Fujifilm FinePix F470

Front
The front face of the Fujifilm FinePix F470 is quite plain. The camera is constructed of brushed silver metal, a traditional look of compact digital cameras. The left side of the camera slopes upward into a slight handgrip and a textured FinePix logo sits vertically at the crest of the slope. To the top right of the handgrip is a red LED that works as the AF illuminator and the self-timer indicator. To the right of the LED is the built-in rectangular flash. Below the flash is the camera’s model number, "F470." To the right of the model number is the Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens, which is labeled as such. The lens’ specs are shown across the bottom: "f=5.8-17.4 mm, 1:2.8-4.9." The actual lens is covered by two tiny doors that snap shut when the camera is turned off. To the bottom left of the lens are three holes that act as a microphone and a "6.0 megapixels" logo. Above the lens is the Fujifilm logo.

Back
The 2.5-inch LCD screen takes up the left two-thirds of the F470’s back. The monitor remains flush with the camera body and has a black frame around it; at the bottom is a white Fujifilm logo. To the right of the LCD is a traditional setup with the see-saw-like zoom toggle in the top right corner and the multi-selector below it. The zoom toggle is made from a single button, but it has a deep valley in between the ‘W’ and ‘T’ ends. The valley continues below the toggle, where there is a bowl that is perfectly shaped and placed for the thumb to rest in. At the bottom left of the bowl is an LED that flashes when the camera is reading and writing to the memory card.

Directly below the thumb divot are two oval-shaped buttons: the playback button on the left and the ‘F’ Photo mode button on the right. Below these buttons is the multi-selector, which consists of a Menu/OK button in the middle of a donut-shaped navigational control. Each direction of the control is flanked by icons. The right side has a flash icon and the left side has a flower icon to indicate the macro mode. The bottom activates the self-timer and the top has two icons: a trash can and a sun. This button is used to delete photos in playback mode and to increase the brightness of the LCD screen in the recording mode. To the bottom left of the multi-selector is the small, circular Disp/Back button.

Left Side
The left side of the Fujifilm FinePix F470 is completely featureless.

Right Side
The right side of the F470 is thicker than the other side so that it can be comfortable to hold. There is a very small eyelet for the wrist strap in the center of the right side. Above it is a plastic door that covers the USB / A/V port and the power adaptor socket.

Top
The view from the top shows the slight curve toward the front where the right-hand grip is. The left side has only a "FinePix F470" logo on it. To the right, there is a small power button. To the right of that is the smooth, polished silver shutter release button, which is surrounded by a mode switch that toggles from an Auto position to a ‘SP’ or Scene Position to the Movie mode.

Bottom
The bottom of the F470 has a plastic door that opens on the right side. Opening the door reveals the thin slot for the battery compartment and the even skinnier slot for the xD-Picture card. To the left of this is the tripod socket.