FinePix BigJob HD-3W, The CCD Sensor, At The Stop

Image making with a 2007 vintage 6MP CCD Fujifilm FinePix BigJob HD-3W, scenes at the stop.

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Took the 6MP CCD Fujifilm FinePix BigJob HD-3W out on a short outing recently, and the images shot with the camera, showing the ambiance of my regular start to and drop-off from LRT station, as usual, did not disappoint. The all-weather dustproof, waterproof, and shockproof workhorse has been the constant companion on my recent outings and has proven itself, at least for CCD image enthusiasts, as a compact digital that is completely capable of delivering sharp and sure images.

The camera, designed for the engineering and construction industry and was made available initially only to the Japanese domestic market in 2007, also comes with a couple of deft features (image manipulation check, and micro 1MP image shots) which makes it equally useful for forensic and insurance investigations. Fast forward to 2024, the easy-to-use point-and-shoot camera with buttons designed for the gloved hand and toughened glass lens cover is all set for the rough-and-tough outdoors, and occasionally, the extreme environment.

Fujifilm FinePix BigJob HD-3W

While the Fujifilm FinePix BigJob HD-3W may not be seen as a common feature on online auction sites and brick-and-mortar stores, it is, at least for the CCD enthusiast, an all-weather compact digital capable of capturing images with excellent IQ. Prices are still for the asking, and all you need is a small-capacity SD card, and a pair of AA batteries to get the camera going. Highly recommended!

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Olympus VR-370, The CCD Sensor, Kampar Drive-Through

A Sunday detour along the main street of Kampar, Perak, a township between Ipoh and the capital city of Kuala Lumpur.

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The short trip we planned for a drive up North to Perlis and back to Kuala Lumpur on a recent weekend went smoothly on the way up but turned out to be rather sour for the return leg. Traffic on the North-South Highway was already filling up as we left Penang and by the time we passed Ipoh, it was already a bottleneck. Waze advised us to go a detour, which we did, but traffic along the alternative route was just as heavy, if not just as bad.

The detour took us right through the main street of Kampar, the main one within the Kinta Valley tin mining region, which was at its height during the industry boom of the late 1880s. Aside from the unending stretch of pass-through traffic, the town (on a Sunday) is otherwise a forlorn sight, with hardly anybody around along the whole stretch of the main road. Shophouses look derelict, some abandoned, while the five-foot ways are dirty and unkempt.

Olympus VR-370

I used the 2013 vintage 16MP CCD Olympus VR-370, a low-cost buy on the auction market, for the shoot and some other shots during the trip. The camera has Dual Image Stabilization to compensate for the image blurring and camera shake, a 12.5X optical zoom lens with a 35mm equivalent of 24-300mm lens, and a 3.0-inch LCD with 460k-dot resolution, enough to keep me occupied and elated with not being the driver for the whole trip, and with images from the CCD sensor that speaks for itself.

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