Fujifilm released a slew of new digital cameras today, including two new ‘EXR’ SuperCCD cameras and a new ‘Real 3D’ camera – details on the 3D camera are scarce, other than the fact that it can take 3D photos, 3D movies and play them back on its high-resolution screen (in 3D, no less), and I’ll only be posting details on Fujifilm’s 3D camera when there’s more in September. The thing I noticed about all of them is they all use SD/SDHC cards… and lack xD-Picture card compatibility. That now leaves Olympus as the only camera maker to use the proprietary xD-card format in some of their cameras (personally, I hope they abandon it completely). Alright, enough commentary, let’s get to the exciting stuff:
Fujifilm FinePix S200 EXR
(Ultra-zoom camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 31 – 436 mm (f2.8 – f5.3) 7X optical zoom lens
- Sensor shift image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD with electronic viewfinder
- New “Pro” features: Pro Focus captures 2 to 3 shots to simulate the shallow DoF of SLRs for subject isolation (we’ll see how well that works) while Pro Low-light takes four shots and combines them into a single, low-noise shot
- Resolution, dynamic range and high sensitivity EXR modes as seen in F200 EXR
- Film Simulation includes three ‘film types’ (Velvia, Provia and Astia) for different image/color output
- Full manual controls with hotshoe and RAW/RAW+JPEG image modes
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $600
Fujifilm FinePix F70 EXR
(Compact super-zoom camera)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 27 – 270 mm (f3.3 – f5.6) 10X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Sensor shift image stabilization
- New “Pro” features: Pro Focus captures 2 to 3 shots to simulate the shallow DoF of SLRs for subject isolation (we’ll see how well that works) while Pro Low-light takes four shots and combines them into a single, low-noise shot
- Resolution, dynamic range and high sensitivity EXR modes as seen in F200 EXR
- Film Simulation includes three ‘film types’ (Velvia, Provia and Astia) for different image/color output
- Limited manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $280
Fujifilm FinePix Z35 aka FinePix Z37
(Entry-level camera)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 35 – 105 mm (f3.7 – f4.2) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Automatic scene mode selection
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC Picture cards
- Use a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $150
- Comes in your choice of purple, green and blue
Fujifilm FinePix J38
(Entry-level camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 32 – 96 mm (f2.9 – f5.2) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Automatic scene mode selection
- Panorama mode with automatic camera stitching
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC Picture cards
- Use a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $130
Fujifilm FinePix A170/A220
(Budget cameras)
- 10 effective megapixels (A170)/12 effective megapixels (A220)
- 32 – 96 mm (f2.9 – f5.2) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Panorama mode with automatic camera stitching
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC Picture cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available now for $90 (A170)/$100 (A220)