Fujifilm FinePix S7000

...she had decided upon the Fujifilm Finepix S7000 Zoom. It soon became obvious that a major reason for SHE's choice was the complete lack of stock in any of the normal haunts around the area. It is an inescapable law of shopping with my wife that, should she ever make a decision, the item in question will either be out of stock, discontinued or 'the last one in the shop' with 'only a little scratch'. Finally, having travelled over two hundred miles ...
...to pick up what was, at that time, seemingly the only one in the UK, somewhere near Nottingham. Admittedly, I could have probably bought a dozen online, but despite the terrifying ability of Mrs GUMMO to strike fear into the hearts of statues, SHE has quite small hands, and SLR-Type cameras tend to be a bit bulkier than the standard digital snapshot type. When I'm spending around £400 on a camera for SHE's use, I want to be certain that her dainty ...

GUMMO1471 22.10.2005 · Read full review
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...choice down to two, the Fujifilm FinePix S7000 and the Canon EOS 500D. There wasn't much to chose between the two with both having a similar number of cons, the biggest being the price. The Canon was almost £600 but is a true SLR, the Fujifilm was half the cost but wasn't quite so flexible. Hmmmm. After much pondering I decided that the exceptional 6x optical zoom on the S7000 was by far the most desirable feature for me. I photograph my artwork ...
...lens. THE BASICS The Fujifilm FinePix S7000 is an "SLR type" camera. It is not a true SLR in that you cannot remove the built in lens, but you can add to it by using a special adaptor ring which allows you to use filters and there are also telephoto and wide angle adaptors too. These additional lenses will set you back around £80 each and the adaptor ring is about £20 (as new), check eBay for much better deals. It can be used on the auto setting ...

icatsai 16.04.2005 (19.10.2005) · Read full review
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I bought the camera in Feb04 as a multi purpose camera to help me out as a freelance web and graphic designer. The intention was to buy this as a step up from a canon digital ixus for use mainly on web, product shots, backgrounds etc and for general personal use. The idea then was to move upto a digital SLR but as it turns out, the only reason I'd need for making that move now would be the higher image quality, the S7000 has astounded me with the ...
...It gives me everything I need for a huge range of work that will be viewed mainly on web and is more than capable of creating an image quality suitable for a lot of small scale print work - flyers - brochure shots etc. Mainlt though I use it for web based work, product shots, people, abstracts, interiors etc. and it has proved to be a fantastic piece of equipment for this. These are the main features that make the camera such a great support tool ...

gusmcdougall 05.03.2005 · Read full review
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...please skip down. The Fujifilm S7000 was announced over three years ago, and can now be picked up at very low prices on eBay, and in your local second hand stores. The reason I'm writing this now, is that this is a brilliant camera in my view, now it can be very useful as a backup, or a cheap starter camera, that is incomparable at the price range you can find it for now. Main Specifications * 6mp Super CCD Sensor, (output up to 12mp) * 6x Optical ...
...Plastic and Metal Construction * TV Quality, (640x480) Video * 1.8" High Res LCD, + EVF * Super Macro and Macro Functions The main spec list is comparable with some of the latest digital cameras, and is extremely satisfactory for nearly every type of shot you may want to to take. Body and Design The design of this camera is very well done. It is made of very solid materials, and the hand grip is large, comfortable, and extremely grippy. It ...

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I have been using this camera archaeology pictures. i tend to only use the 12 mp Fine quality as this give super quality. Photo sizes in this setting are 6-7megabytes, but I usualy put them through MGI photosuite which reduces the jpeg size to under 1 mb. So what is included in the box? • 16mb xD-Picture Card • 4 AA Batteries • Lens Cap and Holder • A/V Cable • USB Cable • CD Rom • Manual • Shoulder ...
...6mp 3mp 1mp The camera records 6mp, but can turn them into 12mp pictures. Memory Formats --------------------- The camera has two slots for memory. The first is for the xD card, and a second for the Microdrive format, but also can take compactFlash memory. The difference between microdrive and Compactflash is that the MD is just like a mini harddisk, whereas the CF is a digital card. MD's are cheaper, but take longer to load/save and I have ...

paul110 06.07.2005 · Read full review
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Yes the title may be egotisitical, I would imagine there are some superb models out there for the proffesional photographer, but as a poor amateur the above title is what I genuinely think of this smashing camera. Where do I start, due to time I have not read the rather meaty manual so iIhave only briefly experimented. The camera can record 12 mill pixels (6m effective) it has an opticlal zoom of 6X optical and add another 3.2X zoom you have an ...
...SLR style ie adjusting the focus ring on the front, or using the the appropiate buttons on the back. It has several modes but the 2 I have "played around with are "Auto" and "SP". AUTO - this mode is excellent for general photography, it warns you to pop up the flash by means of a hand and exclamation mark. It tells you the f distance on the screen and it also has a grid to use, where you can apply the "thirds" principal of photography, this can ...

swordfish1966 27.12.2004 · Read full review
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I was looking forward to having a play with the S7000 - I had liked the S602, it's immediate predecessor, and if the hype was to be believed, the new 4th generation SuperCCD would really kick things up a gear. When the first ones came into stock, I unpacked it and powered it up. Handling is much the same as the S602 - in short, fast and intuitive. The AF is very quick and accurate, the EVF is clear and as detailed as they get, and shutter lag is ...
...main functions have a button somewhere on the body that makes the camera a dream to use for the enthusiast. Some reviews make much of the solid construction - maybe it's long term use of digital SLRs that makes me feel that the S7000 is very lightweight and plasticky. But then I pick up the incredibly rugged Olympus C5060 and C8080 and remind myself what 'tough' feels like. The S7000 isn't that tough! It's not cheap feeling, but it is certainly lightweight ...

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...barrel) Sensor- 1/1.7" Fujifilm SuperCCD IV HR Effective pixels- 6.3 megapixels Image sizes- • 4048 x 3040 (12 MP)• 2848 x 2136 (6 MP)• 2016 x 1512 (3 MP)• 1600 x 1200 (2 MP)• 1280 x 960 (1 MP) Image formats- • JPEG (EXIF 2.2)• CCD-RAW Quality Levels- • 12 MP: JPEG Fine, JPEG Normal• 6 MP: JPEG Normal• 3 MP: JPEG Normal• 2 MP: JPEG Normal• 1 MP: JPEG Normal Sensitivity equiv.- Auto (ISO 160 - 800)• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800 (at 3, 2 or 1 MP ...
...Lens Thread- 55 mm (with optional adapter) Zoom wide (W)- 35 mm Zoom tele (T)- 210 mm (6 x) Lens Aperture- F2.8 - F3.1 Digital zoom- • 6 MP - not available • 3 MP - up to 1.4x • 1 MP - up to 2.2x • VGA - up to 4.4x Auto Focus- "Twin AF": Passive External AF sensor & CCD AF (TTL) Auto Focus types- • Normal AF • Area AF (49 selectable AF points - 7x7 grid) AF Illumination lamp- No Manual Focus- Via focus-by-wire ring on lens barrel Normal focus ...

SNOOPDOGGY 04.03.2004 · Read full review
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I have had the camera for about two months and have shot a few hundred pictures on it. The best thing about a digital camera is that you can go mad with how many pictures you take as you just download them onto the computer and it has cost you nothing unlike a 35mm camera. So when a camera takes pictures as good as this you just can't put it down. I tend to take all of my pictures in the 6mp setting as this is as good as I will ever want. I can ...
...yards) and I can tell you how many whiskers he has, how many hairs around his eyes, I can even see all the features in his eyes in great detail. By using this setting with a 128mb Compactflash Card I get 80+ pictures which is enough for most circumstances. I carry three of these cards and some smaller ones just for convenience. If I go somewhere and I am only going to take a handful of pictures I will use a 48mb card as I see no point in using a ...

Johngml 28.01.2004 · Read full review
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I have owned my S7000 for more than two years and have used almost all of it's functions and used it for a variety of types of photography. I bought it because it was more advanced than the Finepix model I had before and I knew the zoom lens would be a big step forward from the fixed lens of it's predecessor. The design of the camera shows good ergonomics. It sits comfortably in your hand, and the main controls are easy to use. If you are not confident ...
..."Auto" allows you to "point and shoot" without having to think about technicalities. Even if you do know your way round a digital camera it's still useful sometimes to just be able to quickly take a shot without fiddling with controls. I have often used it that way and have got good results. The camera can however do much more. A rotary control on the top allows you a lot of control over the picture by allowing you to choose from these options: ...

Mikter 20.11.2006 · Read full review
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I have been a keen amateur photographer for many years. I originally bought a 1 mega pixel camera to hopefully replace my olympus om101 film model. I was very dissapointed. 1 mega-pixel just doesn't cut it. I thought digital would never surpass film (at an affordable price anyway) but how wrong I was! Following advice from a friend, I bought the Fuji s7000 a few weeks ago and to say I'm delighted would be an understatement. This camera is excellent! ...
...as good as film)...the maximum 6 m-p is not really needed unless you are working in graphic design etc. The camera is so easy to use. At its simplest you can just use it as a point and shoot camera...with excellent results. However, the camera is also packed with features....nothing is missing, yet you can learn at your own pace. Controls are all menu driven and easy to find quickly. The 'macro' feature is great....as is the optical zoom (I'd ...

davideggett 02.11.2004 (07.11.2004) · Read full review
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I have been a keen amature photographer for at least the last 25 years..So I am used to a SLR camera. I purchased this camera December 2003. (I paid £519 for it!) so I have had quite a while to test it.. The camera I had before was a Nikon coolpix 880 which was a lot more compact, but did not feel right to use. I have made a comparison with the coolpix 880 The autofocus works that much quicker, and in lower light. Flash coverage is far superior ...
...(The flashgun I used with my Pentax SLR worked fine). The electronic viewfinder is a good idea. You can actually get what you see, instead of the normal optical viewfinder with those silly framing marks, I was never sure what I had photographed. So I had to check the photo on the LCD. Not any more! Also if I want, the image that has just been taken can be previewed in the viewfinder then saved or deleted! In aperture, shutter, programmed and manual ...

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Where to get one from (the cheapest way) I bought this camera from an ebay marketplace seller who imports them from Japan (this is definately the best way to buy one, not to mention the cheapest I'm not sure if I can give out names on here so if you want details just email me) Assembly Time I wanted a digital camera so I could start listing picture postings on ebay and send pictures to family and friends over the net. As soon as I got the camera ...
...me about 15 minutes to set the thing up, take a card (storage disk) full of pictures and upload them to my computer. What came with it and what it can do There were some very detailed instructions with several pictures/diagrams but it was so easy to assemble I only looked at one of the diagrams and I was away! It came with a tripod too which, if you want to duplicate photos or pictures and you don't have a scanner, you can set the camer on the tripod ...

missskyeeyes 03.08.2004 · Read full review
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...becasue of the fact that fujifilm have tried to make this camera LOOK rather than PERFORM, it is impossible to to properly clean the lens when needed. having had this model apart and attacked it with an aerosol air blaster, I would not recommend taking this to your local lens cleaner to get right... it's impossible. SO... unless you are happy to take the monotonous task of touching up your images in photoshop to get rid of the lens dust, i'd advise ...

Coquin 03.04.2005 · Read full review
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This is a great camera, its light (weighing just 0.5kg), well built with great features. If you are a begginer than this camera is perfect for you as it has auto focus and 4 different shooting modes (landscape,portrait,night and sports mode settings) so you can just pick up the camera and shoot and once you get used to the camera you have the options of playing with the many other options and modes.With this camera you will be able to develope your ...
...it has all the options that a digital SLR has apart from being able to change lenses. If you are a more experianced photographer then this camera is also suited to you as their are so many things to play with like the macro options with a focus range of 1-80cms which can produce some pretty amazing photos, shutter speeds which range from 15 secs up to 1/10000sec,continuous shooting with three diferent speeds,various apertures, double exposure options ...

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