harrynkl
24-01-2008, 01:37 PM
Pre PMA 2008: Today is the day Fujifilm has chosen to reveal the new models it is launching at the PMA show next week. There's 7 models in total, but the most intersting is undoubtedly the FinePix S100FS, which the company is describing as its most advanced consumer digital camera to date and its latest attempt to offer a viable DSLR alternative. Headline features include a large 2/3 inch 11 megapixel Super CCD sensor, all-new optically-stabilized 14.3x (28-400mm) manual zoom lens and a version of the 100-400% wide dynamic range and film simulation (hence 'FS') options seen on the FinePix S5 Pro SLR.
Simon: Note that the extra dynamic range is not achieved through the double-pixel method the S5 Pro's sensor uses (this is a Super CCD 'HR' sensor). From what we can glean from Fuji so far the dynamic range enhancement is possible thanks to improved sensitivity and a new version of the Real Photo processor. Either way - on paper at least - this is one of the more promising cameras we've seen thus far in the build up to PMA, and we'll be interested to see how it performs in the real world; noise and the lack of dynamic range are the two most common issues facing current small-sensor models.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/fuji/S100FS-frontback.jpg
read more of it (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012410fujifS100FS.asp)
Simon: Note that the extra dynamic range is not achieved through the double-pixel method the S5 Pro's sensor uses (this is a Super CCD 'HR' sensor). From what we can glean from Fuji so far the dynamic range enhancement is possible thanks to improved sensitivity and a new version of the Real Photo processor. Either way - on paper at least - this is one of the more promising cameras we've seen thus far in the build up to PMA, and we'll be interested to see how it performs in the real world; noise and the lack of dynamic range are the two most common issues facing current small-sensor models.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/fuji/S100FS-frontback.jpg
read more of it (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08012410fujifS100FS.asp)