Fujifilm's entry 2.1MP compact of 2000 — fixed non-zoom lens, SmartMedia storage, updated FinePix 1300
The FinePix 2200 was an entry-level digital compact marketed by Fujifilm from October 2000, essentially an update of the 1.3-megapixel FinePix 1300 with a 2.1-megapixel CCD. In the UK it sold through high-street chains such as Dixons and PC World at around £150-170, pitched at first-time digital camera buyers.
It records 2.1-megapixel images through a fixed, non-zooming lens, with fully automatic operation and no optical zoom at all, inherited directly from the FinePix 1300 design. Images are stored on SmartMedia cards, and transfer to a computer runs over Fujifilm's USB connection, which period owners noted was hard on batteries. Beyond resolution, the feature set is deliberately minimal.
Today it is mostly of interest to collectors of early consumer digicams and to shooters chasing the low-resolution, early-CCD look. As a practical camera it is very limited: no zoom, small files by modern standards, and leisurely operation, but that simplicity is exactly what fans of Y2K-era digital photography want.
SmartMedia is a dead format with no new cards made, so a working card and reader are effectively part of the purchase; test the card slot's contacts carefully. Check the battery compartment for corrosion from cells left in storage, confirm the USB transfer or a card reader workflow, and inspect the screen and lens window for the scuffs these cheap bodies accumulate.