Fujifilm's 1999 budget digicam — 1.3MP CCD, fixed-focus 38mm equiv lens, SmartMedia, four AA batteries.
The Fujifilm MX-1200 was a budget 1.3-megapixel digital camera announced in October 1999 and sold in Japan as the FinePix 1200. Made in Taiwan for Fuji, it was one of the cameras that pushed megapixel-class digital photography under the £200 barrier at the turn of the millennium, trading zoom and frills for price.
It records 1280x960 images from its 1.3-megapixel CCD through a fixed-focus 5.8mm f/4.5 Fujinon lens (38mm equivalent) that stops down to f/11, with a 2x digital zoom. Focus is fixed from about 45cm to infinity, with a side switch engaging a macro range down to roughly 10cm. Sensitivity is ISO 125, shutter speeds run 1/4 to 1/750s, and framing is by optical viewfinder or live view on the LCD. Storage is SmartMedia and power is four AA batteries.
The MX-1200 is now a millennium-era curio for retro-digital collectors: its fixed-focus lens, chunky body and lo-fi 1.3MP files capture the look of very early consumer digital photography. AA power keeps it runnable, and operation is as simple as a film point-and-shoot of the day.
SmartMedia is the deal-breaker to check: the format is long dead, so a listing without a working card and reader means sourcing both at collector prices. Test that the camera recognises a card, check the battery bay for alkaline corrosion (very common), and confirm the flash charges. Given typical prices, treat any electrical fault as terminal rather than repairable.