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Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro 6.17MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) Reviews.

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The revolution in digital imaging, June 25, 2005
Reviewer: Oleg Moskvin "scientist & photographer"
This is the first digital camera which made me forget the film, after 27 years of photography experience. The image quality is beyond expectation. The performance is much slower compared to current Nikon dSLR models, including much more affordable Nikon D70. However, I owned D70 for about 1 year and could not treat it as a "real camera" because both the resolution of D70 is lower than that of good scams from 35mm film and the dynamic range is not as good. The S3 Pro IS The Real Camera. In terms of color rendition and dynamic range, it OUTPERFORMS the latest 35mm professional slide film. At the beginning, I was not happy with resolution (I could not see visible advantage over 6Mp Nikon D70), but this was actually an issue of lenses used. At 12 Mp mode, images looked too "interpolated" (they ARE partially interpolated but do not confuse this with upscaling of 6Mp files to 12 Mp - the sensor does have more resolution than 6 Mp - please read reviews about Super CCD design elsewhere). This "insufficient resolution" feeling was a result of using medium-quality Nikkor 24-85mm lens. This lens is good at 6 Mp but in 12 Mp mode its

resolution is not enough to take advantage of the whole resolution of the camera sensor. When I put on a 55mm Micro-Nikkor, the resolution became shocking great! I could not see interpolation at 100% crop of 12 Mp images! The in-camera JPEGs are great, "robust" and do not usually need postprocessing. I usually stick to "normal" color and "original" tone settings, which helps to preserve more information in different lighting settings but sometimes this results in need of slight fine-tuning of the contrast. If you don't like postprocessing at all, use "standard" color AND "standard" tone instead. In most cases, images taken in this mode are almost perfect for printing right out of the camera. Downside: the camera performs relatively slow: if you take several shots in a row in RAW mode, the camera may be locked for half a minute (!) to write the files, and speed of reviewing the images is also awfully low. But I can easily accept these because the joy of having images of such high quality makes the incoveniences of slow performance insignificant for me.

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Technical Details

Type: Interchangeable-lens SLR-type digital camera (body only)

  • Number of effective pixels: 12.34 million (S-pixel: 6.17 million, R-pixel: 6.17 million) pixels

  • CCD sensor: 23.0 by 15.5mm Super CCD SR II

  • Number of total pixels: 12.9 million (S-pixel: 6.45 million, R-pixel: 6.45 million ) pixels

  • Number of recorded pixels: Still image: 4,256 x 2,848 (12.1 million)/3,024 x 2,016/ 2,304 x 1,536/1,440 x 960 pixels

  • Storage media: Slot 1: xD-Picture Card (16MB to 512MB); slot 2: CF/Microdrive

  • File format: JPEG-DCF compatible (Exif Ver 2.21); Design rule for Camera File system compliant; DPOF compatible; CCD-RAW (14 bit)

  • Lens mount: Nikon F mount (with AF coupling, AF contacts); lens not included with this camera

  • Usable lenses: D/G type AF Nikkor lenses: all functions possible; AF Nikkor other than D/G type: lll functions except 3D Matrix; metering possible; non-CPU: usable in Manual exposure mode (exposure meter cannot be used)

  • Lens servo: Single Servo AF (S), Continuous Servo AF, Manual focus (M); focus tracking automatically activated in subject's status in Single Servo AF (S) or Continuous Servo AF (C)

  • Picture angle: Approximately 1.5x focal length in 35mm format equivalent

  • Auto focus: TTL phase detection

  • Detection range: EV (exposure value) -1 to EV 19 (ISO 100 equivalent at normal temperature)

  • Focus areas: One of five focus areas can be selected

  • AF area mode: Single Area AF, dynamic AF (Dynamic AF Mode with Closest Subject Priority is available)

  • Focus lock: Focus is locked by pressing AE/AF Lock button or lightly pressing shutter release button in Single Servo AF

  • Shutter: Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter

  • Shutter speed: 30 seconds to 1/4000 second, Bulb, X-contact, maximum 1/180 second

  • Sensitivity: Equivalent to ISO 100, 160, 200, 400, 800, 1600

  • Exposure metering system: TTL full-aperture exposure metering system; three metering systems selectable (limitations with lens used): 3D-10 Matrix Metering (EV [exposure value] 0 to 21); center-weighted metering (EV 0 to 21); spot metering (EV 3 to 21)

  • Exposure compensation: ±3 EV range in 1/2 steps

  • Auto exposure lock: Detected exposure value locked by pressing AE/AF lock button

  • Exposure modes: P: Auto-Multi Program (Flexible program possible), S: Shutter-priority Auto, A: Aperture-priority Auto, M: Manual

  • White balance: Automatic; manual: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom1, Custom2

  • Viewfinder: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in diopter adjustment (-2.0-1 to +1.0m-1); frame coverage: approximately 93% vertical, approximately 95% horizontal

  • Eye point: 24 millimeters

  • Focusing screen: Clear Matte Screen II with focus brackets and on-demand grid lines able to display

  • Viewfinder information: Focus indications, metering system, AE lock, shutter speed, aperture, exposure mode, electronic analog exposure display/exposure compensation display, frame counter/exposure compensation value, ready-light, multiple exposure, focus area, flash exposure compensation, five sets of focus brackets (area)/spot metering area, center-weighted metering, on-demand grid lines able to display

  • LCD panel (top panel) display: Shutter speed/exposure compensation value, aperture, exposure compensation, flash exposure compensation, auto exposure bracketing, bracketing bar graphs, flexible program, flash sync mode, AF area mode focus area, battery power

  • LCD monitor: 2.0-inch low temperature polysilicon TFT (approximately 235,000 pixels, wide-type LCD, approximately 100% frame coverage)

  • Built-in flash: Guide No. 12 (ISO 100, m); flash coverage: 20mm or longer lens

  • Flash sync mode: Front-curtain sync (normal sync), Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction with slow sync, Slow sync, Rear-curtain sync

  • Ready light: Lights up when flash fully charged with built in flash; blinks for 3 seconds for full output warning

  • Accessory shoe: Standard ISO-type with hot-shoe contact (safety lock provided)

  • Remote release: Electronic shutter release

  • Self-timer: Electronically controlled: timer duration: 20, 10, 5, or 2 seconds

  • Video output: NTSC/PAL selectable

  • Digital Interface: USB 2.0 (high-speed) for data storage, IEEE1394 for data storage and shooting

  • Sync contact: X-contact only: flash synchronization up to 1/180 second

  • Power source: 4 AA type Ni-MH batteries (sharing power with camera body), AC power adapter AV-5VX (optional)

  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 147.8 by 135.3 by 78.5 millimeters (5.8 by 5.3 by 3.1 inches)

  • Weight: Approximately 815 grams (28.7 ounces) (excluding battery and lens)

  • Shooting modes: Single frame shooting; continuous shooting: D-range, STD mode: maximum 2.5 frames per second, RAW: up to maximum 7 frames, JPEG: up to maximum 12 frames; D-range, wide mode: RAW: maximum 1.4 frames per second, up to 3 frames, JPEG: maximum 1 frame per second, up to 6 frames; preview mode/multiple exposure

  • Parameter setting: Color: HIGH/STD/ORG/B and W; film simulation: FILM SIMULATION F1/F2; color space: sRGB/ Adobe-RGB; contrast: HARD/STD/ORG; sharpness: HARD/STD/ORG; D-range: WIDE: AUTO/WIDE 1/WIDE 2/STD

  • Playback function: Single frame, thumbnails in 9 segments, playback zoom, histogram indication, standard chart

  • What's in the box: 4 AA type Ni-MH batteries, battery charger for Ni-MH batteries, shoulder strap, body cap, eyepiece cap, LCD cover, cable holder, USB cable (with filter), IEEE 1394 cable, video cable, and CD-ROM with USB driver, FinePixViewer, ImageMixer VCD2 for FinePix, RAW FILE CONVERTER LE

  • Optional accessories: xD-Picture Card: DPC-16, DPC-32, DPC-64, DPC-128, DPC-256, DPC-512; PC Card Adapter DPC-AD; CompactFlash Card Adapter DPC-CF; Image Memory Card Reader DPC-R1; xD-Picture Card™ USB DRIVE DPC-UD1; AC Power Adapter AC-5VX; Battery Charger with Battery BK-NH2; Rechargeable Battery 2HR-3UF (2 AA type Ni-MH); Hyper-Utility Software HS-V2 Ver.3.0

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