Fujifilm Finepix S5500

Review Date: March 17th 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
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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:
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per second with sound. / 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per second with sound.
Storage media xD-Picture Card (16MB to 512MB)
File format Still image: CCD-RAW / JPEG (Exif ver. 2.2)
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
[Design rule for Camera File system compliant/DPOF-compatible]
Lens Fujinon 10x optical zoom lens
Lens focal length Equivalent to 37 - 370 mm on a 35mm camera
Focus Autofocus / AF Area Focus / AF Centre Focus / Manual Focus
Focus distance Normal:
Wide: Approx. 90cm to infinity
Tele: Approx. 2m to infinity

Macro:
Wide: Approx. 10cm to 2m
Tele: Approx. 90cm to 2m
Shutter speed Auto: 1/4 sec. to 1/2000 sec.
Manual: 15 sec. to 1/2000 sec.
Aperture Wide-angle F2.8 - F8 (at 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments)
Telephoto F3.1 - F9 (at 10 steps in 1/3 EV increments)
Sensitivity Auto: ISO 64-320 depending upon conditions.
Manual: ISO 64/100/200/400
Exposure control 64-zone TTL metering-multi, spot, average
Exposure modes Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure compensation -2EV to +2EV (13 steps in 1/3EV increments)
White balance Automatic
Manual [Custom, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light]
Electronic viewfinder 0.33-inch polysilicon TFT (approx. 115,000 pixels) Approx. 100% coverage
LCD monitor 1.5-inch polysilicon TFT (approx. 115,000 pixels) Approx. 100% coverage
Flash Auto flash
Effective range: Wide-angle (Approx. 0.3m - 4.5m)
Telephoto (Approx. 0.6m - 4.0m)
Flash mode Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash (Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro: in manual mode)
Self-timer Approx. 2 /10 sec. delay
Video output PAL / NTSC selectable
Digital interface USB
Terminals USB socket & A/V socket, Power input socket
Power source 4xAA alkaline batteries (included), 4xAA Ni-MH batteries, or 5V AC power adapter AC-5VH / AC-5VHS (optional)
Dimensions 112.7(W) x 81.1(H) x 79.3(D) mm
Weight Approx. 337g (excluding batteries and media)
Digital zoom 3.6x (640 x 480), 1.8x (1280 x 960), 1.4x (1600 x 1200)
Shooting modes Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene)
Continuous shooting 1. Top-3 (3 frames / sec., up to 3 frames)
2. Final-3 (3 frames / sec., up to 3 fames)
3. Long-period (Max. 1.6 frames / sec up to 40 frames)
Colour modes B&W, Chrome, Standard
Playback Single frame (with max 14x Playback zoom), 9 Multi-frame, Exposure information with histogram, navigation screen on playback zoom

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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