Fujifilm's UK Dixons-group exclusive from 2003 — 2.1MP SuperCCD (4MP output), fixed 36mm lens, xD, AA power
The Fujifilm FinePix A403 is an oddity: a UK-market variant produced specifically for the Dixons/Currys/PC World retail group around 2003, never listed on Fujifilm's own site and absent from the photographic press. It was essentially the entry-level A202 body fitted with a SuperCCD sensor to advertise a higher output resolution.
The 2.1-megapixel 1/2.7in SuperCCD produced interpolated 4-megapixel (2304x1728) output. The lens was a fixed-focus 36mm-equivalent prime with no zoom, framed via a 1.6in 55,000-pixel LCD or optical finder. Sensitivity was fixed at ISO 200, storage was xD-Picture Card, video a basic 320x240 at 10fps, and power came from two AA batteries.
Contemporary owners found the interpolated output no better than the standard A202, and secondhand prices collapsed within months of launch. Today its appeal is precisely that obscurity: a genuinely rare UK-retail-exclusive digicam for collectors of early-2000s curiosities rather than a practical shooter.
Documentation and spares are scarce because the model was retail-exclusive; the 63-page manual survives online. xD cards are discontinued and often cost more than the camera. Check the flash charges and the AA contacts are clean, and treat any 'untested' listing as a parts gamble given the model's low value.