Fujifilm's entry-level AX-series compact — 12MP CCD, 4x zoom, AA power, SD/SDHC storage.
The Fujifilm FinePix AX245w was a budget point-and-shoot compact in Fujifilm's entry-level AX series, sold in the UK around 2010-2011. It sat at the bottom of the FinePix range as a simple, low-cost family camera, commonly retailed through high-street and catalogue chains, and was offered in several colours including black, silver and pink.
It used a 12-megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor paired with a 4x optical zoom lens (EXIF data shows a 5-20mm actual focal range) and a 2.7-inch LCD with no optical viewfinder. Retailer specifications list face detection, image stabilisation and HD (720p) movie recording. Power came from two AA batteries and images were stored on SD/SDHC cards, both of which remain easy to source.
This was a fully automatic snapshot camera with no manual exposure control, aimed at first-time buyers who wanted a step up from a phone camera of the era. Today it appeals mainly to buyers after the mid-2000s-to-2010s CCD compact look on a very small budget, and its AA power makes it one of the simpler digicams to keep running.
On the used market the AX245w is cheap and plentiful. AA power removes the dead-proprietary-battery risk, so the main checks are the LCD (scratches and bright spots), the zoom extending and retracting cleanly, corrosion in the AA compartment, and the SD card door catch. Note that published specs for this model vary between listings; the 12MP / 4x zoom figures are the ones supported by retailer and EXIF data.