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Review
Date: Nov 14, 2006 |
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Category: Beginner
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The Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd (S6500fd
in Europe) is the first Fujifilm FinePix product
to feature Face Detection technology, which
will quickly identify up to 10 human subjects'
faces in real time.
It has 6.3 megapixels resolution using the 6th
Generation Super CCD-HR Technology which is
able to provide a high ISO 3200 for extended low-light
capability [the Real Photo Technology features
double noise reduction]. It puts this expanded
low-light capability to good use in its Picture
Stabilization Technology which will favour
a high ISO so a fast enough shutter speed can
be used to reduce or eliminate blur due to camera
shake and subject motion.
Aperture ranges from F2.8 to F11, and shutter
speed ranges from 30 sec. to a fast 1/4,000 sec.
It has an extra large 2.5-in. LCD monitor with
a high resolution of 235,000 pixels.
The Fujifilm S6000fd sports a 28-300mm
10.7x wide-angle optical zoom with manual control
via a Zoom Ring around the lens barrel. It provides
the most desirable focal lengths photographers
desire: a 28mm wide-angle for large group shots
and wide landscapes as well as a 300mm telephoto
to bring far away subjects close.
The Fujifilm S6000fd continues to use
popular (4) AA alkaline batteries as its power
source. Movie recording with sound is at 640x480
30fps. 15 scene modes make picture-taking easy.
A new i-Flash Intelligent Flash works
in tandem with high sensitivity settings to preserve
natural skin tones. If you are not sure whether
to use flash in a particular situation, an original
Dual Shot Mode will take 2 pictures, one
with flash and the other without.
The Fujifilm S6000fd is PictBridge-compatible
for direct printing without a PC.
The Fujifilm FinePix S6000fd will
appeal to beginner to serious (as well as point-and-shoot)
photographers desiring an easy-to-use long zoom
with Fujifilm's famous expanded low-light capability.
Think of it as a F30 in the body of an ultra zoom.
| Fujifilm
FinePix S6000fd |
QuickFact™
Sheet
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 US
| CAN
| UK |
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| Image
Sensor |
6.3 million
pixels (2848x2136 pixels)
1 / 1.7-inch Super CCD HR
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| Real Photo Technology |
Yes |
| Picture
Stabilization |
Yes, Mode Dial |
| File formats |
Still image:
JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2), CCD RAW
Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant
/ DPOF-compatible) |
| Lens |
Fujinon 10.7x zoom lens, F2.8(W)-F4.9(T) |
| Focal
Length |
f=6.2-66.7mm (Equivalent to
28 - 300mm on a 35mm camera) |
| Aperture
Range |
F2.8~F11 up to 13 steps in
1/3EV increments Manual/Auto selectable |
| Optical
Zoom |
10.7X Wide (28- 300mm, 35mm
equivalent) |
| Digital
Zoom |
2x |
| Auto
Focus |
Auto Focus / Manual Focus;
AF-assist illuminator; AF Area Frame |
| Focusing
Range |
Normal: approx. 40 cm / 1.3
ft. to infinity (W) approx. 2 m / 6.6 ft.
to infinity (T)
Macro: approx. 10 cm / 4.0 in. to 3.0m / 9.8
ft. (W) approx. 90 cm /3.0 ft. to 3.0m / 9.8
ft. (T)
Super Macro: approx. 1 cm / 0.4 in. to 1.0m
/ 3.3 ft. (W) |
| Intelligent
Face Detection |
Up to 10 human subjects' faces
in real time |
| Shutter
Release Control |
Press half
way to set focus, all the way to release the
shutter. |
| Shutter
Speed |
P, S, A:
4 sec. to 1/4000 sec.
M: 30 sec. to 1 / 4000 sec. |
| Shutter
Lag Time |
1/100 sec.
(with AE/AF locked) |
| Exposure Control |
Programmed AE w/Program Shift,
Shutter-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE,
Manual |
| Shooting
modes |
Normal: Auto, Picture Stabilization, Scene
Position, Macro, Movie, Continuous
Preprogrammed Scene Modes (SP): Natural
Light, Natural Light & with Flash, Portrait,
Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Sunset,
Snow, Beach, Museum, Party, Flower Close-Up,
Text
Continuous:
1.Top-3 (max. 2.2 frames/sec., up to 3 frames)
2.Final-3 (max. 2.2 frames/sec., up to 3
frames )
3.Long-period (max. 0.6 frame/sec., up to
memory card size)
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| Movie
recording |
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec.
With monaural sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG) |
| Voice
Memo |
Up to 30 sec. WAV format |
| Color
Modes |
B&W / CHROME / STANDARD |
| Self-timer |
Approx. 10sec. / 2 sec. delay |
| Light
Metering |
256-zone
TTL metering |
| Exposure
Compensation |
-2EV - +2EV
in 1/3EV-step increments (P, S, A); Auto Bracketing
+/-1/3EV, +/-2/3EV, +/-1EV |
| White Balance |
Automatic
Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent Daylight,
Fluorescent Warm White, Fluorescent Cool White,
Incandescent)
Custom |
| Viewfinder |
0.33-in.
115,000 pixels, approx. 100% coverage |
| LCD Monitor |
2.5-inch
Amorphous silicon TFT (approx. 235,000 pixels),
approx. 100% coverage |
| ISO Sensitivity |
AUTO / Equivalent to ISO 100/200/400/800/1600/3200 |
| Recording
capacity with one 256MB xD-Picture Card (not
included) |
Still image:
| • Raw |
19 |
| • 6MP (F) |
85 |
| • 6MP (N) |
169 |
| • 3:2 |
169 |
| • 3MP |
325 |
| • 2MP |
409 |
| • 0.3MP |
1997 |
Movie:
| • 640x480 |
223 sec. |
| • 320x240 |
7.3min |
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| Number
of Recorded Pixels |
Still image:
2848 x 2136 / 3024 x 2016 (3:2 format) / 2048
x 1536 / 1600 x 1200 / 640 x 480 pixels
Movie: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.),
320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) |
| Storage Media |
xD-Picture Card TM (16MB -
2 GB) |
| Internal Memory |
approx. 10MB |
| Power Supply |
4 AA type alkaline batteries
(included) / 4 AA type Ni-MH rechargeable
batteries (optional) or AC power adapter AC-5VX
(optional) |
| Flash |
Auto
Effective range (ISO AUTO):
Wide angle: Approx. 60 cm - 8.3 m / 2.0 ft.
- 27.2 ft.
Telephoto: Approx. 2.0m - 4.6m / 6.6 ft -
15.1 ft.
Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced
Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction
+ Slow Synchro |
| Playback
Functions |
Single frame,
9 Multi-frame, Sorting by date, Image rotate,
Post shot Assist window (3 frames), Voice
Memo, Trimming, Automatic playback |
| Rotation
Playback Mode |
Image Rotation
mode available |
| Camera Terminals |
USB 1.1 & 2.0 compatible
interface (2.0 Hi-speed), 5 volt power-input
socket, Video-out (NTSC/PAL) |
| Printing interface |
PictBridge, DPOF, and EXIF
Print 2.2 Compatible |
| Video Out |
NTSC / PAL selectable |
| Digital input/output |
USB 2.0 High-Speed |
| System requirements |
• Factory installed USB
port
• IBM PC/AT compatible computer
• CPU Pentium, 200MHz or higher
• Window®98, 98SE, 2000Pro., Me,
XP HE/Pro.
• RAM of 256MB or more
• 450MB of free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
• Macintosh computer
• CPU of Power PC
• Mac OS 10.3.9 to 10.4.6
• RAM of 256MB or more
• 400MB of free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
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| Included
Accessories |
• 4
AA type Alkaline batteries
• Shoulder Strap
• USB 2.0 High Speed Cable
• A/V Cable
• Lens Cap
• Lens Cap Holder
• Lens Hood
• FinePix Viewer (Raw File converter
included)
• Image Mixer VCD2 LE for FinePix
• Owner's Manual |
| Optional
Accessories |
xD-Picture
Card TM: 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB,
1GB, 2GB
Soft Case SC-FXS6 |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
130.7 x 97.2 x 119.5mm /
5.1 x 3.8 x 4.7 in. |
| Weight |
Approx. 570g / 20.1 oz. (excluding
batteries and xD-Picture Card);
Approx. 660g / 23.3 oz. (including batteries
and xD-Picture Card) |
| MSRP |
US $499.95 |
* Specification subject to change.
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