FinePix HS10
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The Fujifilm FinePix HS10 (in some countries sold as HS11) is an ultrazoom bridge camera from Fujifilm
that was announced in February 2010. By Fujifilm the camera is also categorized as Fujifilm FinePix S Series.
SX30 IS. and Nikon Coolpix P500 with 36x.
Fujifilm
is a multinational photography and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Fujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of color photographic film, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color paper, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging...
that was announced in February 2010. By Fujifilm the camera is also categorized as Fujifilm FinePix S Series.
Features
- Weight: 636 g (1.4 lb)
- Sensor: 10.3 Megapixel 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS – maximum image resolution of 3,648 × 2,736
- Sensitivity: ISOFilm speedFilm speed is the measure of a photographic film's sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system....
100 to 6400 (incl. automatic mode) - Shutter speed: 30 – 1/4000 s (extremes depending on exposure mode)
- FujinonFujinonFujinon is a division of Fujifilm that specialises in the production of optical lenses for photographic, medical, video, and television use.- Fujinon SWD :...
30× optical zoom lens, manually actuated (no motor delay), f/2.8 (Wide) – f/5.6 (Telephoto)- Focal lengthFocal lengthThe focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated rays are brought to a focus...
: f=4.2–126.0 mm, equivalent to 24–720 mm on a 35 mm camera - ApertureApertureIn optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture of an optical system is the opening that determines the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. The aperture determines how collimated the admitted rays are,...
: (wide) (long) - Min Focus distance:
- 50 cm (wide) – 3 m (Tele)
- High speed 2 m (wide) – 5 m (Tele)
- Macro 10 cm – 3 m (wide) – 2 m–5 m (Tele)
- Super Macro 1 cm – 1 m
- Focal length
- Still images: RAW (.raf) (2,048×1,536 / 3MP) or jpeg images (3,648×2,736 / 9.98MP), and RAW+JPG. The raf file spesifications differ from earlier versions of Fuji .raf files. So many software with raf support do not open or edit HS10 raw files. Raw converter that comes with the camera does not save in TIF file format.
- HD Video up to 1080p1080p1080p is the shorthand identification for a set of HDTV high-definition video modes that are characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of resolution and progressive scan, meaning the image is not interlaced as is the case with the 1080i display standard....
at 30 frame/s with stereo audio recording. Duration limited to 29 minutes or 4 GB (which comes first). - High speed video capture with frame rates from 60 frame/s up to 1,000 frame/s, sacrificing image resolution with increased frame rates. 60 frame/s at 1,280×720, 120 frame/s at 640×480, 240 frame/s at 442×332, 480 frame/s at 224×168, 1,000 frame/s at 224×64. No sound. Highspeed movie duration limited to 30 sec.
- Movie format: Apple Quicktime MOV. H264 video codec, stereo audio track recorded through two microphones.
- Audio: Mono Wav.
- Storage: SD and SD HC cards plus internal (~46MB).
- Power: 4×AA battery. Either Lithium (700 frames), Alkaline (300 frames) or Ni-MH (400 frames)
- Flash Built in plus hot shoe external
- Monitor 240k pixel, LCD up and down tilt. It doesn't tilt sideways.
- EXIF: ver 2.2
- Exposure compensation: −2 – +2 EV at 1/3 intervals, in P, S, A, C modes. Compensation value not displayed.
- Exposure bracketing: ±1/3 to 1 EV in P, S, A, C modes.
- Connections: USB 2.0, HDMI, A/V (NTSC and PAL)
- Lens filter mount: 58 mm
- Sweep panoramas are taken in one long exposure. Moving objects can spoil it though.
- Dynamic range: Has three settings of DR100, DR200 and DR400.
- Continuous shooting modes:
- Continuous 6 or 7 shots, with processing times from 10–30 seconds.
- Best frame capture. Which captures continuously and records up to 6 frames previous to shutter release.
- Zoom bracketing
Zoom range comparison
Up to now there are several bridge cameras have 30× optical zoom – the first one being FinePix HS10 and the second one Olympus SP-800-UZ. The digital zoom of Fujifilm FinePix HS10 is only 2×, whereas Olympus SP-800UZ has 5×. The others are Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V. Moreover longer optical zoom right now is 35× by Canon PowerShotCanon PowerShot
The PowerShot products are a line of consumer and prosumer grade digital cameras, launched by Canon in 1996. The PowerShot line has been successful for Canon, and is one of the best-selling digital camera lines worldwide....
SX30 IS. and Nikon Coolpix P500 with 36x.
External links
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 at Fujifilm website
- Fujifilm HS20EXR at Fujifilm website – successor to HS10 and available March 2011
Reviews
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at ePHOTOzine
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at photographyblog.com
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at CNET Asia
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at CNET Reviews
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at infosyncworld.com
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 Review at NeoCamera.com
- Fujifilm FinePix HS10 First Impressions Review at DigitalCameraInfo.com
- List of Fujifilm FinePix HS10 reviews at ZDNet
- Fujifilm Finepix HS10 Video Review (by infoSync World)