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.
Specifications
Model name | FinePix S1 |
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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 |
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File format |
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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 |
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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) |
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Sensitivity | AUTO / AUTO (400) / AUTO (800) / AUTO (1600) / AUTO (3200), Equivalent to ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400* / 12800* (Standard Output Sensitivity)
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Exposure control | TTL 256-zone metering, Spot, Multi, Average |
Exposure mode | Programmed AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual exposure |
Shooting modes |
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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 |
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Auto bracketing | AE Bracketing (±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV) |
Focus |
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White balance | Automatic scene recognition
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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)
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Flash modes |
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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.
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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 |
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Wireless function | Geotagging / Wireless communication (Image transfer) / View & Obtain Images / Remote camera shooting / PC Autosave |
Terminal |
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Power supply | Li-ion battery NP-85 (included) |
Dimensions | 133.1 |
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)
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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
Should that tiny sensor with 16M on it be the case; well. Not interested. In fact I must report that my Lumix FZ200 pleases me more and more as time goes by.
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Yeah hard to go past that constant aperture too.
My only problem with the Panny is its size, assuming its basically the same as the FZ150 I had a play with, for me its just too light and too small, hard to hold onto. But thats just me an my dinner plate hands 🙂
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