Fujifilm playing Cupid: Get closer to snap

Leonard Goh | May 23, 2008

We thought we'd seen it all with face, smile and even blink detection. But Fujifilm surprised us once more (after face detection 2.0) with the Couple Timer in its new FinePix Z200fd.

"Couple wha-?" We were amused by the name, too. Apparently, this feature is used in conjunction with face detection to gauge how close the two faces are in the frame. Depending on how intimate you are to the other subject, you can change the setting on the point-and-shoot from one heart to three. When the camera sees that the subjects are close enough, it will snap a shot automatically.

Also a new feature is the Group Timer. Once set, the shooter will wait for all the indicated faces (up to four) to be in the shot before it takes a picture.

Although the FinePix Z200fd is a slim shooter at only 19.8mm thick, it also offers 5x optical zoom, a 10-megapixel sensor and the usual features like image stabilization, automatic red-eye correction, etc.

Seen alongside the Z200fd is the 8.1-megapixel FinePixA850, a compact digicam powered by two AA-sized batteries. It has a 3x optical zoom and 14 scene modes to choose from, so even amateurs can take great shots.

The FinePix Z200fd will be available in Asia from mid-June, while the FinePix A850 will be on shelves only from end July. Pricing for both models has yet to be confirmed, but we will update once we have the information.

Photo credit: Fujifilm

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