Programmed AE to further enhance results. Add to this a host of features including digital telephoto and economical battery life, the MX-1200 is hard to beat for quality and value.

Amazon.com Product Description

Fuji's MX-1200 digital camera provides all the picture-taking ability beginners need. The silvery body of the MX-1200 contains a 1.3-megapixel CCD (which provides a maximum resolution of 1,280 x 960 pixels) and a 1.6-inch color LCD monitor, as well as an optical viewfinder. Fuji also provides a built-in flash with automatic red-eye reduction, forced-flash, and flash-off modes. The camera comes with a macro mode for those with a penchant for close-ups, enabling the MX-1200 to focus as close as 4 inches.

Customer Reviews:

I've had problems.......2004-05-28

Besides the lag problem mentioned in another review, I've had an issue with the camera not staying on when switched. I miss about 80% of the shots I'm trying to take because I have to keep turning it back on, taking out the memory card and/or batteries and replacing them etc. Bad frame errors are haunting. Once it starts working, I can usually take many pictures in a row, but in the beginning it's horrible. This is all probably my fault for trying to snap a picture when the dial was turned to the viewing mode. But that shouldn't have harmed the electronics! One can't always remember to get the dial in the right position.

High bang/buck ratio in a small package.......2002-01-05

I have had my Fuji MX-1200 for 2 years now. I have taken it to Scotland, Hungary, Austria and Germany and have been totally amazed at how good a picture it provides in a small package for a small amount of money.

I am not a newcomer to photography. I have owned several 35 mm. SLR's of various brands. I still have a Canon that I can use if I want to, but I havent't taken it out of the case since I got the Fuji.

My recommendations are similar to those of other reviewers, with one exception. Forget about the USB reader. Get a "Flash Card" floppy disk adapter. It costs more, but it will download to any PC.

Naturally, you should purchase as many addtional smart cards as you can afford. They are getting cheaper now, so a couple of 32 meg cards would be in order. I carry a half dozen of them when I travel and download my pictures to my notebook computer every evening at the end of my day.

Nowadays, most of my pictures end up on the internet, so the Fuji was a step up for me rather than a step down. If you think you might want to blow a picture up, shoot Hi-res and do the work on the computer. It's easy. It's cheap! It's fun!

Inexpensive model that delivers the goods.......2001-12-12

This camera is inexpensive (and a bit outdated at this point) but still manages to take great pictures. Sure, you could spend a lot more for a camera that is a lot more high-tech, but if you just want a camera to learn on and experiment with or just take fun family snaps, then this camera would be great.

My husband actually won a photo contest with a 5x7 photo taken on this camera (printed on an HP printer).

Pros: low cost, easy to use, easy to figure out how to take good photos, takes good enough quality photos to replace your film camera (if you're ready for that... I'm not quite there).

Cons: memory card pretty small if you want to take high quality pics (We got a 64MB memory card--available on costco.com--so we could take many pictures at high quality settings: about 100 pictures on the highest quality settings.), slow upload to your computer using serial cable (we got a SmartMedia drive that hooks up to our USB port and is lightning quick), lower picture quality capability than many (more expensive) cameras on the market.

These days, most digital cameras really aren't that horrible , and this camera is lightyears better than the ($) cameras that were out 4 years ago. This camera would be great for someone who wants a camera for casual use, or for pictures for their website, or even regular pictures that won't be blown up much larger than 5x7.

We take pictures with abandon now, not worrying about how much film we have left, not worrying if a shot is going to be a throw-away (you can delete it right on the camera, anyway), and we have gotten some truly beautiful and priceless shots just using this camera.

If you're not a professional photographer, why spend thousands when you can get this camera at a great price?

Great deal!!.......2001-04-26

... I use it for all sorts of photos and have had great success with it. Only complaint is that the viewfinder and the lense don't line up on close shots and the fixed lense cover is easily scratched because it has no protection. Mine is scratched now and I need to send it for repairs. Thats how I ended up here....anyway....happy shooting!

Owned it for 6 month now - good for the money, minor issues.......2001-03-24

Don't even bother unless you plan to get an upgrade SM card (4mb is worthless) and rechargable batteries. Highly recommend a USB card reader - even using TWAIN/Photoshop 5.5 it takes FOREVER to download 1280 x 820 res pictures (the camera's middle setting). All my complaints are minor - this is a great camera overall. The mode select knob can stop in between modes, but look like it's pointing to a mode. This makes you think something is wrong until you move the switch the 1mm it's off so you are not between modes. Not a show stopper, just takes getting used to. I guess all camers mow batteries, but I bought 8 NiMh rechargables and that seems to work. Get a cord to plug in when you're downloading pix - will save batteries, especially if you are using the serial cable. The optical viewfinder is way off for anything closer than about 10 feet, so I almost always use the LCD - another battery killer. Camera won't auto shut off when in PC mode, I've drained lots of batteries when forgetting to switch the camera off after retrieving photos. These are really nit-pick items, most cameras would have same or similar. Overall I'm happy with this camera, it's well made and user friendly. For the money and 1.3 Megpixel is plenty for general use. Safe bet you will feel your money was well spent.

Fujifilm MX-1200 Digital Camera Bundle 1.3MP with 4AA Nimh Batteries and Charger

Average customer rating:

Great Investment

Fujifilm MX-1200 Digital Camera Bundle 1.3MP with 4AA Nimh Batteries and Charger

Manufacturer: Fuji
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

Lowepro Z20 Pouch (Black)
Kodak 1124346 Picture Paper, Soft Gloss, 8.5"x11", 25 Sheets
HP PhotoSmart 1115 Inkjet Printer
Epson Stylus Photo 785EPX Inkjet Printer
HP PhotoSmart 100 Portable Inkjet Printer

ASIN: B00004Z947

Customer Reviews:

Great Investment.......2000-11-03

Is still worth what I paid for it last year. Definately get flashpath adapter because of the slow download speed and battery drain. Has alot of features I have yet to learn. It is rugged and travels very well.

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FUJIFILM MX-1700 ZOOM Lithium-Ion Battery 1200 mAh (NP-80)

Manufacturer: Celldome
ProductGroup: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory

Li-ion 1200mAh capacity
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NP80 battery

ASIN: B000BM6O0C

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We manufacture all NP80 batteries for digital cameras and camcorders to exceed ISO 2002 and OEM standards. Grade A high density lithium ion battery cells.

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FUJIFILM MX-2900 Lithium-Ion Battery 1200 mAh (NP-80)

Manufacturer: Celldome
ProductGroup: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory

Li-ion 1200mAh capacity
Premium Quality shown on the above picture is guaranteed by the original seller: IXAP INC at iXAP.COM at Amazon.com
Keep a spare battery on hand or replace that tired old battery
NP80 battery

ASIN: B000BM6O0W

Product Description

We manufacture all NP80 batteries for digital cameras and camcorders to exceed ISO 2002 and OEM standards. Grade A high density lithium ion battery cells.

FUJIFILM MX-2700 Lithium-Ion Battery 1200 mAh (NP-80)

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FUJIFILM MX-2700 Lithium-Ion Battery 1200 mAh (NP-80)

Manufacturer: Celldome
ProductGroup: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory

Li-ion 1200mAh capacity
Premium Quality shown on the above picture is guaranteed by the original seller: IXAP INC at iXAP.COM at Amazon.com
Keep a spare battery on hand or replace that tired old battery
NP80 battery

ASIN: B000BM6O0M

Product Description

We manufacture all NP80 batteries for digital cameras and camcorders to exceed ISO 2002 and OEM standards. Grade A high density lithium ion battery cells.

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