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Review: Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

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The Fuji film launched a new camera Fuji film Fine Pix S100FS camera. This is new highly equipped camera that comes with lots of exciting feature for professional photographer. This cameras lens covers a 14.3x zoom range (with wide-angle 28mm equivalent), and the eighth generation of Fujifilm’s Super CCD sensor technology. There’s some photography-related features that have been added too, such as presets designed to mimic the behavior of specific Fuji films and a dynamic range expansion mode.

Main features

* 14.3X optical zoom (28-400mm equivalent)
* 2/3″ sensor with 11.1 million effective pixels
* Eighth generation Super CCD HR sensor
* 2.5″ tiltable LCD screen
* Film simulation modes (imitate the behavior of Fuji films)
* Dynamic range expansion mode
* Exposure, dynamic range and film simulation bracketing

Specifications

Sensor

• 2/3″ Super Type CCD
• 11.1 million effective pixels

Image sizes
• 3840 x 2880
• 4032 x 2688 (3:2)
• 2816 x 2112
• 2048 x 1536
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480

Movie clips

• 640 x 480 @ 30 fps
• 320 x 240 @ 30 fps
• AVI Motion JPEG with WAVE monaural audio

Lens
• 28 - 400 mm (35 mm equiv)
• F2.8 - F5.3
• 14.3x optical zoom

Focus
• TTL contrast-type autofocus
• Single / Continuous AF
• Manual focus
• Center / Moveable area / Multi

Focus distance
• Normal: 50 cm (wide) / 2.5 m (tele) - Infinity
• Macro: 10 cm (wide) / 90 cm (tele) - 3.0m
• Super macro (28mm equiv. only) 1 cm - 1.0 m

Metering
• TTL 256-zone metering
• Multi-area
• Average
• Spot

Shutter speed
• 30-1/4000 sec (extremes depending on exposure mode)

Aperture

• F2.8-F11 (wide), F2.8-F8 in automated modes
• F5.3-F11 (tele), F5.3-F8 in automated modes

Shooting mode

• Auto
• Program
• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• Manual
• Film simulation bracketing
• Movie
• 2 custom modes
• Scene modes

Scene modes
• Nature
• Nature soft
• Nature vivid
• Flowers
• Portrait
• Portrait soft
• Baby mode
• Portrait enhancer
• Night
• Sunset
• Snow
• Beach
• Sport
• Fireworks

Sensitivity
• Auto
• Auto (Max ISO 400)
• Auto (Max ISO 800)
• Auto (Max ISO 1600)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600
• ISO 3200
• ISO 6400 (up to 6MP)
• ISO 10000 (up to 3MP)

White Balance

• Auto
• Fine
• Shade
• Fluorescent (daylight)
• Fluorescent (warm white)
• Fluorescent (cool white)
• Incandescent
• Custom

Image parameters
• Film simulation modes: Provia, Velvia, Soft, Portrait
• Color, Tone and Sharpness controls
• Dynamic range expansion

Continuous  
• 3 fps, max 7 JPEG, 3 RAW (Top-3 or Final-3)
• 7 fps, 50 shots at 3MP
• 1 fps until card is full

Flash

• Built-in pop-up
• Range (Auto ISO): 7.2 m (w), 3.8 m (t)
• Modes: Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync, all with Red-eye reduction option.

Storage

• 25 MB internal memory
• SD/SDHC memory card (not included)
• xD-Picture Card (not included)

Viewfinder
• 0.2″ electronic viewfinder (EVF)
• 200,000 pixels (each pixel shows R,G and B consecutively)
• Approx.100% coverage

LCD monitor

• 2.5″ TFT LCD
• 230,000 dots
• Approx. 100% coverage

Power

• NP-140 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
• Charger included

Other features
• DPOF
• PictBridge
• Index view
• Histogram
• 2 and 10 sec self-timer
• Hardware-based Face Detection AF/AE

Optional accessories

• Leather case
• Compact AC Power Adapter AC-84V
• RR-80 Remote Release cable

Weight (no batt)     968 g (34 oz) inc memory card and batteries, 918g without.
Dimensions     133 x 94 x 150 mm (5.3 x 3.7 x 5.9 in)

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