Fuji DL-500 Wide Date

DL-500 Mini Wide image by Dan Iggers (Image rights)

Discovery Mini-Dual image by xjx1998 (Image rights)

Dual-lensed compact camera from Fuji, offering 28mm and 45mm focal lengths. The Japanese edition was known as the Fuji Cardia Travel Mini DP, also featuring a panorama mode. Early models are distinguished by the auto-retracting lens barrier, whilst later copies have an integrated UV filter as lens protection. A variation, the Discovery Mini-Dual, has an extra light for red-eye reduction.

• Wide angle: 28 mm f/3,5, 3 elements, 3 groups.
• Normal: 45 mm f/5,6, 5 lenses, 5 groups.
• Active autofocus with pre-focus, closest range 0,45 m.
• Auto-exposure from EV 9,25 (45 mm: EV 10,9) to EV 16,9 (45 mm: EV 18).
• Backlight compensation mode, "landscape" mode (infinity focus).
• Built-in flash, range 0,45—3 m (28 mm, ISO 100).
• DX decoding from 50 to 1600 ISO in full stops; non-DX film is exposed at 100 ISO.
• Drop-in loading; the film is wound into the cartridge to protect exposed frames if the back is opened.
• Built-in date function.
• Power: 3V CR-123A lithium battery for motor and focus, CR2025 battery for other functions. The camera won't work without both.
• Dimensions and weight: 121x65x41 mm, 210 g.

Links

• Fuji DL500 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr