A bit of detective work on the web has revealed a list of S1 preliminary specs and I say preliminary as this hasn’t appeared as an official list as yet. It will be interesting to see what comes from CES 2014 tomorrow.

It looks to be based on an upgrade of the SL1000 and the worst thing is  the 1/2.3 sensor looks to have been retained.

One interesting note is that this camera appears to be weather resistant. That is a good thing, but I feel it comes at the cost of no manual lens.

The smaller sensor  and electronic zoom aside, this camera actually looks like it could have some potential. It will be interesting to see what the AF , write times and start up times are. The SL1000 apparently is pretty snappy in these departments. The sensor is an improvement no doubt on that used in the HS10, of which I was reasonably happy with at 10Mp but at 16Mp on the same sized sensor makes me think noise could be a real issue. The lens is fairly good too, f5.6 at 1200 mm effective is a pretty bright baby by most standards. F 2.8  over the entire range as with the Panasonic FZ would be nice but at 50X zoom it could prove too expensive for Fuji’s marketing division to swallow.

Model name	FinePix S1
Number of effective pixels	16.4 million pixels
Image sensor	1/2.3-inch CMOS with primary color filter Total number of pixels: 16.8 million pixels
Storage media	Internal memory (approx. 37MB) SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I) memory card *1
File format	still image JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3)*2 / RAW (RAF format), RAW+JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible) movie Movie File Format : MOV Movie Video Compression : H.264 Audio : Linear PCM Stereo
Number of recorded pixels	L : (4:3) 4608 x 3456 / (3:2) 4608 x 3072 / (16:9) 4608 x 2592 / (1:1) 3456 x 3456 M : (4:3) 3264 x 2448 / (3:2) 3264 x 2176 / (16:9) 3264 x 1840 / (1:1) 2432 x 2432 S : (4:3) 2304 x 1728 / (3:2) 2304 x 1536 / (16:9) 1920 x 1080 / (1:1) 1728 x 1728<Motion Panorama> 360° Vertical : 11520 x 1624 Horizontal : 11520 x 1080 180° Vertical : 5760 x 1624 Horizontal : 5760 x 1080 120° Vertical : 3840 x 1624 Horizontal : 3840 x 1080
Lens	name Fujinon 50x optical zoom lens focal length f=4.3mm – 215mm, equivalent to 24mm – 1200mm on a 35mm format full-aperture F2.8 (Wide) – F5.6 (Telephoto) constitution 13 elements in 11 groups (includes 2 aspherical and 4 extra low dispersion elements)
Digital zoom	Intelligent digital zoom approx. 2.0x (up to approx. 100x, with 50x optical zoom)
Aperture	F2.8 – F11 (Wide) F5.6 – F11 (Telephoto) 1/3EV step
Focus distance (from lens surface)	Normal Wide : approx. 40cm to infinity / 1.3 ft. to infinity Telephoto : approx. 1.5m to infinity / 4.9 ft. to infinity Macro Wide : approx. 5cm – 3.0m / 2.0 in. – 9.8 ft. Telephoto : approx. 1.3m – 5.0m / 4.3 ft. – 16.4 ft. Super Macro Wide : approx. 1cm – 1.0m / 0.3 in. – 3.3 ft.
Sensitivity	AUTO / AUTO (400) / AUTO (800) / AUTO (1600) / AUTO (3200), Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400* / 12800* (Standard Output Sensitivity) * ISO6400 is effective in image size M or S. / 12800 is effective in image size S.
Exposure control	TTL 256-zone metering, Spot, Multi, Average
Exposure mode	Programmed AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual exposure
Shooting modes	SP Portrait, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text MODE DIAL SR AUTO, AUTO, Adv., SP, Panorama, P, S, A, M, Custom
Image Stabilizer	Lens shift type
Face detection	Yes
Exposure compensation	-2.0EV – +2.0EV 1/3EV step
Shutter speed	(Auto mode) 1/4 sec. to 1/2000 sec., (All other modes) 30 sec. to 1/2000 sec. with mechanical shutter
Continuous shooting	TOP H : approx. 10 fps max. 9 frames M : approx. 5.0 fps max. 9 frames S : approx. 3.0 fps max. 9 frames LAST – Best Frame capture H : approx. 10 fps 9 frames M : approx. 5.0 fps 9 frames L : approx. 3.0 fps 9 frames * Use a card with SD Speed Class with  or higher. * The frame rate and the recorded number of frames varies with shooting conditions.
Auto bracketing	AE Bracketing (±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV)
Focus	mode Single AF / Continuous AF / MF type TTL contrast AF, AF assist illuminator available AF frame selection Center, Multi, Area, Tracking
White balance	Automatic scene recognition Preset Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom
Self-timer	Approx. 10 sec. / 2 sec. Delay
Interval shooting	Interval : 10 min. / 5 min. / 60 sec. / 30 sec. / 15 sec. Shooting duration : 6 hr / 3 hr / 2 hr / 60 min. / 30min. / 10 min. / 5 min.
Flash	Manual pop-up flash (i-Flash) Effective range : (ISO AUTO) Normal Wide : approx. 45cm – 8.0m / 1.4 ft. – 26.2 ft. Telephoto : approx. 3.5m – 4.0m / 11.4 ft. – 13.1 ft. Macro Wide : approx. 30cm – 3.0m / 0.9 ft. – 9.8 ft. Telephoto : approx. 2.0m – 4.0m / 6.5 ft. – 13.1 ft.
Flash modes	Red-eye removal OFF Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro. Red-eye removal ON Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
Hot shoe	YES (dedicated TTL Flash compatible)
Electronic Viewfinder	0.2-inch, approx. 920K-dot, color LCD viewfinder, approx. 97% coverage for shooting, 100% for playing back
LCD monitor	3.0-inch, approx. 920K-dot, vari-angle type TFT color LCD monitor, approx. 97% coverage for shooting, 100% for playing back
Movie recording	Full HD 1920 x 1080 60p (max. 15 min.) HD 1280 x 720 60p (max. 24 min.) 640 x 480 30p with stereo sound, Wind filter Optical zoom function can be used. * Use a card with SD Speed Class with  or higher.
Photography functions	SR AUTO, High Speed Movie (120 / 240 / 480 frames/sec), Adv. mode (Advanced Filter for still image : Toy camera / Miniature / Pop color / High-key / Low-key / Dynamic tone / Soft Focus / Cross Screen / Fish-eye / Partial color, Advanced filter for movie : Toy camera / Pop color / High-key / Low-key / Dynamic tone / Soft Focus / Fish-eye / Partial color, Pro Low-Light, HDR, Natural Light & with Flash, Zoom Bracketing), Custom mode, Focus Peak Highlight, Framing guideline, Frame No. memory, Histogram display, Date stamp, Reverse Display
Playback functions	Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Protect, Crop, Resize, Slide show, Image rotate, Histogram display, Exposure warning, Photobook assist, Image search, Favorites, Mark for upload, Erase selected frames, Movie edit
Other functions	PictBridge, Exif Print, 35 Languages, Time difference, Silent mode
Wireless transmitter	standard IEEE 802.11b / g / n (standard wireless protocol) access mode Infrastructure
Wireless function	Geotagging / Wireless communication (Image transfer) / View & Obtain Images / Remote camera shooting / PC Autosave
Terminal	Video output – Digital interface USB2.0 (High-Speed) Micro USB terminal HDMI output HDMI Mini connector (Type C)
Power supply	Li-ion battery NP-85 (included)
Dimensions	133.1 x 90.9 (H) x 110.3 (D) mm / 5.2 x 3.6 (H) x 4.3 (D) in.
Weight	Approx. 680g / 24.0 oz. (including batteries and memory card) Approx. 640g / 22.6 oz. (excluding batteries and memory card)
Operating Temperature	0°C – +40°C (+32°F – +104°F)
Operating Humidity	10% – 80% (no condensation)
Guide to the number of available frames for battery operation	Approx. 350 frames (AUTO mode) * Fujifilm research based on CIPA standards
Accessories included	Li-ion battery NP-85 AC adapter AC-5VT Plug adapter USB cable Hot shoe cover Shoulder strap Lens cap and Lens cap cord CD-ROM*3 Owner’s manual
Optional accessories	Li-ion battery NP-85 Battery charger BC-85A Shoe Mount Flash EF-42 / EF-20 / EF-X20 Remote release RR-90 Protecter Filter PRF-72 Lens hood LH-S1 Adapter ring AR-S1

• ·  To ensure correct usage, read owner’s manual carefully before using your equipment.
• *1 Please see the Fujifilm website (http://www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/compatibility/card/s/) to check memory card compatibility.
• *2 Exif 2.3 is a digital camera file format that contains a variety of shooting information for optimal printing.
• *3 OS compatibility
  Viewer software: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
  RAW File Converter: Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP, Mac OS X 10.6 – OS X 10.9