Digital Camera News and Reviews

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Photography Blog has reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 compact digital camera. This super zoom camera looks a bit like a DSLR and features 12x zoom and 10 megapixels.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix S1500:
-10 megapixel sensor
-12x optical zoom lens (33-396mm)
-2.7″ LCD screen
-image stabilization
-full manual controls
-ISO sensitivity from 64 to 6400
-23 MB built-in memory

Photography Blog ends up giving the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 a “Recommended” rating as the camera has a lot of features for its price. There are a few downsides like blown highlights, the metering can be a bit off and you should not use ISO over 800 even though the FinePix camera is able to take pictures at ISO 6400.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Lets Go Digital has reviewed the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR compact digital camera. The Fujifilm camera is the first camera with the new Super CCD EXR image sensor. Supposedly this sensor gives you more dynamic range, less ISO noise and better resolution so it will be interesting to see if the image sensor is able to live up the hype.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR:
-12 megapixel Super CCD EXR image sensor
-5x optical zoom lens (28-140mm)
-Image stabilization
-3″ LCD screen
-Manual controls

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR a “80% Recommended” rating. The digital camera from Fujifilm is able to take pictures of high quality, but the reviewing website is not certain if the new sensor helps or not.
The F200EXR does not get a top score because it does not really stand out from all the other compacts on the marked, but it is still a good digital camera that they recommend.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR camera here.

Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

DXO Labs has released Raw data analyses for the bridge camera Fujifilm FinePix S100FS. It is interesting to see how this flagship camera from Fujifilm is able to compete against other cameras in the same class.

Some key features for the FinePix S100FS:
-14.3x Fujinon manual optical zoom lens
-11 megapixel sensor
-2.5″ tiltable LCD screen
-image stabilization

Read all the Raw data analyzes Fujifilm FinePix S100FS camera here.

Press release:
dxomark.com Publishes RAW Sensor Performance Data On A Set Of High-End Bridge Cameras

DxO Labs adds detailed measurements for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Olympus SP-565 UZ and the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 to its RAW-based Image Quality Database

Paris, France – April 15, 2009 –DxO Labs announces today the addition of RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings on its popular www.dxomark.com website for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 and the Olympus SP 565 UZ.

The Fujifilm FinePix S100fs takes the lead of the set of bridge models that are currently analyzed and published on dxomark.com.

Visitors to the dxomark.com website will also find a newly-published review of the Olympus SP-565 UZ which details findings about the camera’s internal RAW processing implementation.

About dxomark.com
Sponsored by DxO Labs, a company focusing on image processing technologies, www.dxomark.com is a free online resource that delivers key objective sensor performance metrics measured directly on the RAW image for a variety of cameras. As a result, dxomark.com makes it possible for the first time to assess the intrinsic quality of a camera before the impact of any RAW conversion and independent of its optics.

The site also features a simple scale, DxOMark Sensor, for analyzing and comparing RAW image quality. The DxOMark Sensor scale is mapped to real-world photographic scenarios such as portrait, landscape, and action photography, ensuring that the scale is relevant to photographers.

dxomark.com’s goal is to serve the imaging community, particularly the photo press. Photography journalists and experts can now complement their analyses and reviews with an objective evaluation of intrinsic camera performance, regardless of optics or processing considerations.

For more information, visit www.dxomark.com.

About DxO Labs
DDxO Labs offers products and solutions ensuring excellence in digital imaging. The company develops and licenses patented intellectual property serving the entire digital imaging chain:

For consumer electronics OEM/ODM (such as digital camera and camera phone vendors): embedded software and silicon architectures for real time still and video image processing;

For imaging component suppliers (camera module manufacturers, sensor vendors, and processor vendors) as well as photography journalists and imaging experts: image quality evaluation and measurement tools;

For serious and demanding photographers: PC and Mac solutions to enhance camera image quality.

For more information, visit the DxO Labs website at www.dxo.com

Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD

The website Lets Go Digital has reviewed a “hybrid” megazoom camera from Fujifilm, the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD with 15x optical zoom and 10 megapixel sensor.

Some key features for the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD:
-15x optical zoom (27.6-414mm, f/3.5-5.4)
-10 megapixel sensor
-2.7″ LCD screen
-Dual image stabilization
-High definition 16:9 format suitable for full wide-screen display

Lets Go Digital ends up giving the Fujifilm compact camera a “Recommended 74%” rating due to the fact that camera is able to take good pictures at low ISO values. However at higher ISO levels the Fujifilm lacks a bit compared to cameras from competing brands. Seems like a fine camera, but maybe there are more interesting ones out there from Canon, Nikon or Panasonic.
Read the full review of the Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD camera here.