Oly 400z vs Fuji MX-700

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I'm currently in the market to purchase a digicam and have narrowed it down to two models the Olympus 400z and the Fuji MX-700. Can anyone give advice as to which would be the better choice aside from price.

BTW MegaDepot.com has the Olympus 400z for $515.95 and the Fuji MX-700 for $355.95 and when to add a 8 MB card and disk adapter they come out to be pretty evenly priced.

-- Daniel De La Rosa (ddelaros@gte.net), April 08, 1999

Answers

Daniel, I don't know much about the Fuji but the thing I like about the 400Z that I have read is that it can store images at 4 compression levels, one of which is raw/uncompressed (TIFF) images. I had a trial run of one at a camera store. It is also nice and compact. The menu and bottons are user friendly and the LCD image replay is very sharp. I would skip the 8mb card and get a 16mb or two. See if the dealer will change it for a 16mb or throw in 16mb for not more than $50. Also, get an extra set of Camedia (Olympus Brand) NiMh batteries as you'll need them. I have an Olympus D620L and the batteries last a good while as long as I don't need a flash, which I do in very bright and dark situations.

I don't know what kind of printer you are planning to use but if you want good photo quality pictures, the ALPS MD1300 is an excellent printer. It's a Dye Sublimation printer which is the processed used by film processors. I have shown my printers to many people and the response is always the same "WOW".

-- Peter Sayers (psayers@northrock.bm), April 12, 1999.


One big difference between the two cameras you mentioned is the true optical zoom lens the D-400 has, whereas the MX-700 is only a digital zoom. - This will make a big difference in your picture-taking. (But then, I'm personally very partial to zoom lenses. - If you're not, then the $160 difference might be a bigger deal.) The MX-700 does win hands-down for compactness, although the D-400 Zoom is small enough to stick in a pocket. You're right too, the included FlashPath on the Oly really does even-out the price.

-- Dave Etchells (detchells@imaging-resource.com), April 13, 1999.

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