Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Review
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Review
Date: Nov 14, 2005 |
The Fujifilm S9000 has 9.0 megapixels resolution
with a F2.8 to F11 aperture range, and shutter
speed ranges from 30 sec. to a fast 1/4,000 sec.
It has the same high resolution EVF (electronic
viewfinder) at 235,000 pixels, and the 1.8 in.
LCD monitor is now tiltable. It keeps the dual
media slots for xD-Picture Card as well as CF/IBM
MicroDrive. Other professional options include
a manual focus / zooming adjustment lens ring,
a hot shoe mount, and the full range of exposure
flexibility.
It continues to supports CCD-RAW and JPEG file
formats and connects to a computer via USB 2.
Another nod toward popular request is the use
of 4 AA alkaline batteries as its power source.
A live histogram can be displayed during Recording
mode.
| Fujifilm
FinePix S9000 |
QuickFact™
Sheet
|
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| Image
Sensor |
9.0 effective
megapixels
1/1.6-inch super CCD HR
|
| Lens |
Fujinon (13 elements in 10
groups) |
 Focal
Length |
6.2-66.7mm (28-300mm, 35mm
equivalent) |
| Aperture |
F2.8 - F11; 13 steps in 1/3
EV increments Manual/Auto selectable |
| Optical
Zoom |
10.7X Wide (28- 300mm) |
| Lens
Adapters Available |
None |
| Auto
Focus |
• Mode: Auto focus, Continuous
AF, Manual focus
• AF system: TTL Contrast-type
• AF frame selection: AF (Center), AF
(Multi), AF (Area) |
| Focusing
Range |
|
| Normal |
Wide-angle: approx. 50 cm
(1.6 ft.) to infinity (In High-speed shooting
mode: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity
Telephoto: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity
(In High-speed shooting mode: approx. 4 m
(13.1 ft.) to infinity) |
| Macro
- Close-up |
Wide angle: Approx. 10 cm
/ 3.9 in. to 3 m / 9.8 ft.,
Telephoto: Approx. 90 cm / 3 ft. to 3 m /
9.8 ft. |
| Super
Macro - Close-up |
Approx. 1 cm to 1 m (0.4 in.
to 3.3 ft. wide-angle only) |
| Low
Light AF Assist Illuminator |
Yes |
| Shutter
Release Control |
Press half
way to set focus, all the way to release the
shutter. Threaded for standard cable release. |
| Shutter
Speed |
30 Sec. -
1/4000 Sec |
| Exposure Control |
Auto/Manual /Programmed AE,
Aperture or Shutter Priority AE / 5 Preprogrammed
Scene Types (SP): Anti-Blur, Natural Light,
Night, Portrait, Landscape |
| Continuous
Shooting modes |
Top or Final 4-frame continuous
shooting, Long-period continuous shooting
(up to 40 frames) |
| Frame
to Frame Intervals |
Max 1.5 frames/sec |
| Movie
recording |
• 640 x 480 pixels 30fps
/ 320x240 pixels 30fps w/ monaural sound
• A series of continuous images can be
recorded up to available recording time per
media. |
| Audio
Recording Mode |
Up to 30 Sec Audio Voice Memo |
| Color
Control Modes |
Standard, Chrome, Black and
White |
| Other
Features |
Auto Bracketing, Voice Memo
(30Sec.), Self-timer: approx 10 sec./2 sec.,
World Time, 7 Language menu interface, Tripod
socket |
| Light
Metering (Photometry) |
TTL 256-zones
metering (Multi, Spot, Multi) |
| White Balance |
Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent
light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm
White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent
light, Custom (Custom calibrated with ambient
or flash lighting) |
| Viewfinder |
Electronic
TTL Viewfinder (EVF), 0.44 inch, 235,000 Pixels
with 100% Coverage |
| LCD Monitor |
Tilting 1.8"
TFT (118,000 pixels) 100% coverage, aspect
ratio 4:3
LCD Low Light Gain-up Brightness Mode |
| Histogram |
Real time
Histogram Mode |
| ISO Sensitivity |
Auto, ISO equivalent to ISO
80/100/200/400/800/1600 |
| Storage
Media |
xD Picture
Card , CF Card and Microdrive Dual Slot |
| File formats |
• Still
image: DCF-compliant, Compressed: Exif ver.2.2
JPEG, DPOF-compatible, Uncompressed: CCD-RAW
(RAF) (Design rule for Camera
File System compliant DPOF compatible)
• Movie: AVI format, Motion JPEG
• Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound
|
| Recording
capacity with one 16MB xD-Picture Card (included)
|
Still image:
| • Raw |
0 |
| • 9MP (F) |
3 |
| • 9MP (N) |
6 |
| • 5MP |
12 |
| • 3MP |
19 |
Movie:
| • 640x480 |
13 sec |
| • 320x240 |
26 sec |
|
| Power source |
Four AA alkaline batteries
included, or 4 optional Fujifilm AA NiMH rechargeable
battery packs (sold separately), and Fujifilm
AC-5V AC adapter (sold separately) |
| Pictures / Battery Charge
(CIPA Standard) |
Approx. 140 frames (When using
alkaline batteries supplied with the camera,
xD-Picture Card) |
| Start-up
Speed |
0.8 Sec |
| Shutter
Lag Time |
10ms(with
AE/AF locked) |
| Flash |
External Hot Shoe, Synchronizing
terminal
• Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction,
Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Sync,
Red Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro.
• Effective range: Wide-angle: approx.
30 cm-5.6m (1.0 ft.-18.4 ft.); Telephoto:
approx. 60cm-3m (2.0 ft.-9.8 ft.) |
| Playback |
Trimming,
Image rotate, Automatic playback, Single/Multi-
frame playback, sorting by date |
| 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 and PAL Switchable |
| System requirements |
Factory installed USB port
IBM PC/AT compatible computer
• CPU Pentium, 200MHz or higher
• Windows® 98, 98SE, 2000Pro., Me,
XP HE/Pro
• RAM of 256MB or more (Windows XP: 128MB
or more)
• 450MB of free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive
Macintosh computer
• CPU of Power PC
• Mac OSX 10.2.8 to 10.3.7
• RAM of 256MB or more
• 400MB of free hard disk space
• CD-ROM drive |
| Included
Accessories |
• 16MB
xD-Picture Card (16MB)
• USB Cable
• A/V Cable
• Shoulder Strap
• Lens Cap
• Lens Cap holder
• Lens Hood
• 4 AA Alkaline Batteries
• CD-ROM (FinePixViewer, ImageMixer VCD2
LE for FinePix, Raw File converter LE)
• User Manual |
| Optional
Accessories |
• AC
Power Adapter: AC-5VH / 5VHS / AC-5VX
• xD-Picture Card (16MB to 1GB)
• PCMCIA PC Card Adapter DPC-AD
• Compact Flash Card Adapter DPC-CF
• Image Memory Card Reader DPC-R1
• xD -picture card USB Drive DPC-UD1
• (2HR-3UF) NiMH Batteries
• Soft case SC-FXS9 |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
128 x 93 x 129 mm /
5.0 x 3.7 x 5.1 in |
| Weight |
645g / 22.8oz (excluding accessories,
batteries, xD-Picture Card or CF/Microdrive) |
| MSRP |
US $699.95
/ CDN $899.99 |
