Fujifilm FinePix S100FS Review

Review Date: July 15th 2008
Author: Gavin Stoker

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Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use		 Page 2
Image Quality 		Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design 		Page 5
Specifications 		Page 6
Conclusion

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
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
  • Wide Angle: Approx. 50cm / 1.6ft to infinity
  • Telephoto: Approx. 2.5m / 8.2ft to infinity
Macro
  • Wide Angle: Approx. 10cm / 0.3ft to 3.0m / 9.8ft
  • Telephoto: Approx. 0.9m / 3.0ft to 3.0m / 9.8ft
Super Macro
  • Approx. 1cm / 0.4in. to 1.0m / 3.3ft
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
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.)
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
  • Wide Angle: approx. 0.6m - 7.2m / 2.6ft - 23.6ft
  • Telephoto: approx. 2.5m - 3.8m / 8.2ft - 12.5ft
Macro
  • Wide Angle: approx. 0.3m - 0.8m / 1.0ft - 2.6ft
  • Telephoto: approx. 0.9m - 1.3m / 3.0ft - 4.3ft
Flash mode
  • Red-eye removal OFF: Auto, Forced Flash, Slow Synchro
  • Red-eye removal ON: Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash
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.

Page 1
Introduction / Ease of Use		 Page 2
Image Quality 		Page 3
Sample Images
Page 4
Design 		Page 5
Specifications 		Page 6
Conclusion

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