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Editors' Rating:
7.7 of 10
| • Value for money |
7 |
| • Ease of Use |
8 |
| • Performance |
8 |
| • Image Quality |
8 |
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Average User Rating:
8.3 of 10
(17 votes)
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Value for money
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9 |
| • Ease of Use |
7 |
| • Performance
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9 |
| • Image Quality
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8 |
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Approximate Price:
$699
Where to Buy ?
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PROS
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Different storage mediums useable.
• Electronic optical
viewfinder.
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8X zoom lens.
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Easy to handle.
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CONS
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No rechargeable batteries included.
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Electronic veiw finder can be hard to see in brite sunlight.
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No indication of battery life status.
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Includes: FujiFilm FinePix S602 Digital Camera, 16MB
SmartMedia card, 4 AA type alkaline batteries, Shoulder strap, Lens cap,
Lens cap holder, AV cable, USB cable, CD-ROM contain USB driver, FinePix Viewer,
DP Editor, Apple QuickTime 5.0, VideoImpression, Adobe PhotoDeluxe HE 4.0 for Windows.
Recommended
Accessories |
The FinePix S602 Zoom builds upon many of the popular features of
the 6900 (like the 6x optical zoom lens), but offers improved color
fidelity and reduced image noise as well as enhanced shooting speed.
They've also listened to the market, switching to AA-cell battery power
for greatly increased run times, improved the electronic viewfinder,
adding support for both SmartMedia and CompactFlash memory cards
(including IBM Microdrives).
FinePix
S602 Major Features:
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3x
Zoom Digital Camera featuring 3.1 effective megapixels. |
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3.1
effective megapixels for 2,832
x 2,128-pixel
images. |
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Fujifilm's New 3rd generation
Super CCD System featuring Pixel Data Coupling Technology for Increased sharpness and color with less electronic noise, and new Pixel-Mixing Technology for improved video capture with greater detail.
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1.8-inch
low temperature polysilicon TFT LCD monitor. |
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Super
EBC Fujinon 6X Aspherical Zoom Captures Images with Astonishing Clarity,
f/2.8-f/11; 13 steps.
(equivalent
to a 35-210mm lens on a 35mm camera). |
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Digital
zoom up to 4.4x magnification. |
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Real-image
optical zoom viewfinder. |
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Four programmed exposure modes: Auto, Portrait, Scene and Night Scene. |
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Multiple exposure modes including aperture and shutter priority AE and full manual. |
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Multi, spot and average metering options. |
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Auto and manual focus options, with adjustable AF area. |
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Hybrid passive-IR and CCD-based contrast-detect focusing
for improved focus speed and low light performance. |
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Three Continuous Shooting modes, plus Auto Exposure
Bracketing and a Multi-Exposure mode. |
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Shutter speeds from 1/10,000 to 15 seconds. |
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White
balance: Automatic, Manual (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White) Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom). |
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Adjustable ISO setting with 160, 200, 400, 800, and 1600
equivalents. (800 and 1600 only at 1,280 x 960 pixels) |
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Shutter
speed settings from 1/10000 to 15 seconds. |
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Built-in
flash with six modes (Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow
Syncro, Slow Syncro with Red-eye Reduction). |
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External flash hot shoe. |
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10-second
Self-Timer. |
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Movie
(with sound) and Audio recording modes. |
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Dual media slot (SmartMedia and CompactFlash type II),
IBM Microdrive compatability. |
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Power via four AA-type batteries or optional AC
adapter (four AA alkaline batteries included). |
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USB
cable for high-speed connection to a computer. |
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DPOF
(Digital Print Order Format) compatibility. |
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Customer Reviews
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Jeffrey Andrews,
from Virginia Beach, VA, US, Jun 12, 2002
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I know there are people out there who don't like this camera, but I think they have extremely high expectations. This camera is incredibly versatile. I've been able to take pictures in just about any situation, and they come out well. I don't know how much detail I can go into about this camera because there are SO MANY features! If you buy this camera, make sure you read the instruction manual and also make sure you visit www.dpreview.com. That site will teach you everything you need to know about digital photography. I learned everything from that site and I'm grateful.
This camera is a 3.1 megapixel SuperCCD professional-consumer digital camera. The pictures that it outputs have a max pixel count of 6 megapixels due to some creative and innovative thinking on the part of Fuji engineers. The CCD (light sensor, for non-techies) uses algorithms and interpolation to get a max resolution of 6 megapixel. The photos that come out of this camera will amaze you with sharp, colorful, beautiful pictures.
This camera has 6 picture settings plus a movie setting. Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Program Mode, Automatic (point and shoot) and SP (programmed modes for different situations, such as outdoors, sports, indoors, etc.) The movie setting allows you to take 30 frame per second AVI movies that can be as long as your storage media can hold.
I use a 340 MB IBM Microdrive which can hold about 15 minutes of high quality video or over 1000 640x480 resolution pictures. The ability for storage is amazing. This is the first camera released with two media slots, one corresponding to each of the two most common types of media: CompactFlash and SmartMedia. The Microdrive fits into the CF slot. Your camera will arrive with a 16MB SmartMedia card, but run out to an electronics store to get more media, you'll need it!
The zoom is fast as is the auto-focus. The level of zoom gets higher as your picture resolution gets lower but its a nice tradeoff.
The EVF (electronic view finder) or eyepiece of the camera boasts probably the best LCD EVF I've ever seen. The detail is amazing for such a small screen.
The display screen on the rear of the camera is equally impressive. The color is bright and there isn't much lag between what you are seeing in real life and what you see on the screen. The only downfall is that the display screen is difficult to see in direct sunlight.
Battery life is very good but it is also a major complaint that I have about this camera. There is not a power level monitor so you have no idea when your batteries are about to die. You will see a blinking red crossed-out battery symbol and 3 seconds later the camera will shut off. This is by far my biggest complaint. Just make sure you carry at least two sets of rechargable Nickel-Metal-Hydride batteries with you. You'll be able to take hundreds of pictures on each set of 4 batteries. Also, sadly, Fuji doesn't send you rechargable batteries, just simple Alkalines. I got a set of 8 rechargables at the local Radio Shack for a good price.
This is by no means the end of my review but I need to stop. I will periodically update this review to give the more experienced photographers details of the camera and its functions.
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Value for money
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9 |
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Ease of Use |
10 |
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Performance
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9 |
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Image Quality
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10 |
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$699
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