The FinePix E550 Zoom was announced at the end of July 2004 at a retail cost of $350.00. The E550 uses two AA batteries and has a USB 1.0 interface socket. The E550's sensor is the fourth generation of the then well-established Super CCD technology, offering 6 MP output from 6.3 million effective pixels. The camera offers a 4x optical zoom (32.5-130mm equiv.), fast operation and a fairly comprehensive array of manual controls in a compact, traditionally-styled body. The camera also has a maximum resolution of 4048 x 3040, a CCD sensor size of 1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm), wide ISO range (80, 100, 200, 400, and 800), Focal length equivalent of 32.5 to 130 mm, a 2 inch LCD display screen, maximum aperture of F2.8–5.6, shutter speeds up to 1/2000 of a second, xD storage card slot, VGA movie recording at 30 fps with sound, RAW file format, and a ¼ inch 20 thread tripod socket. The camera weighs 260 g with batteries (9.17 ounces) and the dimensions are 105 x 63 x 34 mm (4.13 x 2.48 x 1.34 inches).