The FinePix 1300 provides an eye-level optical viewfinder and LCD monitor to assist in image composition. The optical viewfinder features a faint center target and an LED lamp that glows green, orange, or red to indicate camera status. Pressing the Display button above the monitor brings up both the image and camera settings. Pressing it a second time turns the camera settings off, and leaves just the image. In Manual and Macro modes, the monitor automatically turns on when you activate the Record mode.
Manual mode displays only the camera settings initially.
Pressing the Display button once will show the image area with camera settings, and pressing it a second time will show the image without settings. Macro mode displays an LCD image at all times, because the optical viewfinder isn't accurate up close. The fixed-focus Fujinon lens has a focal length of 5.8mm, equivalent to a 38mm lens on a 35mm camera. A digital telephoto magnifies the image by 2X, but will sacrifice a degree of image quality. Exposure control is good overall, though fairly basic.