Fuji FinePix S100fs: An SLR in Disguise?
March 24th, 2009 by Chris M
I’ve always been interested in photography but never had access to a quality camera to grow with. When my Sony point and shoot mysteriously dissapeared, I suddenly found myself in the market for a replacement camera. I had been comparing the Canon G10, Casio EX-FH20, and the Fuji S100fs. They all had their advantages, but in the end I chose the Fuji.
The features that sold me on the Fuji were the 2/3″ CCD sensor, 28-400 mm wide angle zoom lens (35mm equivalent), film emulation modes, and the flexibility of the manual modes. I always disliked the push button zoom on many of the other digital cameras. The Fuji zooms by grasping the lens barrel just like a SLR, and you can even zoom while filming movies. Unlike many other point-and-shoot cameras, the S100fs takes a 67mm filter without any adapter ring and incorporates 200,000 dots on its newly designed electronic viewfinder.
Other highlights of this camera include 3 frames per second at full 11 megapixel resolution, tilting 2.5″ LCD screen, RAW mode, dual image stabilization, face detection, dust free performance, and shoe for external flash. What really sealed the deal was the wife’s approval. She enjoyed the solid feel of the camera, loved the zoom, but was blown away by the color reproduction. The comination of the 10 group 13 element lens and the Super CCD VIII “HR” sensor together give an extraordinary performance that a non-professional can appreciate. Having owned this camera for more than 2 months, I think this will be all the camera I need.
May 31st, 2010 at 7:20 am
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