Fujiflm has joined the ‘big zoom’ brigade with a camera designed to go head-to-head with the Olympus SP-550UZ and the new Pansaonic FZ18. Sporting an 18x (27-486mm equiv.) zoom, 8MP sensor and – for the first time in a Fujifilm ‘bridge’ camera – image stabilization (CCD-shift), the new FinePix S8000fd is Fujifilm’s most ambitious S series to date. Other features of note include face detection, 15fps shooting (at reduced resolution) and sensitivity settings of up to ISO 6400 (again, at reduced resolution). Like most recent FinePix digital cameras the new S8000fd accepts both xD and SD/SDHC media.
Fujifilm FinePix S8000fd digital camera specifications:
| Format | SLR-like |
| Price (street) |
$299.11
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
3264 x 2448 |
| Low resolution |
2304 x 1728, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3, 3:2 |
| Effective pixels |
8.0 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
8.3 million |
| Sensor size |
1/2.35 ” (5.68 x 4.26 mm, 0.24 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
33 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, (3200, 6400 lower res) |
| Zoom wide (W) |
27 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
486 mm (18 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes, 5.1 x |
| Image stabilization |
Yes |
| Auto Focus |
Unknown |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
70 cm |
| Macro focus range |
10 cm |
| White balance override |
6 positions plus manual |
| Aperture range |
F2.8 – F4.5 |
| Min shutter |
4 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/2000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes, pop-up |
| Flash range | 8.8 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Slow, Off |
| Exposure compensation |
-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Metering |
256 segment, CW-average, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | Yes |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes, 1.3 fps |
| Movie Clips | Yes, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30 fps with audio |
| Remote control | Yes |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | No |
| Storage types |
SD/SDHC, xD Picture Card, Internal |
| Storage included |
58 MB Internal |
| Uncompressed format |
Yes, RAW |
| Quality Levels |
Normal, Fine |
| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
| LCD |
2.4 “ |
| LCD Dots |
230,000 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
AA (4) batteries (NiMH recommended) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 510 g (18 oz) |
| Dimensions | 111 x 78 x 79 mm (4.4 x 3.1 x 3.1 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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