FinePix S9100
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Fujifilm Finepix s9600 or Finepix s9100 is a prosumer
or bridge digital camera released by Fujifilm
in 2006 and intended for the enthusiastic amateur. The camera is basically an upgrade from the Finepix s9500 or s9000 due to a few technical faults such as the Command dial failure. A few upgrades have been put in place such as improved LCD size and quality, image sharpness and low light autofocus, the new camera acts as a definite upgrade to its predecessor. However. it does not have optical image stabilization, a desirable feature in long-zoom cameras. Consumers wanting that feature would have to wait until the next upgrade of this line of camera, the S100fs.
It has a long list of advanced prosumer features, like combining having wide angle (28mm equivalent on a 35mm camera) with having a long-zoom which is rare among long-zoom cameras (most of which being 35mm equivalent at the wide end of the zoom). It also has a full range of manual settings, mechanical zoom ring, high ISO-sensitivities and some of the versatile features of Live-Preview Digital cameras (LPDs) or compact cameras like movie mode, movable LCD panel, macro mode, etc.
Prosumer
Prosumer is a portmanteau formed by contracting either the word professional or less often, producer with the word consumer. For example, a prosumer grade digital camera is a "cross" between consumer grade and professional grade...
or bridge digital camera released by Fujifilm
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...
in 2006 and intended for the enthusiastic amateur. The camera is basically an upgrade from the Finepix s9500 or s9000 due to a few technical faults such as the Command dial failure. A few upgrades have been put in place such as improved LCD size and quality, image sharpness and low light autofocus, the new camera acts as a definite upgrade to its predecessor. However. it does not have optical image stabilization, a desirable feature in long-zoom cameras. Consumers wanting that feature would have to wait until the next upgrade of this line of camera, the S100fs.
It has a long list of advanced prosumer features, like combining having wide angle (28mm equivalent on a 35mm camera) with having a long-zoom which is rare among long-zoom cameras (most of which being 35mm equivalent at the wide end of the zoom). It also has a full range of manual settings, mechanical zoom ring, high ISO-sensitivities and some of the versatile features of Live-Preview Digital cameras (LPDs) or compact cameras like movie mode, movable LCD panel, macro mode, etc.
Main Features
- 9.0 million effective pixels (18 million when RAW-enabled)
- RAW option
- Lens: 6.2-66.7mm focal length (equivalent to 28-300mm on 35mm film)
- Max aperture f/2.8-4.9
- 21.4x total zoom (10.7x optical, 2.0x digital)
- Macro mode starting from 1cm
- Sensitivity: ISO equivalent to ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
- Shutter speeds: 30 secs. to 1/4000 second
- Hot shoeHot shoeA hot shoe is a mounting point on the top of a camera to attach a flash unit.- Design :The hot shoe is shaped somewhat like an inverted, squared-off "U" of metal. The matching adapter on the bottom of the flash unit slides in from the back of the camera and is sometimes secured by a clamping screw...
for external flash - Compact flash memory cards and XD
- Video recording
- Tilting 2.0-inch LCD with 235,000 pixels
- Crop factor 4.5x
External links
- http://www.fujifilm.co.uk/digital/cameras/s9600/index.php Fujifilm Finepix S9600 at Fujifilm.co.uk
- http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Fujifilm/fuji_finepixs9100.asp Dpreview.com
- http://www.megapixel.net/reviews/fuji-s9100/s9100-gen.php Megapixel.net
- http://www.digicamreview.co.uk/fujifilm_finepix_s9600_s9100_review.htm DigiCamReview