Fujifilm Finepix S100Fs Expert Reviews

Fuji's FinePix S100FS (Film Simulation) is an electronic viewfinder digicam that's designed to produce film-like images at the point of capture.

This 11 megapixels camera features a 14.3X mechanical optical zoom lens with image stabilization, expanded dynamic range and film simulation.

Fujifilm are calling the new FinePix S100FS "its most advanced DSLR-styled camera to date", and a glance at the headline specs quickly reveals why. The S100FS offers a 14.3x 28-400mm manual zoom lens, optical image stabilisation, 11 megapixel 2/3â?? Super...

For many years, consumers wanting more control and range than a compact but lower weight and cost than a DSLR have been able to buy 'bridge' cameras, which look a lot like DSLRs but do away with the bulky, expensive mirror assembly that defines an SLR. Th...

Very useful zoom range, Excellent resolution and good edge to edge detail, Sharp, generally high-quality lens, Expanded dynamic range option (and it works), Excellent high-ISO performance for a non-DSLR, Full photographic control, huge range of SLR-like f...

Strong, visible chromatic aberration at the most useful focal lengths, Noise reduction attacks fine detail if you look too close, 230 shot battery life somewhat limiting, Film simulation rarely useful, RAW processing software is unusable, Electronic viewf...

With the price of DSLRs dropping all the time, the justification for bridge cameras between compacts and full-grown DSLRs looks increasingly weak.

The Finepix S100FS features a 2/3 inch Super CCD HR VIII image sensor, dual image stabilization, 2.5 inch tilting LCD, face detection 2.0, auto red eye removal and ISO capabilities up

We get our hands on Fujifilm's big, bodacious DSLR alternative, the 11-megapixel Fujifilm Finepix S100fs.

Film-like noise, excellent RAW support, continuous RAW shooting, continuous zoom and focus rings

Some diffraction issues, unhelpful light meter

Fujifilm USA Inc. has announced one of the more interesting digital cameras we've yet seen in the runup to this year's Photo Marketing Association tradeshow, the FinePix F100FS, where "FS" stands for "Film Simulation".

The Fujifilm FinePix S100FS is based around a 2/3" SuperCCD HR VIII image sensor with an 11.1 effective megapixel resolution and Fuji's RP Processor III. The sensor is coupled to a Fujinon-branded F2.8 - F5.3 14.3x optical zoom lens that offers a 35mm-equ...

You can tell the Fujifilm S100FS is no ordinary long zoom digital camera the minute you take it out of the box. It has the build of a digital SLR, slightly bigger in fact than the Canon Rebel XSi. It operates like a digital SLR, too, with a manual zoom ri...

What could be the last of the great all-in-one superzoom cameras from Fuji features "film" modes.

In the Velvia mode, the S100FS automatically saturates the colors to produce rich reds and greens for capturing punchy but sharp photos of nature. If you want your colors to look more faithful to the subject, switch to PROVIA mode for a more natural tone....

The Fujifilm FinePix S100FS is an 11-megapixel superzoom that strikes a happy medium between dSLR and bridge cameras. It's a solid build with a wide lens and a mechanically stabilised zoom. It performs well and the controls are easy to use, while the LCD

Excellent, versatile lens; decent noise control; raw performance

Marked purple fringing; electronic viewfinder

The 11-megapixel Fujifilm Finepix S100FS is a heavyweight in both size and features, with impressive raw performance, a large sensor and an excellent wide-angle long lens, only let down by purple fringing