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Fujifilm FinePix S100FS Review
Review Date: July 15th 2008
Author: Gavin Stoker
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Specifications
| Number of effective pixels *1 |
11.1 million pixels |
| CCD sensor |
2/3 - inch Super CCD HR |
| Storage media |
- Internal memory (approx. 25MB)
- xD-Picture Card™ (16MB - 2GB)
- SD memory card
- SDHC memory card *2
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| File format |
- Still image
- JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2) *3
Uncompresed CCD-RAW(RAF format, RAW conversion software included in CD-ROM)
- Movie
- AVI (Motion JPEG) with sound
- Audio
- WAVE format, Monaural sound
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) |
| Number of recorded pixels |
Still image: 3,840x2,880 / 4,032x2,688 (3:2 format) / 2,816x2,112 / 2,048x1,536 / 1,600x1,200 / 640x480 pixels |
| Lens |
Fujinon 14.3x Optical zoom lens, F2.8 (W) - F5.3 (T) |
| Lens focal length |
f=7.1mm - 101.5mm, Equivalent to 28 - 400mm on a 35mm camera |
| Aperture |
F2.8-F11 (W) / F5.3-F11 (T), max. 13 steps in 1/3 EV increment |
| Digital zoom |
Approx. 2.0x |
| Focus distance |
- Normal
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- Wide Angle: Approx. 50cm / 1.6ft to infinity
- Telephoto: Approx. 2.5m / 8.2ft to infinity
- Macro
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- Wide Angle: Approx. 10cm / 0.3ft to 3.0m / 9.8ft
- Telephoto: Approx. 0.9m / 3.0ft to 3.0m / 9.8ft
- Super Macro
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- Approx. 1cm / 0.4in. to 1.0m / 3.3ft
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| Sensitivity |
AUTO / AUTO (1600) / AUTO (800) / AUTO (400) / Equivalent to 100 /
200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 10000 (Standard Output
Sensitivity)
* ISO6400: 6M pixels or lower, ISO10000: 3M pixels or lower (Number of recorded pixels) |
| Exposure control |
TTL 256 - zones metering |
| Exposure modes |
Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| Shooting modes |
- Mode dial
- Auto, FSB, SP1, SP2, C1, C2, P, A, S, M, Movie
- SP1
- Nature, Nature-soft, Nature-Vivid, Flower
- SP2
- Portrait, Portrair - soft, Baby, Portrait Enhancer, Night, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Sport, Fireworks
- FSB
- Film simulation Bracketing
- C1 / C2
- Custom setting position
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| Image Stabilizer |
Lens-shift type |
| Shutter speed |
[AUTO mode] 1/4 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
[All other mode] 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec. Bulb mode (up to 30 sec.) |
| Continuous shooting |
- Top-7 (max 3 frames/sec.), (CCD-RAW: Top-3)
- High speed Top-50, (max 7 frames/sec., 3M pixels)
- Last-7 (max 3 frames/sec.), (CCD-RAW: Last-3)
- Long-period (max.1.1 frames/sec.)
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| Bracketing mode |
Film Simulation BKT (PROVIA, Velvia, SOFT)
Dynamic Range BKT (DR100%, 200%, 400%)
AE BKT (±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV) |
| Focus |
Auto focus (Area,Multi,Center) / Continuous AF / Manual focus (One-push AF mode included)
AF assist illuminator available |
| White balance |
Automatic scene recognition, Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light
(Daylight)Fluorescent light (Warm White)Fluorescent light (Cool White),
Incandescent light), Custom |
| Self-timer |
Approx. 10sec. / 2sec. delay |
| Flash |
Auto flash
- Effective range: (ISO AUTO(800))
- Normal
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- Wide Angle: approx. 0.6m - 7.2m / 2.6ft - 23.6ft
- Telephoto: approx. 2.5m - 3.8m / 8.2ft - 12.5ft
- Macro
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- Wide Angle: approx. 0.3m - 0.8m / 1.0ft - 2.6ft
- Telephoto: approx. 0.9m - 1.3m / 3.0ft - 4.3ft
- Flash mode
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- Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro
- Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash
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| Electronic Viewfinder |
0.2 - inch, approx.200,000 dots FLCD monitor (R/G/B colors are displayed in a single dot) |
| LCD monitor |
2.5 - inch , approx.230,000 dots, Amorphous silicon TFT color LCD monitor(WV type), approx. 100% coverage |
| Movie recording |
- 640x480 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
- 320x240 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
With monaural sound |
| Photography functions |
Film Simulation mode, Dynamic Range selection(AUTO / 400% / 200% /
100%), Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), High speed shooting, Best
framing, Frame No.memory, Histograms |
| Playback functions |
Face Detection (with Red-eye removal), Multi - frame playback
including Microthumbnail mode, Trimming, Image rotate, Slide show,
Sorting by date, Histograms (Highlight warning), Voice Memo, Automatic
Vertical-Horizontal detection, High speed playback |
| Video output |
NTSC / PAL selectable |
| Digital interface |
USB 2.0 High-speed |
| Power supply |
NP - 140 Li-ion battery (included) / AC power adapter AC - 84V (sold separately) |
| Dimensions |
133.4(W)x93.6(H)x150.4(D) mm / 5.3(W)x3.7(H)x5.9(D) in. (excluding accessories and attachments) |
| Weight |
Approx. 918g / 32.4oz. (excluding accessories, batteries and memory card) |
*1 Number of effective pixels: The number of pixels on the image sensor which receive input light through the optical lens, and which are effectively reflected in the final output data of the still image.
*2 Please see the Fujifilm website to check memory card compatibility.
*3 Exif 2.2 is a newly revised digital camera file format that contains a variety of shooting information for optimal printing.
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