Fujifilm Finepix S3500

(Fujifilm Finepix S3100 in the USA)

Review Date: March 15th 2005

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Introduction / Price
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Features
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Specifications
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Design
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Ease of Use
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Image Quality
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Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Number of
effective pixels

4.0 million pixels

CCD sensor

1 / 2.7-inch CCD (Number of total pixels: 4.23 million pixels)

Number of
recorded pixels

Still image:
2272 x 1704 (3.87 million) / 1600 x 1200 / 1280 x 960 / 640 x 480

Movie:
320 x 240 pixels, 10 frames per second, up to 60 sec. / 160 x 120 pixels, 10 frames per second, up to 240 sec.

Storage media

xD-Picture Card (16MB to 512MB)

File format

Still image: JPEG (Exif ver. 2.2) Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) [Design rule for Camera File system compliant/DPOF-compatible]

Lens

Fujinon 6x optical zoom lens

Lens focal length

Equivalent to 39 - 234 mm on a 35mm camera

Focus

Autofocus

Focus distance

Normal: Approx. 80cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 10cm to 80cm

Shutter speed

2 to 1/1500 sec. depending on shooting mode

Aperture

Wide-angle - F2.8, F4.8, F8.2 (Automatically selected)
Telephoto - F3, F5.2, F8.7 (Automatically selected)

Sensitivity

Automatically set between ISO 64-250 depending upon shooting mode and conditions.

Exposure control

64-zone TTL metering

Exposure modes

Programmed AE

White balance

Automatic
Manual [Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light]

Electronic viewfinder

0.33-inch polysilicon TFT (approx. 110,000 pixels) Approx. 86% coverage

LCD monitor

1.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT (approx. 62,000 pixels) Approx. 85% coverage

Flash

Auto flash
Effective range: Wide-angle: (Approx. 0.3m - 3.5m) / Telephoto: (Approx. 0.8m - 3.5m)

Flash mode

Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash (Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro: in manual mode)

Self-timer

Approx. 10 sec.

Video output

PAL / NTSC selectable

Digital interface

USB

Power source

4xAA alkaline batteries (included), 4xAA Ni-MH batteries, or 5V AC power adapter AC-5VH / AC-5VHS (optional)

Dimensions

99.7(W) x 77.3(H) x 69.3(D) mm

Weight

Approx. 285g (excluding batteries and media)

Digital zoom

3.4x (640 x 480), 1.7x (1280 x 960), 1.4x (1600 x 1200)

Shooting modes

Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene), Manual

Playback

Single frame (with max 14.2x Playback zoom), 9 Multi-frame


Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

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